Background: In cervical cancer treatment, overall treatment time (OTT) is an important prognostic factor. This study compares the clinical outcomes when High-Dose-Rate Intracavitary-Brachytherapy(HDR-ICRT) is interdigitated with external beam radiotherapy(EBRT) versus sequential HDR-ICRT after EBRT in the treatment of locally advanced carcinoma cervix.
Methods: Histologically confirmed carcinoma cervix patients [FIGO Stage IIB-IVA (except IIIC-2)] were included and randomized into two groups.
Purpose: Intra-cavitary brachytherapy is an integral component of cervical cancer management, and uterine perforation is the most significant complication, which may lead to prolonged overall treatment time and decreased local control in these patients.
Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of cervical cancer patients who completed radiotherapy (external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy) in our department was conducted to determine the incidence, effect on overall treatment time, and final outcome in patients with uterine perforation during brachytherapy procedure.
Results: Among 55 women, of the 398 applications, 85 (21.
Early diagnosis and treatment are associated with better outcomes in oncology. We reviewed the existing literature using the search terms "low dose computed tomography" and "lung cancer screening" for systematic reviews, metanalyses, and randomized as well as non-randomized clinical trials in PubMed from January 1, 1963 to April 30, 2022. The studies were heterogeneous and included people with different age groups, smoking histories, and other specific risk scores for lung cancer screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Palliative radiotherapy regimens for advanced head and neck cancers vary in doses and treatment times. Their quality of life (QoL) implications are not clearly established.
Methods: We randomised patients with advanced, non-metastatic, head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (stage IVA-B) with WHO performance score of 2 or higher to receive 30 Gy in 10 fractions over two weeks (arm A) or 20 Gy in 5 fractions over one week (arm B).
Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the marginal and internal adaptation of cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) copings fabricated from conventional wax pattern, three-dimensional (3D)-printed resin pattern, and laser sintering technique.
Materials And Methods: A total of thirty copings were made, out of which ten copings were made from 3D-printed resin pattern (Group A), ten from inlay wax pattern (Group B), and ten copings were obtained from direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) technique (Group C). All the thirty samples were seated on their respective dies and sectioned carefully using a laser jet cutter and were evaluated for marginal and internal gaps at the predetermined areas using a stereomicroscope.