Open Partial Horizontal Laryngectomy as a Conservative Salvage Treatment for Laser-Recurrent Laryngeal Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Series by Erika Crosetti, Andrea Borello, Andy Bertolin, Izabela Costa Santos, Marco Fantini, Giulia Arrigoni, Ilaria Bertotto, Andrea Elio Sprio, Fernando Luiz Dias, Giuseppe Rizzotto, Giovanni Succo

“…Early-stage laryngeal cancer (T1-T2) is commonly treated with organ-preserving techniques such as transoral laser microsurgery (TOLMS) or radiation therapy (RT), both providing comparable oncological outcomes but differing in functional results. …”
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Pembrolizumab in a Patient with Treatment-Naïve Unresectable BRAF-Mutation Negative Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer by Fadi Nabhan, Elizabeth Kander, Rulong Shen, Amit Agrawal, Vineeth Sukrithan, Ye Zhou, Ashima Goyal, Katie Roll, Manisha Shah, Bhavana Konda

“…The disease was declared surgically inoperable, and the patient declined chemotherapy/radiation therapy (XRT), but agreed to ICI therapy with intravenous pembrolizumab 200 mg every three weeks. …”
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Guiding Sole Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer According to ASTRO Guidelines: Mitigating Adverse Outcomes in a Taiwan Single‐Center by Hsin‐Yi Yang, Yuk‐Wah Tsang, Chi‐Wen Tu, Yu‐Chen Hsu

“…Methods From September 2014 to March 2022, a retrospective review of 632 patients with invasive breast cancer undergoing breast‐conserving surgery assessed outcomes following External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT), sole IORT, or IORT combined with supplemental EBRT (IORT+boost), with a mean follow‐up period of 4.71 ± 2.10 years. …”
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Effectiveness of hormone therapy in patients with prostate cancer. Regional experience by P. G. Berezin, V. V. Milovanov, A. A. Ivannikov, N. A. Ognerubov

“…The most effective method of treatment that determines the 10-year overall survival was combined (hormone radiation) therapy, which allowed to achieve results in 75% of patients. …”
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Characteristics of NAFLD Based on Hypopituitarism by Kazuhisa Kodama, Atsuhiro Ichihara, Yasufumi Seki, Yuichi Ikarashi, Takaomi Sagawa, Tomomi Kogiso, Maiko Taniai, Katsutoshi Tokushige

“…The causes of hypopituitarism were surgical in eight cases (six with craniopharyngioma and two with prolactinoma) and nonsurgical in seven cases, including unexplained hypopituitarism in five cases, Sheehan syndrome in one case, and one case that occurred after the radiation therapy. Serum adiponectin, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-2 (TNFR-2), and leptin levels were measured. …”
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PARP inhibitors in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer - A Review of literature by Jagoda Niewiadomska, Wiktor Grela, Daria Furtak, Dawid Tulej, Paulina Głogowska, Alicja Dziedzic, Natalia Gniaź, Dominika Marciniuk, Natalia Marko, Aleksandra Górska

“…The primary therapy for these cancers is surgery; chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or immunotherapy are also used.  …”
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Salvage Brachytherapy for Castration-Resistant and External Beam Radiotherapy-Resistant Local Recurrence 17 Years after Radical Prostatectomy by Shogo Hosogoe, Osamu Soma, Teppei Matsumoto, Atsushi Imai, Shingo Hatakeyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Chikara Ohyama, Masahiko Aoki

“…Nine years after operation, he was diagnosed with local recurrence of prostate cancer and he received postoperative external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) (70 Gy). By May 2008, the PSA dropped to 0.33 ng/mL, and a CT scan showed that the mass had disappeared. …”
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A case report of successful treatment of advanced thymic squamous cell carcinoma with poor performance status using multimodal therapy by Xianhua Xu, Xiang Yan, Yang Qin, Dan Kou, Qi Huang, Qiongcheng Chen, Yejin Li

“…After this, pembrolizumab was temporarily discontinued, and radiation therapy was administered to the primary tumor site and mediastinal lymph nodes. …”
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Mass resection as a candidate treatment for uterine PEComas of uncertain malignant potential: a case report and literature review by Haijuan Shi, Yan Yin, Shoujun Liang, Chuanzhong Liu, Yibao Huang, Bingfeng Lu, Liying Zhang

“…Most of the patients (11/13) were managed surgically without any chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Except for the patients who were lost to follow-up, 11 patients were free of any recurrence or metastasis at their last follow-up. …”
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De-escalation of surgical and radiation treatment in elderly luminal breast cancer patients, single institution report and review of the evidence by Yasmin Korzets, Marian Khatib, Hadar Goldvaser, Yehiel Hibshoosh, Alla Nikolaevski-Berlin, Ido Wolf, Viacheslav Soyfer

“…Data on avoidance of both axillary surgery and radiation therapy (RT) is scarce and inconclusive. Methods A retrospective cohort study comprising all women aged 70 years and older diagnosed with early, hormone receptor (HR) positive, HER2-negative breast cancer treated with breast-conserving surgery (BCS) without sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and RT in a large tertiary center (between 2016 and 2021). …”
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Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric characterization of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa GMM natural pigment and its synergistic antitumor effect with γ-radiation: in-vitro and... by Ghada S. Ibrahim, Amal I. Hassan, Manal G. Mahmoud, Mohsen M.S. Asker, Mohamed Marzouk

“…The pigment exhibited DPPH scavenging activity, and the combination of natural pigment and radiation therapy showed a significant reduction (P<0.05) in the levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP2, MMP9), and significant increases (P<0.05) in the levels of tumor protein p53, Bax and caspases-3 and caspases-9 in CAOV-3 cell lines and mice bearing solid tumors. …”
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Evaluating the Accuracy, Quality, and Readability of Online Breast Cancer Information by Elsie A. Valencia, BS, Chandler S. Cortina, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS, Adrienne N. Cobb, MD, MS, Lubna N. Chaudhary, MD, MS, Tracy Kelly, MD, Amanda L. Kong, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS

“…A qualitative analysis on 50 websites was conducted; the first 10 eligible websites for the following search terms were included: “breast cancer,” “breast surgery,” “breast reconstructive surgery,” “breast chemotherapy,” and “breast radiation therapy.” Websites were required to be in English and not intended for healthcare professionals. …”
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Mandibular (Gnathic) osteosarcoma: Narrative review emphasizing clinical, radiological, and histopathological correlation by Praveen K. Sharma, Iffath Misbah, J.H.Shazia Fathima, Ajay Lucas Rubben, Jeban Chella Bruce

“…Chemotherapy is a critical adjunct to surgery, while radiation therapy is reserved for specific cases. The multidisciplinary approach to treatment planning is emphasized for optimal patient outcomes. …”
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Multimodal treatments and the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema: insights from a nationally representative cohort in South Korea by Sung Hoon Jeong, Seong Min Chun, Miji Kim, Ye Seol Lee, Jisun Kim, Ja-Ho Leigh, Yoon-Hee Choi

“…Abstract Background As the roles of chemotherapy (Chemo) and radiation therapy (Radio) in the definitive treatment of breast cancer have expanded, a broader understanding of the factors associated with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) has become increasingly essential. …”
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MicroRNAs in the DNA Damage/Repair Network and Cancer by Alessandra Tessitore, Germana Cicciarelli, Filippo Del Vecchio, Agata Gaggiano, Daniela Verzella, Mariafausta Fischietti, Davide Vecchiotti, Daria Capece, Francesca Zazzeroni, Edoardo Alesse

“…Chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy are the most commonly used therapeutic approaches to manage cancer and act mainly through the induction of DNA damage. …”
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Complement Factor H Gene Variant in a Patient with Thrombotic Microangiopathy on a Mixed Clinical Background by Yoichi Iwafuchi, Tetsuo Morioka, Yuko Oyama, Shin Goto, Ichiei Narita

“…She suffered from gastric non-Hodgkin lymphoma about two years ago and received chemotherapy and radiation therapy, leading to complete remission. About 13 weeks prior to her transfer to our hospital, she was referred to another hospital due to acute kidney injury, hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia. …”
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Enhancing glioblastoma therapy: unveiling synergistic anticancer effects of Onalespib - radiotherapy combination therapy by Julia Uffenorde, Mehran Hariri, Eleftherios Papalanis, Annika Staffas, Josefine Berg, Bo Stenerlöw, Hanna Berglund, Christer Malmberg, Diana Spiegelberg, Diana Spiegelberg

“…BackgroundGlioblastoma (GBM) is the deadliest form of brain cancer, impacting both adults and children, marked by exceptionally high morbidity and mortality rates, even with current standard treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Therefore, there is a pressing need for new therapeutic strategies to improve survival and reduce treatment side effects. …”
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Study of the Radio-Protective Effects of Henna Mixed With Vinegar on the Skin of Irradiated Rats by Mojgan Hasanzade, Mohammad Taghi Bahreyni Toossi, Masoumeh Gharib, Shirin Taraz Jamshidi, Hamid Gholamhosseinian, Shokouhozaman Soleymanifard

“…Introduction: Skin damage is one of the most common challenges of radiation therapy. In the present study an attempt was made to evaluate the radio-protective effects of henna mixed with vinegar on the skin.Material and Methods: The rats were divided into Control (no treatment), R (receiving radiation alone), V (receiving vinegar alone), H (receiving henna mixed with vinegar), R + H (receiving henna mixed with vinegar and then radiation), and R + V (receiving vinegar and then radiation) groups. …”
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Role of percutaneous testis biopsy in management of patients with azoospermia by N. G. Gasanov, S. I. Gamidov, T. V. Shatylko, A. Yu. Popova, N. P. Makarova, I. V. Ushakova, O. B. Loran

“…Was built a logistic regression model to analyze factors influencing the result, TESA / PESA, which included as independent variables the following parameters: patient age, duration of involuntary infertility, the level of sex hormones (testosterone, estradiol, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, prolactin, progesterone, inhibin B), the total volume of testes, presence of varicocele, the presence of chemotherapy or radiation therapy, a history of alcohol abuse, Smoking, regular violation of the thermal mode, surgery in the inguinal and scrotal region. …”
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Radioprotective Effects of Vitis vinifera L. Seed against Radiation-Induced Short-Term Memory Loss in Young Adult Wistar Rats by Ayomide Abe, Fatai Balogun, Olugbenga Ayannuga

“…Introduction: Brain radiation therapy often results in short-term memory loss that progresses to cognitive impairment. …”
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