Charity News from Monday, Oct. 23, 2000Improving Quality of Life for Brain Cancer Patients is Reasonable Goal, Study ShowsDuke University Medical Center | In the first study of its kind, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have used standardized methods to identify neurologic and psychiatric problems in adult brain tumor patients shortly after diagnosis. Predicting Risk of Lung Damage from Radiation Should Lead to Improved Treatment Duke University Medical Center | By using a simple blood test, Duke University Medical Center researchers report they are able to stratify patients into groups with low, medium or high risk of lung damage from radiation, which offers the opportunity of tailoring treatment. Drug Shows Early Promise in Protecting Lungs from Radiation Damage Duke University Medical Center | Results from a study using rats demonstrate that a currently used drug could also be used to protect lung tissue from damage from radiation therapy aimed at tumors in or near the lungs, Duke University researchers report.
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