Latest Surgical oncology Stories
Patients with early stage breast cancer who were treated with lumpectomy plus radiation may have a better chance of survival compared with those who underwent mastectomy, according to Duke Medicine research. The study, which appears online Jan. 28, 2013, in the journal Cancer, raises new questions as to the comparative effectiveness of breast-conserving therapies such as lumpectomy, where only the tumor and surrounding tissue is surgically removed. “Our findings are observational but...
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Not all robots are created equal, particularly when it comes to prostate cancer, says world-renowned prostate cancer surgeon, Dr. David Samadi. Specializing in minimally invasive da Vinci robotic prostatectomy surgery, Dr. Samadi is not only Vice Chairman, Department of Urology at The Mount Sinai Medical Center; he is also Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/NY45644 ) Robots...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Andrew Ordon, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and co-host of the daytime talk show, The Doctors, and his surgical group at the Rox Center in Beverly Hills are announcing the founding of the Rox Cancer Center. This private medical corporation is focused around Dr. Travis Kidner who is a formally trained surgical oncologist and Board Certified General Surgeon. "Dr. Kidner brings expertise and experience from Memorial Sloan...
GREAT NECK, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Myron Arlen is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Medicine. Dr. Arlen is a Cancer Specialist with North Shore Surgical Oncology. Dr. Arlen was trained as a cancer surgeon at Memorial Sloan-Kettering where he remained on staff for 20 years. In this role he was involved in the surgery of advanced cancer problems and the immunotherapeutic approaches to managing the patients. Throughout his...
The interventional oncologist now has the unique ability to view the post-treatment ablation zone, intra-procedurally. Miami Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 INTIO Inc. is introducing SyncVIEW™, a new feature of the 510(k) cleared ClearStart SVM™ (Segmentation and Volumetric Measurement system), at the Clinical Interventional Oncology (CIO) Symposium in Miami Beach, January 18-19, 2013. SyncVIEW™ provides the interventional oncologist the unique ability to view the segmented...
NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On the court, Joe Johnson, star shooting guard for the Brooklyn Nets, is admired for the way he battles his opponents. Off the court, he looks to his mother for inspiration; she is afflicted with leukemia and fighting one of the toughest opponents to beat. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130116/NY43727) To support her and others battling blood cancers around the globe, the Brooklyn Nets and Delete Blood Cancer DKMS, the...
NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A comparative review of more than 230 previously published studies bumps radical prostate removal surgery above radiation in cost-effectiveness, quality of life after treatment, and patient survival. Surgery, whether performed traditionally, laparoscopically, or robotically, demonstrated improved outcomes across all three factors when compared to radiation for prostate cancer in the form of intensity-modulate radiation therapy, brachytherapy,...
One of the greatest challenges faced by cancer surgeons is to know exactly which tissue to remove, or not, while the patient is under anesthesia. A team of surgeons and scientists at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new technique that will allow surgeons to identify during surgery which lymph nodes are cancerous so that healthy tissue can be saved. The findings will be published in the January 15 print edition of Cancer Research. "This research is...
NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prostate cancer diagnoses may bring out the fight in men but patients need to know which punch to throw first. When diagnosed early, prostate cancer is highly treatable and patients most often choose between robotic prostate removal surgery or radiation for prostate cancer, including external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy seed radiation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130108/NY39190LOGO ) Three concerns drive...
Patients who undergo surgery for oesophageal cancer have a much greater chance of long term survival if the operation is carried out by a surgeon who has performed this particular operation many times before. This according to a new, large-scale study conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In their article, the researchers conclude that oesophageal cancer surgery should be concentrated – or centralized – to fewer...
