The first clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer has been started by a cancer specialist in Japan. The National Institute of Radiological Sciences has begun the trial using "heavy ion radiotherapy" which emits a pinpoint beam that can be accurately directed at malignant cells, said Kumiko Karasawa, radiation oncologist and breast cancer specialist. The study was launched amid ...Saturday, 25 May 2013
Non-Surgical Breast Cancer Therapy Trial Underway in Japan
The first clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer has been started by a cancer specialist in Japan. The National Institute of Radiological Sciences has begun the trial using "heavy ion radiotherapy" which emits a pinpoint beam that can be accurately directed at malignant cells, said Kumiko Karasawa, radiation oncologist and breast cancer specialist. The study was launched amid ...
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