One-week course of radiotherapy could benefit women with early stage breast cancer, study finds 28 Apr 2020 A one-week course of radiotherapy in fewer but larger daily doses was found to be as safe and effective as standard three-week therapy for women following surgery for early stage breast cancer. The protocol is being eagerly sought by hospitals to help reduce demands on the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more Show/Hide
Clinical trial aims to side-step side-effects with state-of-the-art radiotherapy 16 Feb 2020 A major clinical trial has shown that changing the way radiotherapy is delivered could significantly reduce the side effects associated with radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer. Find out more Show/Hide
Adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy for bladder cancer shows benefits for patients 21 Jan 2020 Data from a clinical trial which assessed the benefits of adding chemotherapy alongside radiotherapy for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer has shown that this treatment can be given without substantially impacting subsequent health related quality of life. Find out more Show/Hide
ICR and The Royal Marsden form part of new radiotherapy research network after receiving major new funding 04 Nov 2019
ESMO 2019: Largest ever trial in postoperative prostate cancer patients confirms that men can be spared radiotherapy after surgery 27 Sep 2019
Targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy technique could cut treatment time from two months to two weeks 17 Sep 2019
New radiotherapy system that moves patients in sync with x-ray beam can deliver accurate treatment for brain cancer 14 May 2019