Patients' Perceived Valorization Toward Ringing the Cancer Bell at the End of Their Radiation Therapy.

Purpose: In recent times, "ringing the bell" at the end of cancer treatment has attracted the attention of health care providers with regard to how this experience impacts patients' mental and emotional health. In this context, a study was conducted at a radiation oncology center in Santiago, Chile, to assess the perceived valorization of patients toward "ringing the bell" at the end of their treatment. It was further determined whether this experience had a positive or negative impact on their mental health.

Late toxicity for prostate cancer patients treated with hypofractionated helical tomotherapy.

Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long term tolerability of hypofractionated helical tomotherapy (HT) in localized prostate cancer patients.

Background: Previous hypofractionated schedules with conventional RT were associated with excessive toxicity, likely due to inadequate sophistication of treatment delivery. There are few data about late toxicity after HT.

Clinical decision making in postmastectomy radiotherapy in node negative breast cancer.

For decades, postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) has been recommended for node positive [N(+)] breast cancer patients; nevertheless, the beneficial effect of PMRT for treatment of node negative [N(-)] disease remains under discussion. Nowadays, the biology of breast cancer and the risk factors (RFs) for locoregional failure (LRF) must be included in the decision on whether or not to carry out PMRT. For these reasons, the present review aims to evaluate the rationale use of PMRT in N(-) patients and discuss which subgroups may further benefit from the treatment in present times where the decision must be personalised, according to the RFs of locoregional recurrence (LRR).