How does immunotherapy work? Our short video explains how three types of #immunotherapy work against cancer: youtube.com/watch?v=jDdL2b… #checkpointinhibitor

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Prognostic factors, practical clinical management issues, the role of carbon ion therapy, and future research directions for skull base tumors are investigated as our Special #headandneck Issue #Clinical articles continue: bit.ly/Special-Issue-… #ProtonTherapy

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Therapies like DART for #HPV associated #headandneckcancer can provide a financial advantage for patients with shorter treatment durations that cost less and get patients back to work sooner. mayocl.in/3gq0O1T

1/5 #ASTRO2022: Mayo Clinic medical physicist John Lucido, Ph.D., presented preliminary findings from a study validating the efficiency of auto-contouring for head & neck cancer #radiotherapy with a deep-learning model created in collab. w/ Google Health. bit.ly/3f4itfv

2/5 In the abstract, principal investigators Drs. Lucido, Samir Patel MD, Robert Foote & co-PI investigator Cían Hughes of Google Health detailed potential time savings of 76% + improved accuracy compared to manual contouring.

4/5 "This algorithm has the potential to increase the reach of #MayoClinic expertise to the greater global oncology community." —Samir Patel MD, Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist and senior author of the study.

5/5 "Using #AI to streamline the process could reduce the time required for planning process. Since H&N cancer has such a large global impact, this can be incredibly valuable." —Dr. Lucido (Samir Patel MD, Dr. Lucido, Cían Hughes)

Happy to finally see it out there a long time coming :) authors.elsevier.com/a/1f~E01Hx52CH…

De-escalated adjuvant radiation therapy successfully kills cancer cells while providing improved quality of life for people with HPV-related #ThroatCancer. Dr. Katharine Price, a Mayo Clinic oncologist, explains. mayocl.in/425Nv9A

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Be on the lookout for #HNCS16 early-bird rates! Registration will open mid-Sept. ow.ly/QIIO4 ASCO @ahns

Does eating soy really lead to breast cancer? Figuring out the truth of the matter: atjo.es/2Vm9 #CancerFree

Spot size measurement at #protonbeam therapy facility at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

Proton beam therapy being used for head/neck #cancer #research. mayocl.in/2ml2hWO

Proton beam therapy being used for head/neck #cancer #clinicaltrial. mayocl.in/2yynbsf

#Infographic: #ProtonBeamTherapy spares healthy tissue #protonbeam mayocl.in/2o7YnST