Introduction: The SCAN sarcoma workgroup aimed to develop Singapore Cancer Network (SCAN) clinical practice guidelines for the initial evaluation, diagnosis and management of patients with retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma. Materials and Methods: The workgroup utilised a consensus approach to create high quality evidence-based clinical practice guidelines suited for our local setting. Results...

oral glutamine supplementation is highly effective in preventing and delaying radiation-induced esophagitis, one of the most common discomforting side effects of radiation to the thoracic area among lung cancer patients. according to the literature, lung cancer is the leading cause of death among all cancers with the highest incidence worldwide. this paper aims to emphasize the importance of or...

INTRODUCTION The SCAN sarcoma workgroup aimed to develop Singapore Cancer Network (SCAN) clinical practice guidelines for the initial evaluation, diagnosis and management of patients with retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The workgroup utilised a consensus approach to create high quality evidence-based clinical practice guidelines suited for our local setting. RESUL...

objective: in radiation treatment, the irradiation which is effective enough to control the tumors far exceeds normal-tissues tolerance. thus to avoid such unfavourable outcomes, some methods sensitizing the tumor cells to radiation are used. iododeoxyuridine (iudr) is a halogenated thymidine analogue that known to be effective as a radiosensitizer in human cancer therapy. improving the potenti...

abstractbackground: radioprotective effects of famotidine, an antagonist of h2 receptor clinically used for peptic ulcer treatment, was previously shown on radiation-induced micronuclei and chromosomal aberration in human peripheral blood lymphocytes and mouse bone marrow cells. this study was conducted to investigate radioprotective property of famotidine against radiation induced apoptosis in...

BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a frequent head and neck cancer in southern China and Southeast Asia. The majority of NPC patients are managed by radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and head and neck surgeons. Actually, neurosurgical interventions are warranted under specific circumstances. In this article, we described our experience as neurosurgeons in the management of NP...

background: radiology staff needs to justify the radiation exposures in order to protect themselves and others from radiation risks. the aims of this study were to examine the awareness level of radiation dose and protection amongst radiographers and to compare their performance between major jordanian hospitals. materials and methods: a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4 major jordanian...

Proton beam therapy (PBT) is a crucial radiotherapy treatment method for pediatric cancers. It can significantly reduce the long-term side effects of radiation by limiting exposure to areas outside planned irradiated field. However, risk developing radiation-related secondary cancers remains, although its incidence rate lower than that photon therapy. In this study, we report first young adult ...

Background. The development of 2 unassociated brain cancers in the same patient is a rare occurrence. Secondary cancers are generally thought to develop as an oncogenic consequence of the radiation therapy delivered to treat the primary cancers, always requiring a significant time interval between radiation treatment and secondary cancer development. Case Description. We report the development ...