Stereotactic radiotherapy slows pancreatic cancer progression for inoperable patients
Posted on October 31st, 2010 by tel
Stereotactic radiotherapy slows pancreatic cancer progression for inoperable patients
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For pancreatic cancer patients unable to undergo surgery — the only known cure for this form of cancer — a highly targeted cancer radiation therapy may help slow cancer progression and lessen disease symptoms, according to researchers. Called stereotactic body radiotherapy, the study found it was able to delay pancreatic cancer progression locally, on average, by almost six months.
Sourced from: ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News
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