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NewsPhysician pay flattens with cut reimbursements
Physician compensation growth was relatively flat (-0.14 average) from 2009 to 2010, according to national physician recruiter Medicus Firm's annual Physician Compensation and Relocation Report. 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...
Study: Specialists seldom show empathy
In medicine, there's certainly one school of thought that holds that a doctor's job is to be detached and impartial, not break down with patients when he or she has to give them bad news or hold Read more...
Trend: Shortage of oncologists predicted
While cancer treatment is advancing rapidly, the supply of cancer doctors isn't. According a new report from the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the U.S. could face a shortage of as many as Read more...
Trend: Oncologists struggling to pay for cancer drugs
Typically, the price of a drug falls entirely on the patient--and obtaining drugs is a matter between them and their insurance company. However, oncologists are unique in that they buy many drugs up 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 >> Computer-Based Learning Program Improves Communications Between Oncologists and PatientsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Showing doctors recordings of their interactions with patients may boost their ability to show empathy and communicate effectively, according to a study by researchers Read more >> Regional Medical First Gives Fresh Hope to Family of Eight-Year-Old Girl with Recurrent CancerMIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A medical team at Miami Children’s Hospital performed the region’s first hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) or “heated chemotherapy” surgical treatment on a Read more >> iKnowMed™ Integrates with Lynx Mobile® to Advance a Comprehensive Chemotherapy Management SystemTop-ranked oncology-specific electronic health record now joined with leading drug inventory management systemTHE WOODLANDS, Texas, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- iKnowMed Electronic Health Record Read more >> Neurowave Medical Technologies™ Launches Nometex™ -- A Unique Neuromodulation Device to Treat Chemotherapy-Induced NauseaNew, Drug-Free Solution Gains Strong Professional Acceptance at American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Neurowave Medical Technologies™ (NMT) introduced Nometex™, a Read more >> |
