MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brachytherapy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704760&cid=t_98523_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D234 It is a challenge for providers to decide which emerging technologies to adopt before they become mainstream.  CMS has focused on supporting new technologies that offer improved outcomes and lower long-term costs by offering providers the financial incentive to adopt these technologies when they first enter the market.  After a few years of aggressive reimbursement, the payment levels are readjusted to reflect the true cost of the technology.  One recent example in new technology incentives is electronic brachytherapy, a revolutionary new technology designed to eliminate the need to physically place a radioactive seed within the patient’s body.  I checked with several clinical trials and found that electronic brachytherapy has multiple advantages over external radiation and iridium s... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704760 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:29:04 +0100 4704760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3723287&cid=t_98523_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Funiversity-pennsylvania-health-system-named-malpractice-suits-veterans-radiation-care%2F The University of Pennsylvania Health system has been named in five federal lawsuits over the care provided by its radiation oncology team at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital. The complaints stem from the allegedly inadequate care given by Dr. Gary Kao and others in using brachytherapy to treat prostate cancer. Veterans filing lawsuits include Richard Mitchell, James Armstrong, John Berry, Barry Lackro, and Donald Pepper. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3723287 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:45:18 +0100 3723287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2828430&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2Frick-ward-pioneer-pca-activist%2F Rick Ward, of Deer Lodge, Montana and San Antonio,Texas, a pioneering prostate cancer awareness advocate and activist, died recently of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Rick, an Air Force veteran aged 71, will be remembered for his tremendous contribution to Seedpods brachytherapy mailing list, for his dedication to helping Veterans faced with cancer and other [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2828430 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:16:14 +0100 2828430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621778&cid=t_98523_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fva-brachytherapy-debacle-for-want-of.html This post should perhaps be subtitled "The Theatre of the Absurd."At Healthcare Renewal and other sites I've often commented on the remarkable accommodation given to IT personnel in hospitals, even when these personnel make capricious decisions that are contrary to the support of the mission of healthcare organizations, or contrary to the mission itself.I wrote that many HIT problems observationally appeared due to ill-informed, capricious edicts of overempowered (relative to clinical leadership) MIS leaders, sanctioned by equally ill-informed executive leadership, for which the IT personnel were rarely held accountable.Endangerment of ICU patients via PC's entirely inappropriate for a biohazards environment, chaos in a critical procedure area from IT complacency and incompetence, payment ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621778 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:10:00 +0100 2621778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523663&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2Fva-hospital-botches-prostate-treatments-report%2F Today’s New York Times reports:  “A unit in Philadelphia operating with virtually no outside scrutiny botched 92 of 116 prostate cancer treatments over a span of more than six years.” Dr. Gary D. Kao, according to the report, ran a “rogue” cancer unit which covered up botched procedures in which radioactive “seeds” intended for the [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523663 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:52:25 +0100 2523663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510431&cid=t_98523_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fcomputer-and-other-mysteries-at.html The Philadelphia VA Hospital has had some problems with brachytherapy (implantation of small radioactive pellets for prostate cancer) recently. Multiple procedures were bungled, including wrong placement and incorrect dosages.In this story, there apparently is a computer involved. From the New York Times article "At VA Hospital, a Rogue Cancer Unit", June 20, 2009:... The hospital suspended the brachytherapy program on June 11 last year. By then, 45 substandard implants had been found. Two days later, the Joint Commission, which helps set standards in the hospital industry, surveyed the Philadelphia V.A. and on the next day accredited the hospital. “This organization is in full compliance with applicable standards,” the Joint Commission said. The commission said that it had no indicati... