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Minimal Risks With SBRT in Stage I NSCLC
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
- Victoria Stern
Researchers explored toxicity and 90-day mortality outcomes in patients who received SBRT.
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Oncology Practice and Lab to Pay $4 Million in Kickback Case
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
The DOJ claims payments for referring biopsies constituted illegal kickbacks under the Anti-Kickback Statute.
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Active Surveillance for Cancer Doesn’t Increase Malpractice Risk
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
Researchers identify malpractice trends involving active surveillance related to thyroid, prostate, kidney, and...
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ASTRO Pushes Return to Direct Supervision in RT: Needed or ‘Babysitting’?
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
But some radiation oncologists do not agree with the proposal to move back to direct in-person supervision only.
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How the Change Healthcare Cyberattack Affects Oncology Care
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
After a ransomware attack, Change Healthcare disconnected its online systems, and physicians have had to implement workarounds.
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Female CRC survivors may experience long-term GI symptoms
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
“Our findings shed light on the importance of psychosocial support as well as lifestyle interventions (specifically nutritional management) in...
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Fatalities from breast cancer have ‘improved substantially’
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are more likely to become long-term survivors of the disease now than they were 20 years ago.
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Oral cancer drugs requiring prior authorization on the rise
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
“Utilization management may be appropriate for some oncology drugs, such as those approved with provisional evidence of efficacy.”
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How staging laparoscopy informs pancreatic cancer care
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
“Staging laparoscopy should be considered in the majority of patients prior to resection and/or initiation of neoadjuvant therapy.”
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FDA pilot program aims to reduce risk of diagnostic tests for cancer
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
The agency has “become increasingly concerned that some tests made by laboratories and not authorized by the FDA may not provide accurate and...
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DEI training gives oncology fellows more confidence
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
Only 2%-3% of practicing oncologists are Black or Hispanic/Latino, says Yale Cancer Center doctor.
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Phone support helps weight loss in patients with breast cancer
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
After 6 months, patients who received telephone coaching and health education lost 9.7 pounds.
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Medicaid expansion closing racial gap in GI cancer deaths
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
Results of a new study were particularly notable for Black patients, for whom there was a consistent increase in receiving therapy and a decrease...
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ASCO updates treatment guidelines for anxiety and depression
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
Since the last guidelines were published, screening and assessment for depression and anxiety have improved, and a large new evidence base has...
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The next big thing in cancer research
- Author:
- Patricia McKnight
Despite significant progress, there is still a lot of work to do.