Topic: Oncology

CMS’ plans to update evaluation and management codes generated controversy among doctors, including oncologists who treat high-acuity patients.

ASCO is recommending that all patients age 65 and older receive a geriatric assessment when considering or undergoing chemotherapy.

The Food and Drug Administration needs access to more data as it rethinks what a clinical trial looks like, said Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.

As precision medicine continues to evolve, collaboration between the health providers at its forefront will be crucial to success. 

The ACS released new guidelines that recommend that colorectal cancer screening start earlier and more physician practice news from around the web.

Despite the growing use of transplant to cure blood cancers and other blood disorders, CMS continues to underfund treatment.

A bill that aims to reform the Veterans Choice program was passed in the House, plus more healthcare headlines.

For some patients, cancer is just half the battle. They also have to contend with insurance denials for prescribed treatment.

Health systems that have rolled out precision medicine programs have had to tackle many challenge before seeing the efforts pay off.

More than 1,000 independent oncology clinics have either closed or been acquired by hospitals in the last decade.