Posts Tagged ‘radiation therapy’
Is Radiation Necessary After Breast Cancer Surgery?
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a cancer that forms in the cells that line the milk ducts, and it accounts for 20% of new breast cancer diagnoses. The most common treatment is breast-conserving surgery to remove the cancerous tissue. While only a small percentage of women experience an invasive cancer event following surgery, radiation…
Read MoreFor some breast cancer patients at Inova Fair Oaks, a time-saving treatment is welcome
Convenience Counts: IORT for Breast Cancer For women with early stage breast cancer, a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment. For some women, however, undergoing radiation five days a week for up to six weeks is fatiguing and difficult to negotiate with work and family obligations. Now, physicians…
Read MoreCancer Survivor’s Art Program Featured in ASTRONews
(July 10, 2013) – Cookie Kerxton, a cancer survivor turns radiation masks into art to help raise funds for cancer patients, with the support of Gopal Bajaj, MD, her radiation oncologist at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She shared her story with the American Society of Radiation Oncology’s ASTRONews, “Courage Unmasked,” in their Summer 2013 issue.
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital Earns ACR Accreditation
ALEXANDRIA, VA – (January 17, 2013) – Inova Alexandria Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer. A radiation oncologist may use radiation…
Read MoreInova Fair Oaks Hospital Granted Certificate of Public Need To Provide Radiation Cancer Services
Commonwealth of Virginia Approves Inova’s Relocation of Existing Linear Particle Accelerator Service, Allowing Residents Convenient Access to Complete Cancer Services at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA – (September 15, 2009) – Inova Health System and Inova Fair Oaks Hospital are pleased to announce that a Certificate of Public Need has been granted by the Commonwealth…
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