New Jersey CyberKnife Hosts Women’s Health Night
New Jersey CyberKnife and Community Medical Center recently hosted a Women’s Health Night. The free community was held at Harrogate Senior Living in Lakewood, New Jersey and included dinner and several speakers discussing topics related to women’s health including preventative care, screening recommendations, and much more. The speakers featured at the event were David D’Ambrosio…
Radiation-Immunotherapy Combination Can Slow Tumor Growth for Some Patients with Stage IV Cancer
According to results from a study presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), treatment with radiation therapy and immunotherapy can stop the growth of tumors by stimulating the body’s immune system to attack the cancer. In the study, one hundred patients with stage IV cancer that had spread…
Women's Health Night
New Jersey CyberKnife and Community Medical Center invite you to join them for Women’s Health Night on Tuesday, November 28th. This free community event will feature presentations on women’s health and preventative care, screening recommendations, and much more. Join us and bring a woman you care about in your life to this informative event!
Adding Radiation to Chemotherapy May Dramatically Improve Survival for Advanced-Stage NSCLC Patients
According to a new clinical trial reported at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy for patients with limited stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may curb disease progression dramatically when compared to lung cancer patients who only receive chemotherapy. Lung cancer claims the…
10-year Data Shows CyberKnife Provides Excellent Long-term Control of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Accuray, the company that develops and manufactures the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, the system that New Jersey CyberKnife uses to treat cancer, recently announced the results of the first study that evaluated the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in low-risk prostate cancer 10 years post treatment. The study titled, “Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for…
New Jersey CyberKnife Breast Radio Spot
If you are considering radiation therapy for breast cancer treatment after surgery, you need to consider New Jersey CyberKnife.
Targeted Radiotherapy Limits Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
According to study results published in The Lancet, a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal, breast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumor site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment than those who have whole breast radiotherapy, and their cancer is just as unlikely to return. The researchers at 30 radiotherapy…
New Data Supports Use of SBRT in Elderly Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer
New data from a recent study titled “Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Octo- and Nonagenarians for the Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer” demonstrated that stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe treatment option for early-stage lung cancer patients aged 80 or older. The study, which was published in The Red Journal, the official journal…
ASTRO Issues Guidelines for Using High-dose Focused Radiation in Early-stage Lung Cancer
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the premier radiation oncology society in the world for health care professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies, has released new guidelines for treating inoperable lung cancer patients with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The report, “Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung…