Systematic Reviews of Radiation Therapies

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Title:   Laser peripheral iridoplasty for angle-closure glaucoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Angle-closure glaucoma describes one of the mechanisms which leads to glaucoma. In angle-closure, the
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Excimer laser versus phakic intraocular lenses for the correction of moderate to high short-sightedness
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Myopia is a condition in which the focusing power (refraction) of the eye is greater than that required for clear vision of distant objects. Myopia is a common cause of visual disability throughout the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) has grou...
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Treatment of port-wine stains with lasers or light sources
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Port-wine stains are birthmarks caused by malformations of blood vessels in the skin. They manifest themselves in infancy as flat, red marks on the skin and do not disappear spontaneously but may, if untreated, become darker and thicker by middle age wi...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Comparison of a light-emitting diode with conventional light sources for providing phototherapy to jaundiced newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Jaundice, or yellowish discolouration of the skin, can occur due to increased amounts of bilirubin pigment in the blood. It is a commonly observed, usually harmless condition in newborn infants during the first week after birth. However, in some babies ...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Second-generation antidepressants for winter depression
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Seasonal affective disorder (winter depression) is a type of depression that recurs in the autumn and lasts until the spring. It is similar to regular depression except sufferers are usually very tired and have an increase in their appetite. It is more ...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Interventions for treating oral lichen planus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a condition where there are long-term, painful areas on the lining of the mouth. The treatment is for reducing pain but there is no cure for this disease. Usual treatment is steroid ointment applied directly to the painful ar...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Treatments for strawberry birthmarks of the skin in infants and children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Infantile haemangiomas are soft, raised swellings on the skin, often with a bright, red surface. They are a non-cancerous overgrowth of blood vessels in the skin. They are commonly known as 'strawberry birthmarks', 'strawberry naevi', or 'capillary haem...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Treatments for vitiligo (a disease causing loss of skin colour in patches)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitiligo is a chronic, unpredictable disease causing a loss of skin colour in patches. People of all ages and from all ethnic backgrounds can develop the disease. Vitiligo does not cause physical symptoms but because of its unsightly appearance, particu...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Not enough evidence to support using low level laser therapy alongside drug treatments for tuberculosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious bacterial infection that can affect different parts of the body; most frequently it affects the lungs (pulmonary TB). Some bacteria can be drug resistant, and some people may have the infection alongside another medical co...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Endometrial destruction techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding using the newer global ablation techniques and more established hysteroscopic techniques
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Drugs or hysterectomy (removing the uterus) used to be the main option for women having problems with heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia). In the last few decades, surgical techniques have been developed that remove only the lining of the uterus (end...
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Fraction size in radiation treatment for breast conservation in early breast cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Breast cancer is an important disease for women, with one in eight women in the United States and Australia and one in nine women in the United Kingdom being diagnosed with the condition by age 85 years. Breast conserving therapy (removing the tumour bu...
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Microwave therapy for cervical ectropion
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In western countries, cervical ectropion or erosion caused by the movement of columnar epithelium onto the vaginal portion of the cervix is considered a normal physiological process not requiring intervention. In China, however, cervical ectropion is co...
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Amifostine for salivary glands in high-dose radioactive iodine treated differentiated thyroid cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system consisting of several subtypes like papillary carcinoma (accounting for 80% of cases) and follicular carcinoma (accounting for 11% of cases). These are collectively referred to as 'dif...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Photodynamic therapy for treating age-related macular degeneration
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Photodynamic therapy involves injecting a photosensitive chemical (verteporfin) into the blood stream then radiating light onto the affected area of the retina as the chemical flows through the eye. The chemical is activated enough to treat neovascular ...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) versus laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for correction of long-sightedness
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hyperopia (long-sightedness or far-sightedness) is the condition where the relaxed eye brings parallel light to a focus behind the retina instead of on it. In order to correct hyperopia a variety of surgical techniques can be applied including PRK and L...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   There is insufficient evidence to determine whether light therapy is effective in the management of cognitive, sleep, functional, behavioural or psychiatric disturbances in dementia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rest-activity and sleep-wake cycles are controlled by the endogenous circadian rhythm generated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Degenerative changes in the SCN appear to be a biological basis for circadian disturbances in people...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Laser treatment of drusen to prevent progression to advanced age-related macular degeneration
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Drusen are amorphous yellowish deposits beneath the sensory retina. People with drusen, particularly extensive large drusen, are at higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The most common complications in AMD are the growth of ...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Treatments for alopecia areata, alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no good trial evidence that any treatments provide long-term benefit to patients with alopecia areata, alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis. Alopecia areata is a condition that causes patchy hair loss. The size and number of patches and pr...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Low level laser therapy for low-back pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sixty to eighty per cent of people suffer from back pain at some time in their lives. Of those who develop acute low-back pain (LBP), up to 30% will go on to develop chronic LBP. The toll on individuals, families and society makes the successful managem...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Microwave thermotherapy is an effective treatment to relieve urinary symptoms and urinary flow problems caused by an enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic hyperplasia).
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the enlargement of the prostate gland, is a common condition in older men that may lead to troublesome urinary symptoms, including increased frequency, urge and night time urination, as well as difficulty emptying the...
Date:   Aug 2007

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