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510431 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:35:00 +0100 2510431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1907926&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fdont-let-cancer-hide-in-your-house%2F I continue to encourage all women to get mammograms and tested regularly for breast cancer, now I also encourage them to have their husbands tested for prostate cancer. My husband had no symptoms to alert us to cancer in his prostate; it was found during a routine checkup. He is now back to work and feeling pretty good after his ordeal last week to attack prostate cancer that was diagnosed earlier this year. Because he had brachytherapy, which is radiation, the side effects will be in full force in a couple of weeks and then take a couple of more weeks to subside - a small price to pay for beating cancer. Lately Bobby, my husband has been crediting me with saving his life. I didn’t do any of the procedure of course, but I was the one who insisted he have regular checkups once we got marr... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1907926 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:07:09 +0100 1907926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888546&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fmy-husband-gets-treated-for-prostate-cancer%2F This has been one tough week! Bobby, my husband had brachytherapy this week to address prostate cancer that was diagnosed this summer. I don’t like being in the hospital and undergoing surgery or treatment, but I have decided that I dislike even more watching a loved one go through it. Actually, the procedure went really well for my husband. He was admitted early Wednesday and they inserted tiny catheters all over the prostate gland and then they placed radioactive beads in the catheters four times over two days. When Bob comes home he will not be radioactive as none of the beads were left in the gland. This is an amazing procedure. The hardest part for him was that he had to lie perfectly still on his back without a pillow or being able to move his legs for two days. He needed medic... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888546 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:59:39 +0100 1888546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1880295&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fturning-to-you-my-friends-during-cancer-and-tough-times%2F On Saturday I visited my eldest son in a Toronto hospital and today I will spend the day in the hospital while my husband has brachytherapy for his prostate cancer. I see a theme here. As I do with all of my friends I am asking for you to pray for my husband as he goes through this procedure and battles cancer. I am also asking you to keep my son, Josh, in your prayers as he awaits an opening in a treatment facility. Kathy-Ellen (Source: Life with Breast Cancer) Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1880295 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:23:42 +0100 1880295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1025529&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F184509342%2F According to a new study, brachytherapy (radiation seed implants) are just as effective at curing prostate cancer in younger men (aged 60 and younger) as they are in older men. Brachytherapy is a minimally invasive procedure where a radiation oncologist places small radioactive seeds into the prostate in order to kill the cancer cells. It is an attractive treatment option for patients with prostate cancer because it has a much shorter recovery time than surgery and studies have shown brachytherapy to be just as effective as surgery. Normal practice of surgeons have always been to advice younger men to undergo surgery to remove all or part of the prostate (prostatectomy) over other treatments like seed implants because they believed younger men could physically tolerate surgery, plus they b... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1025529 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:26:20 +0100 1025529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620484&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=35293&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprostate-help.blogs.com%2Fprostatehelp%2F2007%2F05%2Fpatterns_of_loc.html Link: Patterns Of Local Failure Following Prostate Brachytherapy. An adequate radiation dose and administration of androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) are the keys to local control in patients with prostate cancer (CaP) undergoing brachytherapy according to a report by Dr. Nelson Stone... (Source: Prostate-Help) Prostate-Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620484 Wed, 16 May 2007 16:32:02 +0100 620484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501907&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=35293&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprostate-help.blogs.com%2Fprostatehelp%2F2007%2F03%2Flongterm_prosta.html Link: Long-Term Prostate Cancer Control Using Palladium-103 Brachytherapy And External Beam Radiotherapy In Patients With A High Likelihood Of Cancer. Brachytherapy is recommended for low risk prostate cancer (CaP). For intermediate and high risk patients, some have advocated combining brachytherapy... (Source: Prostate-Help) Prostate-Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501907 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:37:42 +0100 501907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495923&cid=t_98523_136_f&fid=35293&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprostate-help.blogs.com%2Fprostatehelp%2F2007%2F03%2Fprostate_brachy.html Link: Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery. Men with prostate cancer have a slightly better long-term side effects profile with radiation seed implants than they do with surgery, according to a study released today in the International Journal... (Source: Prostate-Help) Prostate-Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495923 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:05:45 +0100 495923