Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer and arises from abnormal growth in the squamous cells of the skin’s outermost layer due to cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Without treatment, cSCC can be...
In their paper “Xstrahl therapy results in tissue conservation and long-term control of melanoma in situ of the lower eyelid” Gerald B Fogarty, Amy Ziebell, Stephanie Nicholls, Susith Kulasekara, Doug Duthie and Krishna Tumuluri present the case of a middle-aged woman...
Bowen’s disease is a type of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ of the skin usually characterized by slow-growing, red and scaly patches of skin. Bowen’s disease can be symptomatic and can progress to invasive SCC causing morbidity and even mortality. In their...
Kaposi's sarcoma is a rare cancer type caused by virus. Its main symptom is lesions - purplish, reddish blue or dark brown/black macules, plaques or nodules which present on the skin and occasionally internal organs. Though unable to be cured completely the lesions...
As skin cancer rates increase worldwide, with a predominance of head and neck cancers of varying levels of advance (80%) due to significant sun exposure to the area, and with an aging population and extended life expectancy, standard treatment regimens can be...
Radiotherapy remains one of many treatment options available for patients diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). NMSC is a radiation-responsive cancer and patients treated with definitive radiotherapy can expect excellent local control rates of >90–95%....
Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy utilize DNA-PK and PARP inhibitors to sensitize cancer cells, however these inhibitors have so far only been limited to homologous recombination repair deficient tumors, exploiting synthetic lethality. In the study “Sensitizing ewing...
Xstrahl’s radiotherapy systems can be used to treat benign skin disorders, such as keloids, which usually demonstrate a high recurrence rate. To date, there has been no single, standardized modality agreed upon to produce the best results in the treatment of these...
We present a case of a 55-year-old male patient who developed five basal cell carcinomas 23 years after radiation therapy of Hodgkin’s disease. In 1980 he received radiation therapy twice. Due to relapses, he was treated with aggressive polychemotherapy and underwent...
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