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Ultrasound-guided biopsy identifies outer prostate benign hyperplasia
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Benign prostatic hyperplasia originating in the outer gland may mimic prostate cancer, according to researchers in China. Both pathologies appear on endorectal ultrasound as hypoechoic, so transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy should be used to provide histological differentiation, according to the research team.
April 14, 2005
CT, PET staging may negate need for mediastinoscopy in lung cancer
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Assessing lung cancer patients with CT and PET may identify some mediastinal lymph node metastases reliably enough to jettison mediastinoscopy, according to a presentation Monday at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) meeting.
April 10, 2005
Implant Sciences nets NIH grant for brachytherapy plaque
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology and interventional cardiology firm Implant Sciences said it has been awarded a $750,000 phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the continued development and clinical evaluation of a radioactive brachytherapy plaque to treat cancerous tumors of the thoracic and lumbar spine.
April 6, 2005
Radiation Therapy Services buys five centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy center operator Radiation Therapy Services has signed a definitive agreement to purchase five Nevada radiation treatment centers from Associated Radiation Oncologists.
April 5, 2005
Impac, Synovate team to aggregate cancer data
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology information systems developer Impac Medical Systems and Synovate Healthcare have partnered to conduct a global cancer therapy audit.
April 5, 2005
Elekta completes Impac purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has finalized its acquisition of radiation oncology information systems developer Impac Medical Systems.
April 4, 2005
Focal cryoablation promoted as new paradigm for treating prostate cancer
By Peggy Peck
NEW ORLEANS - Focal cryoablation can target and treat prostate cancer while sparing healthy tissue, according to a presentation Friday at the Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting. Interventional radiologists in Florida used focal cryoablation to perform a "male lumpectomy" on prostate cancer patients.
April 3, 2005
International Isotopes, Alpha-Omega Services team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
International Isotopes has signed a four-year cobalt source recycle agreement with brachytherapy sources and accessories developer Alpha-Omega Services of Bellflower, CA.
April 3, 2005
RFA demonstrates 'surprising' efficacy for treatment of lung malignancies
By Peggy Peck
NEW ORLEANS - What's good for the liver is good for the lung, according to results from a multicenter pilot trial of radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Italian investigators successfully used RFA to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients who were not candidates for surgery, external beam radiotherapy, and/or chemotherapy.
April 3, 2005
Cytogen unveils new oncology program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen has begun a new clinical development initiative for a targeted oncology product designed to treat prostate and other cancers.
April 3, 2005
Ultrasound separates fracture from metastasis in the ribs
By Shalmali Pal
Bone scintigraphy of the chest cavity can easily reveal malignant disease to clinicians. However, those clinicians may also have to determine if a site of single rib uptake on bone scintigraphy is a matter of metastasis or simply a fracture. South Korean radiologists have found that ultrasound successfully makes that distinction.
March 30, 2005
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Balloon cath brachytherapy offers local breast cancer control, better cosmetics
Treating early-stage breast cancer with balloon catheter brachytherapy is safe and effective, according to the initial research by the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS).
March 29, 2005
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