Wide review 'not considered' after first cancer error Dec 8, 2008
"If you're asking me did an underdosing of radiation oncology notified on the 18 July lead me to say did I need to check the etoposide phosphate dosing formula at the Women's and Children's within a matter of days, no it didn't and I doubt that there would be anybody on this planet who would come to that conclusion," he told the committee. "[To] conclude that we should check every single system in the many thousands of systems that we operate in SA Health is somewhat of a leap.". (ABC Online)
M. D. Anderson to hold first international conference on inflammatory breast cancer Dec 6, 2008
The clinic is composed of a dedicated group of 16 clinical and pre-clinical investigators spanning six divisions, including cancer medicine, diagnostic imaging, pathology/laboratory medicine, prevention, radiation oncology and surgery. Investigators have identified high-impact goals for clinical and pre-clinical studies, all focused on improved patient care through management and discovery. (EurekAlert!)
Preoperative Radiation May Improve Survival Rates In Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients Dec 5, 2008
"Physicians need to consider a variety of factors such as tumor size, cancer stage and patient preference before deciding on the course of preoperative treatment," said Dr. Mohiuddin, who has published extensively on the topic of radiation oncology ... The report appears in the November edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. (Science Daily)
St. Vincent sole owner of cancer center Dec 4, 2008
The two Billings hospitals that operate the Big Horn Basin Radiation Oncology Center in Cody have dissolved their partnership. On Monday, Billings Clinic announced it will withdraw from the Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center, which it operated in Billings with St. Vincent Healthcare for 21 years. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Cancer Care Center building sold Dec 2, 2008
The facility was developed by a partnership among Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, Mountain Radiation Oncology Consultants and Northern Hematology Oncology. The building s three tenants include Radiation Therapy, Northern Hematology and Colorado Imaging. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
A Boy with a Pituitary Tumor and Skull Abnormalities Nov 27, 2008
From the Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Boston (E.R.S.); the Departments of Radiation Oncology (J.L.), Pediatrics (M.M.), Radiology (S.R.P.), and Pathology (A.S-R., M.D.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Departments of Surgery (E.R.S.), Radiation Oncology (J.L.), Pediatrics (M.M.), Radiology (S.R.P.), and Pathology (A.S.-R., M.D.P.), Harvard Medical School. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Winchester Hospital Named No. 1 Top Place to Work Nov 25, 2008
As the northwest suburban Boston area s leading provider of comprehensive health care services, the 229-bed facility provides care in orthopedics, surgery, pediatrics, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, rehabilitation, radiation oncology, pain management, obstetrics/gynecology and a Level IIB Special Care Nursery. Winchester Hospital has clinical affiliations with several nationally recognized hospitals in the region, including Children s Hospital Boston, Tufts Medical... (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Lactic Acid Found To Fuel Tumors Nov 24, 2008
D., professor of radiation oncology and pathology at Duke ... Other authors included, from Duke University Medical Center: Thies Schroeder, Melanie C. Wergin, Zahid N. Rabbani, and Kelly M. Kennedy from the Department of Radiation Oncology; Michael J. Kelley, from the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology; and Miriam L. Wahl from the Department of Pathology. (Science Daily)
BSD Medical: Hyperthermia System for Cancer Treatment Installed At Lankenau Hospital Nov 20, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BSD Medical Corporation (NasdaqGM: - ) today reported that the Lankenau Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology has become the first hospital in the Philadelphia region and the 17th nationwide (in the past 24 months) to acquire the BSD-500 Hyperthermia System for use in the treatment of cancer ... We are confident that the addition of hyperthermia to our treatment options will provide significant potential benefits to many of our patients,''... (Primezone Releases)
Major Advance In Cancer Radiotherapy Nov 16, 2008
"The fall in collateral radiation deposition in the body ranges from a factor of 2 to 15 depending on the precise treatment indication and body site," noted Bleddyn Jones, an oncologist attending the ESF workshop, from the Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology in Oxford, UK. "All techniques using external gamma rays and x-rays impart a larger dose to surrounding healthy tissue with long term risks of functional changes and malignant induction.". The improved imaging made possible by... (Science Daily)
Gender Is Key Factor In Determining Overall Survival Of Lung Cancer Patients Nov 15, 2008
"Our study corroborates the fact that gender plays an important role as a prognostic factor in people diagnosed with lung cancer," Benjamin Movsas, M.D., lead author of the study and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Henry Ford Hospital, said. "This underscores the importance of studying this disease entity in light of the fact that women diagnosed with lung cancer tend to have a better outcome in terms of survival.". (Science Daily)
A Dog We Can Believe In Nov 13, 2008
As a pet owner, Obama will find that many of the inequalities that affect human health care are present in the veterinary version, which, in scarcely a generation, has gone from basic deworming and rabies-inoculating to administering psychopharmaceuticals and practicing advanced specialties like dermatology or radiation oncology. In 1980, there were less than 2,000 vets credentialed by 12 specialty organizations; by 2007, there were about 9,000 members of 27 groups like orthopedics. (Slate)
Breast-cancer treatment gives some new hope Nov 10, 2008
One MammoSite detractor is Dr. Robert Bertoli, clinical associate professor of radiation oncology at University of Tennessee Medical Center. Bertoli said that until a randomized clinical trial is finished, it is imprudent to recommend MammoSite as a replacement for traditional radiation therapy. (Montana Standard, MT)
UC Davis researchers discover Achilles' heel in pancreatic cancer Nov 7, 2008
Specialists in surgical oncology, gastrointestinal surgery, medical oncology, interventional radiology, gastroenterology, radiology and radiation oncology work together to define treatment plans for patients and develop novel medications. For more information, visit. (EurekAlert!)
Should breast cancer patients have chemotherapy before or after surgery? Oct 28, 2008
If it's clear, on the basis of various tests, that a woman is going to need chemotherapy regardless of what kind of surgery she has, having chemotherapy before surgery may also allow her to avoid radiation therapy, said Dr. Kuan Yu, an assistant professor of radiation oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Yu is the lead author of a paper recently presented at a meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Boston. (Boston Globe)
BioAtom Inc. To Present at BIOCOM Investor Conference 2008 Oct 27, 2008
Its ONCOSENSOR(TM), a nanotechnology probe, will undergo in vivo evaluation at Center for Functional Onco Imaging, UC Irvine, in collaboration with Radiation Oncology Group, Long Beach Memorial Hospital. From Bomb Detector to Cancer Diagnostic Probe. (PR Newswire)
BSD Medical Supports National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Dual Role Oct 27, 2008
This year (2008) the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics published a ``Multi-institutional review of repeat irradiation of chest wall and breast for recurrent breast cancer'' (Vol. 70, No. 2, pp. (Primezone Releases)
Proton centers moving forward Oct 25, 2008
and Radiation Oncology Consultants of Park Ridge. The facility will contain four treatment rooms designed to administer proton therapy, a procedure growing in popularity as a more efficient means of treating certain forms of cancer. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Griffith's past career faces new questions Oct 23, 2008
UPDATED: 2:56 a.m. CT, October 23, 2008. by 10/23/2008 12:46 a.m. CT. (AL.com)
New Facility in Penfield for Lipson Cancer Center Oct 21, 2008
The Lipson Cancer Center at Linden Oaks opened this month offering comprehensive cancer care including both medical and radiation oncology. The 17,000 square foot facility provides greater convenience and accessibility for patients living east and south of the city who don't want to go the hospital for outpatient visits. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Tracon Pharmaceuticals Appoints Bryan Leigh, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer Oct 21, 2008
He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Radiation Biology at Stanford University and was Chief Resident for the University of Arizona Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Residency Program. Dr. (Primezone Releases)
Olean, Bradford hospitals in partnership Oct 21, 2008
The hospital received approval last month from the State Health Department to certify a $6 million free-standing radiation oncology extension clinic, with providing staff and services through a clinical services arrangement. Services are expected to begin Nov. 1. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Nicotine May Spur Breast Cancer's Spread Oct 18, 2008
"I don't know what the potential is," said Dr. Chang Yan Chen, of the department of radiation oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston. "This adds to the whole body of literature on how things that we ingest could potentially be harmful in terms of causing breast cancer or making existing breast cancer worse," added Dr. Julian Kim, a breast cancer surgeon and chief of oncologic surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland. (MEDLINEplus)
US Oncology to Report 2008 Third Quarter Earnings Results Oct 15, 2008
According to the company's last quarterly earnings report, US Oncology is affiliated with 1,220 physicians operating in 480 locations, including 92 radiation oncology facilities in 39 states. For more information, visit the company's Web site. (PR Newswire)
KU Hospital gets $20M for cancer services Oct 15, 2008
