Publications by authors named "Alison L Stillie"
Background: Although rare, uterine sarcomas account for a high proportion of uterine cancer mortality. Treatment options and robust trial data are limited.
Objectives: The TOURISM study (Treatment Outcomes in UteRIne SarcoMa) is a UK-wide study by the National Oncology Trainees Collaborative for Healthcare Research which aimed to characterise this patient cohort.
Article Synopsis
- The audit looked at the effects of a new skincare policy that suggested using steroid creams for people at high risk.
- They compared results before and after the policy was introduced.
- After using steroids, they found a big decrease in redness, itching, discomfort, problems sleeping, and the need for pain relief.
Introduction: The purpose of the study was to determine if multi-field inverse-planned intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) improves on the sparing of organs at risk (heart, lungs and contralateral breast) when compared with field-in-field forward-planned RT (FiF).
Methods: The planning CT scans of 10 women with left-sided breast cancer previously treated with whole-breast RT on an inclined breast board with both arms supported above the head were retrieved. The whole breast planning target volume (PTV) was defined by clinical mark-up and contoured on all relevant CT slices as were the organs at risk.
Merkel cell carcinoma: 27-year experience at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
August 2011
Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the treatment outcome of patients with Merkel cell carcinoma after local and/or regional treatment.
Methods And Materials: Patients presenting to our center between January 1980 and July 2006 with Merkel cell carcinoma and without distant metastases were reviewed. The primary endpoint was locoregional control.