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NewsHospitals compete for cancer patients
Hospitals in New York are marketing oncology services to attract cancer patients and gain market share, reported Crain's New York Business. Cancer care competitors in the New York area, like New Read more...
Accredited hospitals must help patients navigate cancer care
In keeping with the trend toward more patient-centered care, hospitals must include a patient navigation process in their cancer programs in order to receive accreditation, the Commission on Cancer Read more...
'Nurse navigators' guide patients through complicated care system
Dedicated to helping patients go through a sometimes extremely complicated healthcare system, a new breed of "nurse navigators" aims to guide cancer patients through explanations, scheduling, Read more...
Patient Advocate Foundation reports surge of financially strapped patients
The Patient Advocate Foundation, one of the nation's largest organizations providing counseling and guidance to consumers confronting healthcare issues, reported a nearly 50 percent increase in the Read more...
Late-stage cancer care varies widely by hospital, region
How late-stage cancer patients are treated varies widely by region and hospital, according to a new Dartmouth Atlas Project report. For the study, researchers analyzed records for 236,000 Medicare Read more...
Cancer patients prefer home hospice for end-of-life care
Cancer patients who die at home with hospice care experience a better quality of life at the end compared to those who die in a hospital or intensive care unit, according to a new study published in Read more...
Medical imaging costs for cancer patients soar
The cost of medical imaging services for cancer patients on Medicare is climbing at twice the rate of increase in the overall costs of their cancer care, according to a report by Duke University Read more...
Terminally ill cancer patients receiving unnecessary radiation
Many oncologists fail to accuratly predict the remaining lifespan of their terminally ill patients, causing many of the patients to spend their final days receiving unnecessary, and sometimes Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: 'Fuel poverty' a concern for UK cancer patients
Nineteen percent of cancer patients receiving treatment in the UK last year were in "fuel poverty"-- when a household is forced to spend more than 10 percent its income on total fuel use, according Read more...
Report: Cancer patients struggle to pay for care
A new report concludes that cancer patients may face significant challenges in paying for life-saving treatment, even if they have commercial health insurance. The report, from the Kaiser Family Read more...
| Press ReleasesBioReference to Launch Groundbreaking Solid Tumor Genotyping Test through its GenPath Oncology LaboratoryTest is Most Comprehensive Effort to Match Patient Tumor Profiles to Personalized Cancer Treatment Offered To Date ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BioReference Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRLI) Read more >> Provision Contracts With IBA to Install Proton Therapy SystemKNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Provision Healthcare has signed an agreement with IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) for the purchase, installation and maintenance of a new proton therapy system at Read more >> Mayo Clinic Breaks Ground for Proton Beam FacilityPHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic broke ground today for a cutting edge cancer therapy facility at its Phoenix campus. Construction begins this month on a $182 million facility to house Mayo Read more >> Cigna and Cancer Treatment Centers of America Announce New Agreement to Serve Cancer Patients NationwidePatients retain in-network access to entire CTCA hospital networkOutcomes-based performance program focuses on high-quality care and accountabilityCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cigna and Cancer Read more >> Priority Health: Oncology Medical Home Puts Patient Outcomes FirstGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In keeping with society’s urgent need for more efficient and effective health care, Priority Health and Cancer and Hematology Centers of West Michigan (CHCWM) Read more >> |
