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Many Mesothelioma Centers Top List of Best Cancer Hospitals
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center retained its standing as the top cancer care hospital in the nation for the second consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The publication’s 2016-17 Best Hospitals for Cancer graded cancer centers from 0-100 on a variety of categories such as reputation with specialists, volume of high-risk patients, patient survival and safety, nurse intensity and advanced technologies.
The purpose: Help patients make more informed health care decisions.
“It’s important for patients to know that not all hospitals deliver equivalent levels of care,” Ben Hard...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 11, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Walter Pacheco Tags: best cancer centers best cancer hospitals best hospitals for cancer best hospitals rankings best mesothelioma cancer centers md anderson cancer center mesothelioma treatment moffitt cancer center us news and world report best hospitals Source Type: news
New Data on Neoadjuvant Chemo and Breast Cancer RecurrenceNew Data on Neoadjuvant Chemo and Breast Cancer Recurrence
If breast cancer specialists could identify which patients were unlikely to experience disease recurrence after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, radiation therapy might be avoided. A new study has insights. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic News Network — Headlines 9/17/14
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Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 17, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Radiation Therapy Adds No Survival Benefit in MesotheliomaRadiation Therapy Adds No Survival Benefit in Mesothelioma
Adding high-dose radiotherapy to a regimen of chemotherapy and surgery does not delay or prevent local recurrence. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Newton Company Develops Prostate Cancer Vaccine
BOSTON (CBS) – Thomas Farrington was diagnosed with prostate cancer back in 2000. He underwent radiation therapy and was considered cancer free, but nine years later, it came back. “A recurrence is what no prostate cancer survivor wants to hear,” Farrington says. “Because when you have a recurrence of disease it’s like being diagnosed the first time. In fact, it’s worse because you’re not sure what your options are.”
What happened to Farrington is not uncommon. In fact, in patients with intermediate to high risk prostate cancer, there’s about a 30% chance of recurrence down the road.
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Advantagene Cancer cancer vaccine Dr. Estuardo Aguilar Dr. Mitchell Sokoloff Mallika Marshall ProstAtak Prostate Cancer prostate cancer vaccine tumor Source Type: news
Radiation After Prostatectomy: Debate Over TimingRadiation After Prostatectomy: Debate Over Timing
Two longitudinal studies provide additional fuel to the debate over adjuvant or salvage radiation therapy in appropriate patients with prostate cancer. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Steroid Reduces Flare After Radiation for Bone MetastasesSteroid Reduces Flare After Radiation for Bone Metastases
A few doses of steroid reduces the risk for and severity of pain flares that can occur immediately after radiation therapy, before the pain starts to recede. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Similar QoL With Shorter vs Longer RT for Prostate CaSimilar QoL With Shorter vs Longer RT for Prostate Ca
Patients with localized prostate cancer who receive a shorter radiation schedule in higher doses have similar quality of life as those treated with conventional radiation therapy. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Smoking Ups Late Effects of Breast Cancer Radiation Smoking Ups Late Effects of Breast Cancer Radiation
Smokers who quit at the time of radiation therapy for breast cancer can significantly lower their risk for late pulmonary, cardiac complications. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Radiation After Lumpectomy in Women ≥70 Still CommonRadiation After Lumpectomy in Women ≥70 Still Common
Despite NCCN guidelines issued in 2004 against the practice, there has been scant decline in the use of postlumpectomy radiation therapy among elderly women with small ER+ breast cancers. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
SBRT Doubled Survival Rates in Stage I NSCLC at VA SBRT Doubled Survival Rates in Stage I NSCLC at VA
Analysis of VA databases reveals dramatic improvement in survival with stereotactic body radiation therapy.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
' Adaptive Strategy ' Curbs Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer Patients ' Adaptive Strategy ' Curbs Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer Patients
Adapting radiation therapy so that the tumor is targeted more precisely can significantly reduce the incidence of pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Immunotherapy Plus RT for Metastatic Cancer: ' Step Forward ' Immunotherapy Plus RT for Metastatic Cancer: ' Step Forward '
Cancer treatment with radiation therapy typically attempts to achieve local control of tumors with direct hits of radiation therapy. Not this trial.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Treatment That ' s Easy to Swallow in HPV+ Throat Cancer Treatment That ' s Easy to Swallow in HPV+ Throat Cancer
The radiation therapy dose for throat cancer was cut 50%, but the 2-year outcomes are still excellent, including no injury to patient swallowing.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Standard-Dose Radiation Therapy Confirmed in Advanced NSCLC Standard-Dose Radiation Therapy Confirmed in Advanced NSCLC
Mature 5-year follow-up data from the RTOG 0617 trial confirm that a dose of 60 Gy is superior to 74 Gy in advanced inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
