Researchers at Duke University have been testing a new approach to treating brain cancer patients with the help of an unlikely ally: the polio virus.

Cancer is a topic that garners many headlines, but how does the media rate at fostering productive discussion about the disease?

Patients have a limited understanding of how ionizing radiation is used in medical imaging and there is an opportunity for clinicians to step up and help educate their patients, according to a study published online March 24 in Radiology.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Lung Cancer Screening Registry has become the first such registry approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Declines in smoking rates may adversely affect early lung cancer detection and increase mortality rates as fewer patients qualify for low-dose CT screenings under current guidelines, according to a study published in the Feb. 24 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Men with indolent prostate cancer are prescribed radiation therapy more than any other treatment option regardless of tumor biology, according to a study published in the February issue of JAMA Oncology.

Researchers using thyroid ultrasonography have identified an increased presence of large nodules in the thyroids of atom bomb survivors, according to a study published in the February issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network's new journal, JAMA Oncology, will officially launch online Feb. 12.