Clinical News: Page 54

ACS: Breast cancer mortality decreases, disparities persist

By Amerigo Allegretto

A new ACS report found that although overall breast cancer mortality continues to decline, racial and ethnic disparities persist.

October 1, 2024

PET identifies risk of metastases in patients with HNSCC

By Will Morton

PET imaging with F-18 fluoromisonidazole can determine whether cancer may spread in patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

October 1, 2024

ASTRO: Timing key to adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation

By Amerigo Allegretto

Timing may be key when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for lung cancer treatment.

October 1, 2024

ASTRO: Black patients voice distrust in medical research

By Will Morton

Spiritual beliefs and a distrust of clinical research may partly explain why Black patients choose not to participate in cancer trials.

September 30, 2024

ASTRO: IMRT and proton therapy equally effective for prostate cancer

By Will Morton

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer.

September 30, 2024

ASTRO: Lu-177 dotatate shows promise for treating meningioma patients

By Kate Madden Yee

A radiopharmaceutical therapy that lengthens progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine cancer could help treat meningioma sufferers.

September 30, 2024

ASTRO: Brain cancer patients treated by radiation recoup cognitive function

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients with brain metastases who experience cognitive side effects after radiation therapy appear to eventually regain cognitive function.

September 30, 2024

Can men with negative prostate MRI skip systematic biopsy?

By Kate Madden Yee

Skipping systematic biopsy in men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels but negative MRI results reduces overdiagnosis by more than 50%.

September 26, 2024

GAE could be cost-effective for knee osteoarthritis

By Will Morton

Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is likely a cost-effective treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

September 26, 2024

Vitamin D benefits during pregnancy extend to 7-year-olds

By Will Morton

DEXA scans indicate that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy results in greater bone mineral density in children up to age 7.

September 26, 2024

LAPD officer's gun pulled against an MRI machine during cannabis raid

By Kate Madden Yee

The gun of an LAPD officer was pulled against an MRI machine during a cannabis raid that did not discover any live plants.

September 25, 2024

Nuclear cardiology could face cuts in 2025

By Will Morton

Nuclear cardiologists could see significant reductions in Medicare reimbursements in 2025, according to a leading expert.

September 25, 2024

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