NHRMC Physician Leads Clinical Trial to Reduce Cancer Side Effects

Thanks to Dr. Patrick Maguire and his colleagues, patients who undergo radiation treatment and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer may no longer have to suffer its most intense side effects. Maguire, a radiation oncologist with New Hanover Regional Medical Center Radiation Oncology, led a study that showed head and neck cancer patients may be cured even when the radiation therapy dosage to areas surrounding their visible cancer is dramatically reduced. >>READ MORE