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PITTSBURGH and MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concerns about the toxicity of a newer breast cancer treatment called Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) are unfounded, according to a study presented today, at the 53rd meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology, (ASTRO) by Thomas B. Julian, MD, Director, Division of Breast Surgical Oncology at West Penn Allegheny Health System. Accelerated partial breast irradiation involves...
Reported to the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Pittsburgh, PA and Miami, FL (PRWEB) October 02, 2011 Treating a breast cancer recurrence with a combination of radioactive seed implantation and tumor excision rather than with mastectomy, or whole breast removal, is an effective approach for many women, according to a long-term study presented today at the annual meeting the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) by cancer specialists at...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The West Clinic, the Mid-South's premier cancer practice, is pleased to announce the formation of The West Clinic Comprehensive Breast Center, a multidisciplinary breast center, which will be the first center of its kind in the region. The newly formed Comprehensive Breast Center at The West Clinic will partner with The Breast Clinic of Memphis and its breast surgical oncologist, Michael P. Berry, M.D., FACS. The newly formed...
OCALA, Fla. and THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Cartwright, M.D., medical oncologist with Ocala Oncology and a member of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee and Pathways Task Force Committee, physician advisory groups within The US Oncology Network, presented findings from a study titled "Survival outcomes with use of bevacizumab beyond progression (BBP) in metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC) patients (Pts)" at 9:30am on September 25 during the...
BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today celebrates 10 years of the availability and success of its NovaSure endometrial ablation system. Since 2001, more than one and a half million women have been treated with the NovaSure system to reduce or eliminate...
One cut to the belly button to remove one foot of infected colon; 1 1/2 days later the patient went home WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vincent Obias, MD, Director of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, performed the nation's first single-incision robotic laparoscopic surgery on the left colon at The George Washington University Hospital. Through a small incision in the belly button, Dr. Obias was able to perform a robotic left colectomy -- a procedure so...
CHICAGO, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Plastic Surgery Research Foundation, Inc., University Plastic Surgery, SC, and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science are jointly sponsoring the 2011 Chicago Breast Symposium, a unique one-day gathering of multidisciplinary breast care specialists from around the world. The Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago will serve as host site on Saturday, October 15, during which...
Approach may help some women avoid mastectomy Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) does not have an impact on long-term local-regional outcomes, suggesting treatment success is due more to biologic factors than chemotherapy timing, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Presented today at the 2011 Breast Cancer Symposium, the study also found that neoadjuvant chemotherapy (given before surgery),...
It's not how old but how frail patients are that can predict how well they will fare after a melanoma diagnosis. In fact, young patients in poor health may have worse outcomes than older patients in good shape. A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds that patients with decreased core muscle density were more likely to see their cancer spread to distant parts of the body. These findings may also support the idea that the patient's biological response...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas and PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- US Oncology Research, one of the nation's largest networks of community-based researchers, and Radiation Therapy Oncology Group® (RTOG®), the leader in radiation oncology-focused clinical trials in the United States, announced today that US Oncology Research has earned Full Member status, an accomplishment few institutions achieve. As a Full Member of RTOG, US Oncology Research has proven to be a leader in radiation...
