A new study finds wide state-by-state variations in Medicaid reimbursements to physicians who treat cancer patients with radiation therapies. These differences could compound existing disparities in access to health care ...
Apr 11, 2019
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Radiation oncology research received 197 grants, totaling only 1.6 percent ($85.5 million) of the $5.4 billion in cancer research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, according to ...
May 29, 2013
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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) are pleased to announce the publication of the consensus guideline on margins for breast-conserving surgery with whole-breast ...
Feb 10, 2014
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Watching distracting videos helps children with cancer avoid the need for anesthesia during radiation treatments, a Stanford Medicine-led study has found. Video-based distraction also reduces children's anxiety and improves ...
May 10, 2023
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Radiation is a commonly used therapeutic option to treat liver metastases, with the majority of tumors maintained under control after one year. However, some patients do not respond as well to radiation treatment, and the ...
Apr 12, 2016
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A new study finds that recent increases in Medicare spending on outpatient cancer care at the end of patients' lives were driven almost entirely by a type of treatment given to fewer than 1 in 5 patients. The study is published ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Patients with plantar fasciitis (painful bone heel spur) experience significantly less pain and improved quality of life following a standard dose of external beam radiation therapy, a common cancer treatment similar to receiving ...
Jul 27, 2012
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Age-based heuristics can lead to large differences in breast cancer treatment based on small differences in chronologic age, according to a new analysis of more than 500,000 patient records.
Jan 31, 2023
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It is still a glimpse into the future: The combination of carbon ions and immune therapy could become an effective tool in the fight against cancer. But promising results for the potential benefit of this treatment combination ...
Nov 10, 2020
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Standard external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) provided a higher breast preservation rate than brachytherapy in women age 66 and older with invasive breast cancer, according to a study published in the February 1, 2014 print ...
Jan 29, 2014
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