Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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Study: Wine may prevent skin toxicity in breast cancer patients

Research has revealed that drinking wine could help prevent skin toxicity in women undergoing radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer, according to study data published in the August issue of the International Journal Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

Study: Radiotherapy fatigue may be caused by inflammation

Patients who experience fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer may be reacting to activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, an inflammatory pathway, according to an observational study published Aug. 18 in Clinical Cancer Research.

Study: Pain in head, neck cancer patients may lead to lower survival rates

Patients with head and neck cancer who experience a higher level of post-treatment pain appear to have a lower survival rate than those who experience little or no post-treatment pain, according to a single-center study in the August issue of Archives of OtolaryngologyHead & Neck Surgery.

JAMA: Hospitalization lowers death rate of acute MI patients

Hospital 30-day death rates decreased significantly for Medicare patients hospitalized for MI, as did the variation in the rate between hospitals, according to a study in the Aug. 19 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association.

ACR lobbies to change aspects of healthcare reform

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is continuing to lobby for changes in several provisions in both the House and Senate versions of healthcare reform.

Neoprobe continues losses in Q2

Neoprobe, a developer of oncological surgical devices, has reported an increase in net losses for its second quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended June 30.

AHIP: Physicians charge patients 'startling fees'

Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) has released a reportprepared by Dyckman & Associatesshowing that some physicians are charging patients startling fees for a wide variety of medical treatments and services received out-of-network.

New technology could help image tumor hypoxia

The development of new light-emitting biomaterial at the University of Virginia, reported in a study in the current online edition of Nature Materials, could simplify the imaging of oxygen-deficient areas of tumors.

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