The name also will apply to the radiation oncology building on KU Hospital s main campus south of 39th Street and Rainbow ... KU Hospital officials said the money will be used to expand and strengthen blood and marrow transplant services, radiation oncology and breast cancer imaging. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Hospitals take cue from hospitality industry Oct 14, 2008
Phil Giuntoli, a principal at CollinsWoerman, another Seattle architecture firm with a large health-care emphasis, says that the $5 million Olympic Medical Radiation Oncology Center in Sequim requested a spalike atmosphere to reduce patients' anxiety when they came in for treatment: there's lots of stone and natural light, and rich colors in the carpeting. Another project, the Pullman Memorial Hospital, is also looking to evidence-based design. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk Oct 14, 2008
"The effects are almost instantaneous," said study author Dr. Andrew Cooke, head of radiation oncology at CancerCare Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. However, he added, "The fracture risk goes right back up once you stop it. The good news is, it reduces fracture risk when you are on it. Once you stop, you are not protected.". (MEDLINEplus)
UI dance team, and thousands more, walk against breast cancer Oct 13, 2008
Breast cancer is particularly prone to this, said Frederick Domann, a professor of radiation oncology who mentored grant-recipient Melissa Teoh, a postdoctoral research assistant. "We need to understand how this process comes about and help prevent it," Domann said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Norton to hold networking event Oct 10, 2008
Norton Healthcare Inc., , and will share contracting and other opportunities for women-owned and minority-owned businesses for the construction of the Norton Cancer Institute s Radiation Oncology Center. Norton plans to build a $10 million, 14,441 square-foot radiation oncology center as an expansion of its campus at the Old Brownsboro Crossing development. (Louisville Business First, KY)
New robes aimed at cancer patients Oct 8, 2008
Dr. David Parda, chairman of the West Penn Allegheny Health System Radiation Oncology Network, believes the robes have a positive impact on cancer patients ... Financial donations should be sent to Radiation Oncology Program Fund/Dignity Robes, c/o Allegheny General Hospital Department of Fund Development, 320 E. North Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
UC Neuroscience Institute establishing brain tumor center Oct 8, 2008
It includes specialists from the and several UC College of Medicine departments, including neurosurgery, radiology, radiation oncology, otolaryngology, internal medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. About 215,000 brain tumors will be diagnosed in the United States this year. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Medical Allegations Stir Up North Ala. House Race Oct 4, 2008
But Robert Williams, chief of medicine at the time, said he initiated the evaluation after getting complaints from staff about the radiation oncology unit ... Greg Cotter, now an accreditation officer with the American College of Radiation Oncology, said he, Griffith and others pushed the hospital to improve its equipment and staff in the cancer unit but the hospital resisted. (Newsmax)
Many Cancer Patients Forgo Painkillers Oct 3, 2008
Forty-six percent of patients reported pain related to the cancer itself, and 58 percent of subjects had pain from their treatment, the report's authors note in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics ... To improve pain control for cancer patients undergoing radiation, Simone said that his center, the Radiation Oncology Branch of the NCI, has established an electronic system that requires healthcare providers to assess pain levels and pain medication every time they... (MEDLINEplus)
Doctor joins Family Care Center staff Oct 3, 2008
As the northwest suburban Boston area s leading provider of comprehensive health care services, the 229-bed facility provides care in surgery, pediatrics, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, radiation oncology, pain management, obstetrics/gynecology and a Level IIB Special Care Nursery staffed by neonatologists from Children s Hospital Boston. Spoerri-Bowman is accepting new patients at Family Care Center of Tewksbury, 2345 Main St. in... (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
MAHC_earns accreditation Oct 3, 2008
The ACR is a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic and interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, and nuclear medicine and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services. ONLINE POLL. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Weekend calendar Oct 3, 2008
A short presentation on Reiki will be given in the Radiation Oncology Conference Room, followed by 10-minute Reiki sessions for all in attendance. To register, call (860) 358-2456. (Middletown Press, CT)
Second lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces survival rates Oct 3, 2008
Patients receive their care in one location, from a team of top academic physicians with expertise in hematology and oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and diagnostic radiology/mammography. These experts work together to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient. (EurekAlert!)
