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Cancer Therapy
Study: Combination treatment helps thyroid cancer patients live longer
December 14th, 2004
Combining radiation therapy with surgery and chemotherapy helps patients with rare forms of thyroid cancer live longer, according to a new study. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is a very rare but aggressive form of the disease, afflicting less than 5% of those diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In the past, most thyroid tumors could not be removed surgically and radiation and chemotherapy failed to improve survival, with most patients living less than 6 months after diagnosis. However, a new study suggests that an aggressive strategy combining surgery, chemotherapy, and accelerated radiation therapy can improve survival for patients with this type of...
Source: cancer weekly (2004-12-14)
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