One of my group’s employed surgeons was injured and has serious weakness in his dominant hand and wrist due to radicular trauma. Before he could return, we therefore required him to be evaluated by a neurologist and an...
Read MoreAmong individuals with cancer, there is a significantly higher suicide risk for those in the lowest-income counties and in rural settings when compared with those residing in other areas, according to a study published in JAMA...
Read MoreOncologists report racial disparities in perceived barriers to genetic counseling and testing (GCT) for patients with breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Investigators surveyed 277...
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The new research was presented at ASTRO 2021, the American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual...
Read MoreDownstream revenue (DSR) and value-based care are both excellent ways to boost revenue potential. For oncology practices, these boosts can be realized by adding three specialists: a cancer genetic counselor, a nurse navigator,...
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Computer-assisted colonoscopies reduce rates of missed lesions, according to a study published in...
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Race alone does not explain disparities in cancer screening among women, according to a study...
Read MoreNew research was virtually presented at ESMO 2021, the European Society for Medical Oncology Virtual Congress 2021, from September 16-21. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from the conference....
Read MoreI ’ve stood in front of conferences before and made my case: Our healthcare system is per- fect. “A perfect system? Ours?” I’ll hear people murmuring, “He’s a little bit crazy.” For decades, critics of the US healthcare system...
Read MoreDuring a recent PW Podcast episode, we spoke with David Cella, PhD, Professor at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of North- western University and presenter of results from the CheckMate-9ER Trial—which assessed...
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According to an analysis in a June 2021 global report from Renub Research—“Telemedicine Market,...
Read MoreA new clinical practice guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), published in Practical Radiation Oncology, provides evidence-based recommendations regarding radiation therapy (RT) for adults with soft...
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“As with prostate cancer, there are patients diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) who,...
Read MoreFor a paper published in Disease of the Colon & Rectum, Gregory S. Cooper, MD, and colleagues aimed to describe the incidence of first-ever diverticulitis and prevalence of first-ever, post-diverticulitis colorectal cancer...
Read MoreWhen we make the mistake of talking about fixing our broken system, we tend to speak of driving costs down or of achieving greater efficiencies by stressing preventive care. There’s nothing wrong with efficiencies and...
Read MoreIt’s your first real vacation in 2 years and the cabin loudspeaker comes on: “Is there a doctor on board?” Now what? Ethically, if you can help, you should help, but there is no duty to an ill or injured passenger to compel your...
Read MoreFor patients receiving chemotherapy, use of an Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS) for real-time remote symptom mon- itoring reduces symptom burden, according to a study published in The BMJ. Investigators conducted a...
Read MoreFor adolescents and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer diagnosed at age 15-39, there has been improvement in 5-year relative survival for multiple cancer types, according to a study published in Cancer. Researchers examined...
Read MoreAccording to prosecutors, in 2018, George Blatti set up a makeshift office in an old Radio Shack store and later prescribed pain medications from his car in parking lots without examinations to many who appeared to be...
Read MoreLutetium-177 (177Lu)-prostate-specific mem- brane antigen (PSMA)-617 radioligand therapy added to standard care is beneficial for patients with advanced PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to...
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