Hormone Therapy Not Best for Older Prostate Cancer Patients Sep 25, 2008
"We know that hormone therapy has a lot of side effects," noted study author Dr. Amy M. Dosoretz, a radiation oncology resident with the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program in Boston. "Depression, fatigue and anemia, among others. Yet it can be worth it, because it has a significant benefit for many patients. But for some patients, the risks may outweigh the benefits. And here, we found that in this particular group of patients -- early-stage prostate cancer patients over 70 -- there was an... (MEDLINEplus)
Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread Sep 25, 2008
The survival time data should be approached with caution, because the primary purpose of the study was to help settle a debate about the effects of whole brain radiation on mental function, said study author Dr. Eric L. Chang, an associate professor of radiation oncology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He presented the results Sept. 22 at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology annual meeting, in Boston. (MEDLINEplus)
Early Breast Cancer No More Likely to Return in Young Women Sep 25, 2008
The presumption has been that women aged 40 and younger, when diagnosed with DCIS, were more likely to have it recur, noted Dr. Aruna Turaka, a fellow in the department of radiation oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia. But her new study -- which she is due to present Wednesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology annual meeting in Boston -- found otherwise. (Forbes)
Breast MRI Scan Could Determine Need For Radiation Therapy Sep 25, 2008
In the past, decisions regarding radiation therapy were made after surgery and before chemotherapy, according to lead author Christopher Loiselle, M.D., a resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UW Medical Center. Today, increasing numbers of women may be treated with chemotherapy before surgery. (Science Daily)
Center receives four radiation violations Sep 25, 2008
Tom Stoessel, the director of communications at Mount Nittany Medical Center, said the hospital is in the process of hiring a radiation oncology supervisor "to provide real-time oversight of the technologists who are providing care," which will provide a "second layer of check.". Stoessel said the hospital will also take corrective action by enhancing educational and training programs. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Prostate Cancer Test 'Bounce' No Worry Sep 25, 2008
Also, the study found, the prostate is no more likely to return in men who have the rise in prostate specific antigen (PSA) -- the so-called PSA bounce -- than in those who do not, says researcher Eric Horwitz, MD, clinical director of the radiation oncology department at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. Horwitz's study looked at more than 7,500 prostate cancer patients treated with radiation. (Yahoo News -- Prostate Cancer)
Hypnosis, acupuncture may cool hot flashes in breast cancer patients Sep 25, 2008
Doctors often treat patients taking hormone therapy drugs such as Arimidex or tamoxifen that deprive tumors of the estrogen that spurs their growth by prescribing steroids or antidepressants, says Eleanor Walker, director of radiation oncology at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and lead author of the acupuncture study, presented Wednesday in Boston at a meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology. Some breast cancer patients dislike taking antidepressants, which can... (USA Today)
A Woman with a Mass in the Left Breast and a Solitary Lesion in the Spine Sep 25, 2008
From the Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, and the Feinberg School of Medicine (W.J.G.) both in Chicago; and the Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (J.R.B.); the Departments of Surgical Oncology (M.A.G.), Radiology (H.A.D.), and Pathology (K.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Departments of Radiation Oncology (J.R.B.), Surgery (M.A.G.), Radiology (H.A.D.), and Pathology (K.B.), Harvard Medical School all... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Study: Hormones not for all prostate cancer patients Sep 24, 2008
Hormones did not increase the risk of death in men under 70, says Dosoretz, a resident in the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program ... Michael Zelefsky, a professor of radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, says it's striking that taking hormones for such a short time could increase the risk of death. (USA Today)
One-Day Breast Cancer Treatment Saves Lives in Less Time Sep 24, 2008
She met with Ollila, associate professor and surgical director for the multi-disciplinary breast and multidisciplinary melanoma programs at UNC, and Dr. Joel Tepper, professor and former chair of radiation oncology, to see if she was a candidate for the device. They were quickly able to confirm that she was a candidate, and the doctors scheduled her surgery to be conducted just a few days after the initial meeting. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Prostate cancer hormone therapy may raise mortality Sep 24, 2008
"Our study shows that for men over 70 with early-stage prostate cancer, androgen deprivation therapy as a form of treatment may do more harm than good," said Dr. Amy M. Dosoretz, a radiation oncology resident at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program in Boston, who led the study. The findings of this study are "potentially practice-changing," said Dr. Louis Harrison of Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, and moderator of a press briefing where the findings were released. (Reuters India)
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment Sep 23, 2008
"Treatments for breast cancer may decrease quality of life temporarily, but this is evidence that survivors, on average, will return to a normal quality of life," lead researcher Dr. Gary Freedman, an attending physician in the department of radiation oncology at Philadelphia's Fox Chase Cancer Center, said in a news release issued by the center. The findings, based on a survey of 1,050 women with early-stage breast cancer who were treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation with or... (MEDLINEplus)
Faster radiation as good for breast cancer, study finds Sep 23, 2008
"We've really got to give it serious consideration in the United States," said Anthony Zietman, a professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School and president-elect of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, who was not involved in the study. But Zietman cautioned that the results applied only to women with early cancers like those in the study, which were removed by lumpectomy and had not spread to the lymph nodes. (International Herald Tribune)
Breast cancer patients may have intense radiation Sep 23, 2008
"We were surprised that the risk of local recurrence and side effects for women treated with accelerated whole breast irradiation was so low," said lead author Timothy Whelan, a radiation oncology specialist at the Juravinski Cancer Center in McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. "This shorter treatment may not be for everyone," Whelan said in a statement. (Xinhuanet, China)
Whole brain radiation increases risk of learning and memory problems in cancer patients Sep 23, 2008
Eric L. Chang, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology ... Led by Eric L. Chang, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at M. D. Anderson, the study offers greater context to the ongoing debate among oncologists about how best to manage the treatment of cancer patients with one to three brain metastases ... D., David Kornguth, M.D., Anita Mahajan, M.D., Moshe Maor, M.D., Christopher Pelloski, M.D. and Shiao Y. Woo, M.D., all of the Department of Radiation... (EurekAlert!)
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects Sep 22, 2008
(SOURCES: Eleanor Walker, M.D., director, breast radiation oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Jay Brooks, M.D., chairman, hematology/oncology, Ochsner Health System, Baton Rouge, La ... "This study compared the effectiveness of acupuncture to drug therapy, and we found acupuncture was just as effective and had no side effects," said study author Dr. Eleanor M. Walker, director of breast radiation oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. (Health-Finder)
School closings, cancellations, resumptions Sep 22, 2008
Patients scheduled for radiation oncology at Methodist s Annex building will be contacted to reschedule treatment at the Dunn Tower. If patients have any questions about their care, they should contact their physician directly. (KHOU.com, TX)
Breast cancer survivors have high quality of life up to 15 years after lumpectomy/radiation Sep 22, 2008
"Treatments for breast cancer may decrease quality of life temporarily, but this is evidence that survivors on average will return to a normal quality of life," said Gary Freedman, M.D., an attending physician in the department of radiation oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center who led the survey. Freedman's research was presented today at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. (EurekAlert!)
