ASTRO releases up-to-date head and neck cancer brochure

TriMed Staff | | Health Imaging | Screening
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has published a new patient information brochure, Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Patient's Guide to Understanding Treatment.

ASTRO said the brochure is intended to help patients understand the importance of radiation therapy in the treatment of head and neck cancer. The brochure also helps patients find support groups and information on clinical trials.

Patients and patient advocacy organizations can request free copies of the brochure by calling Beth Bukata or Nick Lashinsky at 800-962-7876 or e-mailing bethb@astro.org or nickl@astro.org . The brochure can also be viewed online at www.astro.org/patient/ .

TriMed Staff

Related Content

Abbreviated MRI protocols present suitable alternatives for liver cancer screening
Routine abdominal CTs offer insight into cardiovascular risk
Screening efforts have helped avert millions of cancer-related deaths in recent decades
What breast density status can tell us about cardiovascular risk
FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans
Patients without PCPs struggle to access lung cancer screening, despite eligibility

Around the web

Radiology Business
The biggest obstacles facing radiology business managers in 2025

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Cardiovascular Business
New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.