Sunday 29 September 2013

Altered Fractionation Radiotherapy Improves Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

In patients with locally advanced head and neck cancers, the use of an intensified form of radiotherapy can improve overall survival rates compared with standard radiation therapy. This is according to results from a large study to be presented at the 2013 European Cancer Congress (ECC2013) [1]. A comparison of altered fractionation radiotherapy (AFRT) with standard fractionation radiotherapy (SFRT) in a meta-analysis of more than 11,000 patients showed ...

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