American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting (ASTRO)

This video highlights studies on HPV-positive head and neck cancer presented at the 2017 ASTRO Annual Meeting.

This video reviews results of a phase III trial that compared pelvic radiation therapy vs vaginal cuff brachytherapy plus chemotherapy in patients with early-stage, high-risk endometrial cancer.

Patients who reported severe distress were more likely to miss radiation therapy appointments and be hospitalized during the course of their therapy compared with patients with lower distress scores, according to the results of a study presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Four in 10 patients with cancer being treated at an urban cancer center had depression, the majority of which was previously undiagnosed, according to the results of a study presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting.

Undergoing SBRT prior to starting maintenance chemotherapy significantly improved progression-free survival in patients with limited metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer, according to the results of a phase II study presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting.