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Quality Healthcare Must Serve Individual Needs of Patients CHICAGO, April 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Quality healthcare must reinsert consumers as the primary decision makers for their healthcare, says a report published by the Center for Health Transformation (CHT). The 21st Century Intelligent Health System: An Individual-Centered Approach describes the necessary steps to reform our healthcare system to meet the individual needs of patients. The paper provides patient statements and...
Diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of cancer called anal sac adenocarcinoma, Oscar's future seemed bleak. Bedridden and unresponsive to chemotherapy or radiation, he would be lucky to survive three months. But thanks to an innovative new drug treatment, Oscar's cancer receded and he was walking again within two weeks.Oscar's recovery was extraordinary enough, but his case was unusual for another reason. Oscar is a Bichon Frise, who scientists reporting here today at the 237th...
LITTLETON, Mass., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Still River Systems announced today the successful operation of the world's highest field, high energy cyclotron magnet. Still River's magnet is the key technical element for reducing the size and cost of the particle accelerator that will deliver proton therapy at a number of hospitals beginning with the first installation at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri this fall. "The last six months have been very exciting," said Marc...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- After all standard treatments had failed, a new cancer treatment has stopped the growth of aggressive sarcomas in two recent patients. These results are similar to the new protocol's previous success against several cancers, including melanoma, pancreatic, colon, mesothelioma and other sarcomas. One of the patients is an 18-year-old with malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) that arose in the largest bone of his leg. The cancer spread throughout his...
First all-digital cancer hospital enhances commitment to quality care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America GOODYEAR, Ariz., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) has opened the nation's first all-digital cancer hospital in Goodyear, Ariz. The 213,000-square-foot facility is the fourth hospital in the steadily growing CTCA network. CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) extends the comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) system...
Principles Outline Broad Policy Goals for Improving Cancer Care Access, Efficiency and Quality; Created Based on Experiences of US Oncology's 1,200-Physician Network WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Policy Board of US Oncology, which supports one of the nation's largest cancer treatment and research networks representing approximately 1,200 oncologists nationwide, today adopted its Principles for Reforming Cancer Care, designed to guide the organization's national...
Chemotherapy is an integral part of modern cancer treatment, but it's not always effective. Successful chemotherapy depends on the ability of anticancer drugs to escape from the bloodstream through the leaky blood vessels that often surround tumors.Predicting chemotherapy's efficacy could save thousands of individuals from unnecessary toxicity and the often difficult side effects of the treatments.In a study published in the February issue of the journal Radiology, researchers describe a...
Singapore scientists report findings in Molecular CellResearchers at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have become the first to discover and characterize a human protein called Bax-beta (Baxβ), which can potentially cause the death of cancer cells and lead to new approaches in cancer treatment. The finding is published in the 16 Jan. report of Molecular Cell.Detection of Baxβ has eluded scientists until now. Said Dr Victor Yu, principal investigator of the IMCB...
TargetScan(R) Technology passes 3,500-procedure milestone as the system becomes available in more medical centers and private practices across the country ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- To date, more than 3,500 prostate biopsies and subsequent cancer treatment procedures have been conducted using the proprietary TargetScan(R) technology, adopted by prostate specialists in search of more effective cancer treatments with fewer side effects. The TargetScan technology has been shown to...
COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Half of working Americans with health insurance surveyed say they don't have a clear understanding of what their health insurance covers for medical expenses related to cancer treatment. According to a recent nationwide survey of 1,067 full-time employees covered by health insurance conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company*: 51 percent of employees surveyed say they don't have a clear...
