OncoLink at ASTRO 2000: Wednesday, October 25


Oncolink Medical Correspondent Kristine Conner talks with Managing Editor Maggie Hampshire, RN, BSN, OCN.	OncoLink Founder, Joel Goldwein, MD, and Production Editor Vicky Maxon post summaries of ASTRO sessions on OncoLink.

Black and White Patients Fare Equally Well When Treated with Post-lumpectomy Radiotherapy Presenter: S. H. Burri Affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA Background: African-American women have a lower survival rate than white women following a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer. Limited information is ...
Conformal Proton Beam Therapy of Prostate cancer — Report of Long-term PSA Based Outcomes in Over Twelve Hundred Patients Presenter: C. J. Rossi Affiliation: Loma Linda University Background: Conformal proton beam therapy for prostate cancer has been performed for almost a decade at Loma Linda University Medical Center. This presentation is an update of...
Fatigue During Radiation Therapy of Patients with Breast Cancer Presenter: H. Geinitz Affiliation: Technical University Munich, Muenchen, Germany Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the course and the possible causes of fatigue during postoperative radiation therapy (RT) of patients ...
Final Keynote Address Highlights the Uncertainties Surrounding Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment In this "PSA era" — that is, a time when PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood tests are detecting prostate cancer at a much earlier stage than in the past — there is a great deal of uncertainty about what the best treatments are and...
Is Breast Cancer in the Elderly An Indolent Disease? Presenter: R. Singh Affiliation: The University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL Background: Among elderly women with early-stage breast cancer, age has a strong influence on treatment patterns, and many elderly women are not offered the full...
Quality of Life After Definitive Treatment for Prostate Cancer. Differences Based on Treatment Modality Presenter: J. W. Davis Affiliation: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA Background: This is a retrospective study comparing the general health and disease-specific quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with localized prostate ...
RSR 13 Plus Cranial Radiation Therapy Improves Survival in Patients With Brain Metastases Compared to RTOG Recursive Partitioning Analysis Brain Metastases Database Presenter: E. Shaw Affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Background: RSR 13 is a potential enhancer of ionizing radiation by decreasing hemoglobin-O2 binding affinity and increasing tumor oxygenation. This is a Phase II...
The impact of an aggressive local control policy and of adjuvant chemotherapy in primary presentation extremity adult soft-tissue sarcoma in sequential cohorts over 20 years at the Princess Margaret Hospital Presenter: B. O'Sullivan Affiliation: Princess Margaret Hospital Background: Some controversy remains over the optimal management of adult patients with extremity soft tissue sarcomas. This study was performed to determine the impact of...
The Role of Sentinel Node Lymphoscintigraphy in Identifying Patterns of Internal Mammary Node Drainage in Breast Cancer Presenter: M. C. Smitt Affiliation: Stanford University, Stanford, CA Background: Postmastectomy radiation therapy has recently been shown in randomized studies to improve overall survival for patients with node-positive breast cancer....
Update of Toxicity Following 3D Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer on RTOG 9406 Presenter: J.M. Michalski Affiliation: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Background: Randomized data have been reported that show improvements in biochemical outcomes for high risk prostate cancer patients treated with 3D conformal dose...