title: Advances in the combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy against cancer.
abstract: October 3-7, 2004, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology held its 46th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. The meeting was devoted to the presentation of advances in management of malignant diseases with radiation modalities. The educational elements of this program are targeted at oncologists of all disciplines (i.e., surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists), physicists, biologists, nurses, therapists and all health care workers who are involved in the treatment of patients with malignant diseases. The program included presentations on standard, investigational and experimental therapeutics as well as intensity-modulated radiation therapy, treatment planning, alternative fractionation and molecular and radiation biology. Specific clinical areas included gastrointestinal, breast, head and neck, central nervous system, pelvic and lung cancers. Data on lymphomas (Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) were also presented. In addition, the program addressed quality-of-life, supportive care and socioeconomic issues. These topics are surveyed, with a combination of highlights from educational sessions, panel discussions, proffered papers and posters.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiotherapy, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. bencorn@tasmc.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Benjamin W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Corn
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic