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Coverage from the

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2021 Annual Meeting

October 24 - 27, 2021; Virtual/Online & In Person Chicago, IL

October 24 - 27, 2021 Virtual/Online & In Person Chicago, IL

ASTRO 2021 Virtual Prostate Cancer Clinic: Thumbs Up From Patients and Docs The majority of patients were comfortable with being monitored in this way, and it saved them time and money while freeing up clinicians to accept new patients.
Medscape Medical News, November 12, 2021
ASTRO 2021 Success in Closing Racial Survival Gap in Lung and Breast Cancer A system-level intervention for radiotherapy not only eliminated racial disparities in cancer survival, but improved survival for all patients.
Medscape Medical News, October 28, 2021
ASTRO 2021 SBRT on Oligoprogressive Lesions: Benefit in Lung Cancer Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) significantly improved progression-free survival in oligoprogressive, metastatic lung cancer, but not breast cancer.
Medscape Medical News, October 26, 2021

Conference News

ASTRO 2021 Virtual Prostate Cancer Clinic: Thumbs Up From Patients and Docs
Medscape Medical News, November 12, 2021
ASTRO 2021 At a Conference During COVID: A Little Empty but Still Great
Medscape Medical News, November 9, 2021
ASTRO 2021 Results With De-escalated Radiotherapy for HPV+ve Oral Cancer
Medscape Medical News, November 3, 2021
ASTRO 2021 HYPORT in Prostate Cancer: New Standard After Surgery?
Medscape Medical News, November 2, 2021

ASTRO 2021 Success in Closing Racial Survival Gap in Lung and Breast Cancer
Medscape Medical News, October 28, 2021
ASTRO 2021 Radiation Underused as 'Bridge' to Transplant in Liver Cancer
Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2021
ASTRO 2021 SBRT on Oligoprogressive Lesions: Benefit in Lung Cancer
Medscape Medical News, October 26, 2021

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Popular News from ASTRO 2020

Cancer Therapy Affects Sexual Health in Most Patients Most cancer survivors say their oncologist has not asked about sexual health. Female patients are less likely to be asked and less likely to be counseled about it prior to therapy.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 28, 2020
PSMA PET: A 'Real Game Changer' in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Routinely collected clinical data help identify men with high-risk prostate cancer most likely to benefit from a gallium-68 PSMA PET/CT scan, according to a recent study.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 18, 2020
Increase in Radiation Facilities in US, but Most in Urban Areas The number of radiotherapy facilities in the United States has grown by 17% over the past 15 years, but about 4.5% of the US population remain more than 50 miles from the closest facility.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 06, 2020

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