Interruption of radiation therapy risks cancer recurrence
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome than fully compliant patients, investigators have found. The study evaluated 1,227 patients scheduled for courses of external beam radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck, breast, lung, cervix uterus or rectum from 2007 to 2012.