Patients with cancers of the head and neck who received intensity-modulated radiation therapy - a technology designed to more precisely target cancer cells and spare nearby tissue - experienced improved outcomes, as well as reduced toxicities, compared to patients receiving conventional radiation therapy, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Beadle BM, et al. Improved survival using intensity-modulated radiation therapy in head and neck cancers: A SEER-Medicare analysis. Cancer. 2014 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24421077
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