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Iain Phillips

Stereotactic radiotherapy for oligometastatic cancer

Patients diagnosed with metastatic cancer are living longer due to advances in both systemic anti-cancer therapies and radiotherapy. Metastases from primary tumours cause morbidity and it is estimated that metastases are responsible for approximately 90% of all cancer deaths. The concept of oligometastatic disease (OMD) was first proposed in a seminal paper in 1995 by […]

Dr Emma Doyle, Dr Iain Phillips, Donna Burns

Edinburgh Cancer Centre, University of Edinburgh

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Radiomics and radiotherapy

The treatment of cancer with systemic therapy is increasingly personalised to the patient, with drug regimens chosen based on the genetic and molecular profile of the tumour. In comparison, radiotherapy treatment is rarely individualised to the patient, with doses and fractionation schedules based on those used in clinical trials, despite it being known that tumour […]

Angus Killean, Iain Phillips, William Nailon, Duncan McLaren

Edinburgh Cancer Centre, University of Edinburgh

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Weight loss and radical radiotherapy

Weight loss is common in patients with cancer and can often be the first sign of underlying disease. Over the course of cancer treatment weight loss can be a significant cause of psychological distress, and reduction in physical function and quality of life. In patients receiving radical radiotherapy, weight loss can have implications for short […]

Dr Rebekah Patton, Dr Iain Phillips, Lindsey Allan, Dr Barry Laird

Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Royal Surrey County Hospital

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