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When Head and Neck Cancer Returns After Full Dose Radiation
"What are the options when head and neck cancer comes back after full dose radiation and chemotherapy?"
When head and neck cancer recurs after full dose chemoradiation, standard re-irradiation is limited by the dose already delivered to healthy tissue. In a published series, boron neutron capture therapy achieved a 45% complete response in patients with no remaining options. Conventional radiation therapy is less effective and has severe side effects.
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When a Uveal Melanoma Case Needs a Proton Therapy Expert Assessment
"When should a uveal melanoma case get a proton therapy expert assessment?"
Uveal melanoma is often treated with plaque brachytherapy or proton therapy. For larger tumors, tumors close to the optic disc or fovea, or when keeping the eye is uncertain, an expert assessment from a dedicated ocular proton centre can change the plan. Centres such as Antoine Lacassagne in Nice have treated thousands of ocular cases over decades.
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