News Categories
Resources For Living
Mesothelioma Forum
Legal Help Blog
Find a Doctor Near You
About Mesothelioma
Latest News
- Belluck Attorney Announced as Co-Chair for 2010 Na...
- Researchers Report Start of Decrease in Mesothelio...
- On World Cancer Day Take the Time to Learn About M...
- Chemotherapy Option for Mesothelioma Patients
- British Mesothelioma Patients Find Chemoembolizati...
- Noted Mesothelioma Researcher and Cancer Center Di...
- Mayo Clinic's 5-Year Fundraising Campaign Raises R...
- Get to Mesothelioma-Causing Asbestos Exposure With...
- Royal Doctor's Family Requests Donations to Mesoth...
- Minimizing Side-Effects When Receiving Adjuvant Th...
News Archives
- April 2007
- May 2007
- June 2007
- July 2007
- August 2007
- September 2007
- October 2007
- November 2007
- December 2007
- January 2008
- February 2008
- March 2008
- April 2008
- May 2008
- June 2008
- July 2008
- August 2008
- September 2008
- October 2008
- November 2008
- December 2008
- January 2009
- February 2009
- March 2009
- April 2009
- May 2009
- June 2009
- July 2009
- August 2009
- September 2009
- October 2009
- November 2009
- December 2009
- January 2010
- February 2010
- March 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
TomoTherapy, a company that provides radiation treatment equipment, has named their recipients for the 2009-10 Clinical Investigation Grants. The grant program supports research on the clinical benefits of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for improving cancer care. Klaus Herfarth, M.D., of University of Heidelberg, Germany will use the grant to examine whether treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma with helical TomoTherapy can reduce the radiation dose to the non-diseased lung. Many patients with mesothelioma had no therapy options before due to the unusual shape of the tumor and the inability to reach cancer cells when they are wrapped around sensitive normal tissues.
Mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive cancer primarily caused by exposure to airborne asbestos fibers, can take up to 50 years to develop after exposure to asbestos has occurred. There is no known cure for the disease, although it can be treated with varying degrees of success through the use of surgical procedures, chemotherapy and radiation.
Herfarth hopes TomoTherapy will decrease overall toxicity, enabling delivery of higher doses of radiation to further reduce recurrence rates. He says he is grateful for "the chance to offer patients with pleural mesothelioma a safe and sufficient radiation therapy in a multidisciplinary approach."
© MesotheliomaHelp.Net. All Rights Reserved. Reprinting or republication of this article or any portion of its content is permitted but must include the MesotheliomaHelp.Net link.
Labels: mesothelioma, Treatment News
posted by Nancy Meredith at 8:00 AM
