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Residual cancer linked to worse long-term outcomes: Scientists
New York, March 23: Radiotherapy may leave behind microscopic cancer even when scan images suggest the tumour is gone, and this “residual disease” is more common than expected and is linked to worse long-term outcomes, researchers have warned.
Residual cancer may hide behind clear scans, linked to worse outcomes: Study
New Delhi, March 22: While radiotherapy is a highly effective cancer treatment -- useful for about 60 per cent of all cancers -- it may lead to residual cancer that has the potential to hide behind clear scans and lead to worse outcomes, according to a study.
DNA repair may determine how cancer cells die following radiotherapy
Sydney, Jan 14: Australian researchers have found that DNA repair may determine how cancer cells die following radiotherapy in a new study that may help improve cancer treatment and cure rates.