Targeted tumor radiation provides a feasible treatment option for children with difficult-to-treat liver cancer, according to a new study published today in the journal Pediatric Blood and Cancer. The ...

Primary malignant liver tumors are rare in children with an occurrence rate of 1-2% of all childhood cancers. Radical surgical resection of the liver, which means the removal of part of the liver, is ...

Four-year-old Blakleigh Grace, who underwent TARE-Y90 treatment for chemotherapy-resistant Stage 3 hepatoblastoma, with lead author Allison Aguado and nurse Bryan Green. After treatment, the liver ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (November 8, 2018) - Targeted tumor radiation provides a feasible treatment option for children with difficult-to-treat liver cancer, according to a new study published today in the ...

Knowledge of the different treatment options available and the eligibility criteria for each will help identify the right treatment for patients with hepatobiliary cancer. When a full ...

William Beaumont Army Medical Center's first radioembolization procedure, a form of radiation therapy to treat liver cancer, was performed on a 64-year-old beneficiary in December 2016. The procedure, ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - A novel technique that delivers high doses of radiation to tumors while sparing the surrounding normal tissue shows promise as a curative treatment option for patients with ...

North Hills residents can now get life-saving treatment for liver cancer at AHN Wexford hospital in Pine instead of having to travel to Pittsburgh. The healthcare system also is expanding the role ...

Preliminary results of an open label, uncontrolled, multicenter, phase II study evaluating the efficacy and safety of xelox plus cetuximab as first-line therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal ...

We read with interest the recent article in Journal of Clinical Oncology by van Hazel et al, 1 which examines the addition of selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) to a standard regimen of ...

External-beam radiation, a noninvasive option for bridging therapy, may be underused compared with other liver-directed therapies and may highlight a treatment gap in this area. External-beam ...