Study suggests some breast cancer patients facing radiation after a mastectomy may be over-treated Sep 22, 2008
"When a woman has a tumor greater than 5 centimeters and negative lymph nodes, a mastectomy followed by radiation is recommended," said Penny Anderson, M.D., attending physician in the radiation oncology department at Fox Chase. "We typically irradiate the chest wall because it's been shown to improve survival. Out of an abundance of caution, many radiation oncologists also treat the surrounding lymph nodes, but there is little evidence that this improves outcome.". (EurekAlert!)
CDH, ProCure to begin work on proton center this fall Sep 21, 2008
and Radiation Oncology Consultants of Park Ridge, appealed the decision. As part of that process, CDH and ProCure were allowed to reargue their case and present the board with new information. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Radiation Oncology Services to host meeting of scientific advisory board in Dallas Sep 20, 2008
Nashville-based Radiation Oncology Services of America Inc. has announced the meeting of its scientific advisory board in Dallas, Texas on Sep ... The Scientific Advisory Board is a diverse group of leaders in the radiation oncology field ... Board members include: Lawrence Coia, M.D., of East Coast Radiation Oncology Associates in Toms River, N.J.; Dennis Hallahan, M.D., chair of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University; Richard Hoppe, M.D., chair of radiation oncology at Stanford University... (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
A touch of Tinsel Town coming to Caldwell Sep 19, 2008
Among the previous Foundation projects are: The Allene Broyhill Stevens Heilman Radiation Oncology Center and The William E. Stevens Jr. Cancer Care Center, The George M. Hancock Surgery Center, The Quest4Life Wellness Center, The Chaplaincy Program, Scrubby Bear, Lifeline and many more. McGhinnis said it's a goal of CMH leadership to keep the hospital a non-profit entity, so the Foundation's efforts to raise funds are that much more important. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
BSD Medical to Attend and Exhibit At the 50th Annual ASTRO Conference Sep 18, 2008
ASTRO's annual conference is the largest radiation oncology conference held in America and the premier worldwide scientific meeting in radiation oncology. It is designed to address the educational needs of BSD's primary customers, including radiation oncologists, physicists, biologists, nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology, as well as oncologists working in related specialties. (Primezone Releases)
Century ride to benefit cancer patients Sep 16, 2008
Sponsored by Baptist Cancer Services, Jackson Oncology Associates, and Radiation Oncology of Mississippi, the seventh annual Cyclists Curing Cancer Century Ride will benefit Baptist Cancer Services' Serenity Garden, a safe haven of sorts for patients and their families. . (The Clarion-Ledger)
Nucletron Announces Market Release of First Commercially Available Software to Review and Share Dicom-Based Treatment Plans for Radiotherapy Sep 15, 2008
VEENENDAAL, Netherlands, September 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Oncentra(R) RT Viewer* Officially to Launch at ESTRO 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden, September 14-18 and ASTRO 2008, Boston, USA, September 21-24 Nucletron, a knowledge-based leader in radiation oncology today announced the market release of Oncentra RT Viewer ... About Nucletron Nucletron is a knowledge-based leader in Radiation Oncology, working with clinical teams to realize innovative solutions that improve patient care. (PR Newswire)
Retrospective study analyzes expenses of osteoporosis-related fracture over 3 years Sep 15, 2008
Women with a claim for malignant neoplasm, radiation oncology or chemotherapy were excluded. The cohort was followed in 6-month increments over a 3-year follow-up period. (EurekAlert!)
Pharmacyclics, Inc. Announces Board and Management Transitions Sep 12, 2008
Mr. Duggan stated: "Pharmacyclics has an exceptional team of dedicated employees who have worked hard to build a sustainable portfolio of drugs to fight many diseases. I respect and admire this team and look forward to working together with them in the future." Dr. Miller commented: "We have built a significant portfolio of products under my tenure. I am gratified at the support I have received from the stockholders, Board of Directors and employees of the Company over the time that I have... (PR Newswire)
Many Cancer Patients Receive Insufficient Pain Management Therapy Sep 11, 2008
10, 2008) Pain is one of the most common symptoms of cancer patients, yet many of them do not receive adequate therapy for the pain caused by their disease or treatments, according to a study in the September 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology ... Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia and the Radiation Oncology... (Science Daily)
