New radiotherapy system that moves patients in sync with x-ray beam can deliver accurate treatment for brain cancer 14 May 2019 A new way to deliver radiotherapy that rotates patients in sync with the treatment beam could treat patients with brain cancer as accurately and quickly as the most advanced radiotherapy available, scientists at the ICR show. Find out more Show/Hide
New organ sparing radiotherapy plan could reduce treatment side effects 19 Feb 2019 A new way to plan radiotherapy could help shape treatment away from sensitive organs near tumours to reduce side-effects, a new study shows. Find out more Show/Hide
High-precision radiotherapy can safely treat prostate cancer spread 15 Jan 2019 Men with ‘high risk’ prostate cancer can safely receive high-dose radiotherapy to kill cancer cells that have spread into neighbouring lymph nodes, a new study reports. Find out more Show/Hide
Call for hospitals to use high-tech scans to diagnose prostate cancers when they can still be cured 17 Nov 2018
ESMO 2018: Cancer trial shows treating the prostate directly with radiotherapy improves survival 22 Oct 2018
Fewer but larger radiation doses cause similarly low side-effects as conventional breast cancer radiotherapy 21 Oct 2018
Women report fewer adverse side-effects from partial or reduced breast radiotherapy, reveals major study 22 Mar 2018
Viral gene therapy could improve results from breast reconstruction surgery after cancer treatment 24 Jan 2018