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NEW DELHI, Oct 3: A type of head and neck cancer that accounts for 30 per cent of all cancer diagnoses in India may be treated effectively with fewer but higher doses of radiation, a large new international study suggests.
The yet-to-be peer-reviewed research, presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Diego, US, is a phase III clinical trial involving 10 countries across four continents, including India.
It found that delivering a course of radiation in 20 rather than 33 treatment sessions was just as effective at controlling cancer for patients with alcohol and tobacco-related, locally advanced disease, without increasing side-effects.
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