Radiation After Surgery Lowers Chances of Melanoma Recurrence
But study did not find effect on overall survival. Patients whose melanoma has spread to one or more lymph nodes face a decreased risk of the deadly skin cancer returning if they have radiation treatment following the removal of the nodes, a new Australian study shows.
In a paper to be presented Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Chicago, lead researcher Dr. Bryan Burmeister, a radiation oncologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, reported the hopeful findings from the five-year study.
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