Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Cancer.
Abstract: Numerous studies have confirmed that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) in combination with radiotherapy or chemotherapy may increase the efficacy of radiotherapy or chemotherapy in patients with glioma. However, whether HBO therapy alone may inhibit or promote the...
Abstract: Head and neck cancer is often managed with a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and skin toxicity is not uncommon. Xanthogranuloma is a pathological finding resulting from an inflammatory reaction that has not been previously...
Abstract: A man in his 50s presented to a rural Australian emergency department with complete unilateral hearing loss following transurethral resection of the prostate. His hearing impairment progressed from 'muffled hearing' with tinnitus on emergence from...
Abstract: Creutzberg, , , , , , , , (2016). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation-induced injury: evidence is needed. The Lancet. Oncology, 2016 Feb;17(2):132-134. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26703892
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the administration of 100% oxygen at pressures > 1 atm, is believed to promote wound healing by increasing angiogenesis and collagen synthesis. To our knowledge, this treatment modality has never been described in patients with...
Abstract: Memis, Ozturk, Mutluoglu, Karagoz, Ay, , , , (2016). Self-treatment of foot ulcers as a risk factor for delayed diagnosis of acral melanoma. International wound journal, 2016 Oct;13(5):1079. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26678881
Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of death worldwide. According to the theory by Vogelstein, colorectal carcinogenesis involves a series of successive changes in the normal colonic mucosa, starting with excessive proliferation and focal...
Abstract: This study identified predictors of high-grade late hematochezia (HH) following 5-fraction gantry-based stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR). Hematochezia data for 258 patients who received 35 to 40 Gy SABR in 5-fractions as part of sequential...
Abstract: To compare Australian and New Zealand (NZ) rates of referral to hyperbaric units for patients with, or at risk of developing mandibular or maxillary osteoradionecrosis (ORN) due to a history of radiotherapy for oro-pharyngeal cancer. Relevant patient...