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NewsAccredited 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...
Patients would consider additional tests for new cancer treatment
Surveyed cancer patients indicated that they would be willing to undergo additional medical tests, imaging studies, and biopsies as part of new advanced experimental treatments in early-stage Read more...
Cancer costs double over 18-year span, remain in-line with other health cost increases, study finds
As the number of older Americans has increased over the past 18 years, so too have the number of cancer cases; so much so, in fact, that annual cancer costs have nearly doubled in that time span, Read more...
Unregulated markets, outdated safety protocols key in over-radiation cases
Despite all of the benefits new radiological equipment can bring to diagnosing and fighting diseases, updated technology also can lead to catastrophic results if it goes unmonitored, a disturbing Read more...
Medical imaging societies ask CMS to cover more PET scans
A group of seven medical imaging societies have come together to protest a limit CMS imposes on PET scanning for initial patient treatment evaluations. The groups would like to see CMS expand 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...
Trend: Cancer centers offer more survivor care
Researchers estimate that there are 12 million people in the U.S. who are done with cancer treatment. However, in the past, little has been done to help such survivors watch for new cancer outbreaks Read more...
Congress considers bundled payments for Medicare
While the idea is still in its early stages, Congress is taking a serious look at the notion of paying for an episode of care in some cases rather than permitting providers to bill for separate Read more...
GE Healthcare, UPMC plan to open 25 cancer centers abroad
GE Healthcare has announced that it's partnering with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to open 25 cancer centers in Europe and the Middle East in the next 10 years. GE will not have an Read more...
Cancer patients face tough tradeoffs in meeting medical costs
As painful as it is for clinicians to hear, recent studies have documented that the cost of potential medical care affects what treatment cancer patients actually receive. In fact, an analysis from Read more...
| Press ReleasesNew Release of NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Colon Cancer; Updated NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Prostate CancerNew NCCN Guidelines for Patients™: Colon Cancer and Updated NCCN Guidelines for Patients™: Prostate Cancer are now available on-line at NCCN.com. The same authoritative source referenced by Read more >> Fourth German Hospital Selects IntraOp Medical Corporation’s MobetronSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IntraOp Medical Corporation (OTC: IOPD.PK - News) today announced that Helios Berlin Buch became the fourth German hospital and the nineteenth European hospital 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 >> Semtech Becomes Gold Sponsor of New UCLA Daltrey / Townshend Teen Cancer UnitSemtech contributes $25,000 to UCLA Health System to support new youth center for cancer patients CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq:SMTC), a leading supplier of analog Read more >> |
