Web Resources
Radiation: Side effects
American Academy of Neurology: Article:
Adverse long-term
effects of brain radiotherapy in adult low-grade glioma patients (abstract is free- full text
requires a paid subscription)
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/56/10/1285
IRSA: Radiation Injury to the Brain:
http://www.irsa.org/radiation_injury.html
Ask the Doctor:
http://www.biausa.org/Pages/askthedoctor.html#fatigue
All Tuckered Out
http://cancer.duke.edu/btc/ReadingRoom/TuckeredOut.asp
Is it normal to experience fatigue after brain tumor tx?
http://braintumor.org/patient_info/ask_a_professional/archive/#a
Soft hats designed for women with hair loss:
http://www.softhats.com/
EMedicine : Radiation Necrocsis - Article
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic330.htm
Brain Radionecrosis Center:
The Brain Radionecrosis Center is a
multi-disciplinary center housed within the Division of Hyperbaric Medicine at
the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The Center is actively supported
by the Mayfield Clinic, the Neurosciences Institute, the Department of
Emergency Medicine and the Institute for Health Policy and Health Services
Research. This team approach helps us provide comprehensive care for all brain
radio necrosis needs
http://www.brainradionecrosis.org/Patients/PatientsAbout.htm
CORRESPONDENCE:
L. Dade Lunsford, D. Kondziolka, Outi Surma-aho, Juha
Jääskeläinen, Lisa M. DeAngelis, and Kendra Peterson
Adverse long-term
effects of brain radiotherapy in adult low-grade glioma patients
Neurology, Dec 2001; 57: 2150 - 2151.
...believe
the striking issue, not discussed by the current report, was the overall very
poor for patients
with low-grade glioma....
...We
have defined outcomes in
patients that were treated prospectively by radiation therapy (median survival
of 9–8 years)....
EDITORIALS:
Kendra Peterson and Lisa M. DeAngelis
Weighing the benefits and risks of radiation therapy for low-grade
glioma
Neurology, May 2001; 56: 1255 - 1256.
...10
to 20 years it has become increasingly apparent that radiotherapy may be
associated with long cognitive dysfunction....
...Furthermore,
its true benefit and its long cognitive risks have been difficult
to establish....
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:
Yoshinori Higuchi, Yasuo Iwadate, and Akira Yamaura
Treatment of low-grade oligodendroglial tumors without radiotherapy
Neurology, Dec 2004; 63: 2384 - 2386.
...All
patients were alive and 17 patients (94%) were progression-free
after a median follow-up of 4.7 years....
...The
results suggested that radiotherapy could be postponed until clinical
progression in the treatment of low-grade
oligodendroglial tumors....
Cancer News Article
Early
Radiation Improves Progression-Free Survival in Low-Grade Brain Cancer
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673605670705/fulltext
