Effects of foot massage applied in two different methods on symptom control in colorectal cancer patients: Randomised control trial.

This randomized controlled clinical study aimed to determine the effect of 2 foot massage methods on symptom control in people with colorectal cancer who received chemoradiotherapy. Data were collected between June 16, 2015, and February 10, 2016, in the Department of Radiation Oncology of an oncology training and research hospital. The sample comprised 60 participants.

Prevention of malignant seeding at drain sites by hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients with pleural mesothelioma.

Aim: Unlike most other malignancies, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has a tendency to recur along tracks of chest wall instrumentation. We investigated the efficiency of hypofractionated radiotherapy for prevention of malignant seeding.

Methods: Twenty-one (six female, 15 male) patients diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma who had chest wall instrumentation and were treated with prophylactic radiotherapy were investigated retrospectively.

Patterns of care for lung cancer in radiation oncology departments of Turkey.

Purpose: To determine the patterns of care for lung cancer in Turkish radiation oncology centers.

Methods And Materials: Questionnaire forms from 21 of 24 (87.5%) centers that responded were evaluated.

Effect of concomitant use of pentoxifylline and alpha-tocopherol with radiotherapy on the clinical outcome of patients with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized prospective clinical trial.

We evaluated the effects of pentoxifylline (PTX) and alpha-tocopherol on the clinical outcome of 66 patients with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer in a randomized clinical trial. All patients received 46 Gy of external radiotherapy to the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes, with an additional 14-Gy dose to the primary tumor. Thirty-three of the 66 patients also received PTX (400 mg, three times daily) and alpha-tocopherol (300 mg, twice daily) during radiotherapy, followed by 400 mg of PTX and 300 mg of alpha-tocopherol daily for 3 mo after radiotherapy.