The addition of whole abdominal radiation at the beginning of the post-operative treatment can prolong the survival time in advanced stages of ovarian cancer. Therapeutic potential of paclitaxel-radiation treatment of a murine ovarian carcinoma. Paclitaxel significantly increased therapeutic gain and so has potential for use in combination with radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies. Further studies are required. Focal Radiation Therapy for Localized Relapsed or Refractory Ovarian Cancer.
Response is improved when evaluated two to three months after treatment.
Medical physicists have reported significant progress in an important new type of cancer radiotherapy treatments. IMRT is the most advanced method for treating cancerous tumors with radiation. This system is the first commercially available, integrated system for intensity modulated, dynamic conformal radiation therapy. A new cancer treatment, shown to be nearly five times more effective than chemotherapy for some cancers, is now available in the United States. The treatment, called Precision Therapy and pioneered in Sweden, offers targeted tumor control and can be used to treat some formerly untreatable cancers.