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A history of endometriosis is linked to an increased risk for 3 subtypes of ovarian cancer: clear cell, endometrioid, and low-grade serous. Medscape Medical News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved new suppliers for two cancer drugs in an effort to curb the largest nationwide drug shortage in nearly a decade. The shortage should ease in the next two weeks, the agency said.
Doxil, used for ovarian cancer, and methotrexate, for a common form of childhood leukemia, are among scores of drugs whose shortfall is threatening lives in the United States.
Women who suffer from endometriosis are at more than twice the risk of developing three common forms of ovarian cancer, according to new research.
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it would allow import of a cancer medication and the new production of another that had been in critically short supply.
The FDA actions involved shortages of Doxil (doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection) and methotrexate. For Doxil, the FDA temporarily approved the importing of Lipodox (doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection) by Sun Pharma
The FDA approved two new suppliers of two cancer drugs that are currently in short supply.
Aspirin is a powerful blocker of a chemical called COX-2 that allows formation of a prostaglandin linked to inflammation and the development of tumors.
A study has found that consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from fish is associated with a reduced risk for one kind of colon polyp, but only in women.
Scientists report promising results for an experimental pancreatic cancer drug treatment.
The drug is indicated for patients whose tumors carry a BRAF mutation, which is found in about half of patients with melanoma. International Approvals
Between the Susan G. Komen-Planned Parenthood debate and the study on treatments released by the Journal of the American Medical Association recently, breast cancer has certainly gotten a lot of play in the media as of late. Every major news outlet in America covered the breast cancer study released by JAMA which said that nearly [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer are more likely to be treated with proton beam therapy, a novel form of radiation therapy, if the technology is available nearby, a new study found.
Danish drug distributor CareMed said it was an unwitting link in the journey of fake cancer medicine Avastin from Switzerland to Britain, in the latest twist in a saga that began when the counterfeit drugs surfaced in the United States last year.
Dr. Kathy Miller reports on a study that shows that exercise can lessen the risk for breast cancer in sedentary postmenopausal women. Can exercise also improve breast cancer prognosis? Medscape Hematology-Oncology
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc is selling breast cancer drug Arimidex directly to U.S. patients, offering an option for people who want to pay for the brand instead of generic versions.
Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day without them even noticing. Implanted medicine is a hot field, aiming to help patients better stick to their meds and to deliver those drugs straight to [...]
SAN FRANCISCO Healthy middle-aged and older men who take vitamin E supplements have an increased...
MIAMI BEACH Patients who have undergone solid organ transplantation are at greater risk for...
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Sanofi said it has
recalled some of its drug Fludara, a chemotherapy agent, due to
quality control problems. The drug is used to treat adults with
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia who have failed to respond
adequately to prior treatments.
Semuloparin, an ultralow-molecular-weight heparin, reduced the incidence of venous thromboembolic...
Sanofi's Genzyme unit recalled one batch of leukemia drug Fludara due to concerns about its sterility.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mutations in genes that fix mismatched DNA may put people at extra risk for breast cancer and pancreatic cancer, in addition to their well-known ties to colon and endometrial cancers, a new report suggests.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some men with prostate cancer may have increased risks of dying from causes other than the cancer itself, a new study finds.
Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus. Only about 1 in 1,000 pregnant women face this dilemma, but doctors fear that more [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A synthetic version of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin might help limit the loss of appetite that can come with cancer chemotherapy, a small study from Japan suggests.
Chemotherapy for breast cancer can be safe during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered that a drug currently used to treat cancer patients can reverse the cognitive deficits related to Alzheimer’s disease in mice, and what’s more, it accomplishes this feat in a remarkably short period of time. The drug, called bexarotene, has been approved for the treatment of a type [...]
Forty-seven percent received colorectal cancer screening in 2010 compared with 60% of whites, data show. Disparities also exist in testing for breast and cervical cancers.
Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus.
The Food and Drug Administration on Feb. 9 issued some guidelines for industry on how to develop...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People enrolled in early stage trials for possible cancer treatments may underestimate the risks involved and overestimate the potential benefits, suggests a new study.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About two-thirds of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer want to take part in making decisions about their treatment, according to a new survey of patients from five different countries.
The skin-cancer drug bexarotene has improved mental and social ability and restored the sense of smell in mice bred with a form of Alzheimer's disease.
(Reuters) - An independent advisory panel to the U.S. health regulator said that Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co Ltd's Dacogen did not show a favorable risk-benefit profile to treat a type of blood cancer.
PHOENIX Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is more expensive than 3-Dconformal radiotherapy is and...
SILVER SPRING, MD. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 12 to 1 on Feb. 8 that...
Julie Gralow, an oncologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, recently prescribed an exciting new therapy for a 60-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer. Three-and-a-half years into her battle against the disease, the patient had already exhausted three different anti-estrogen therapies, each of which only put a temporary check on the spreading tumors. [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast cancer is often considered more deadly among younger women, but a new study shows older women are actually more likely to die of the disease.
By now, it’s apparent EHRs need to grow up. But, as patient-centered business models become increasingly popular, the EHR is also shifting into a vital part of the success of these organizations.
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(Reuters) - Health regulators granted a priority review for an experimental Roche breast cancer drug that in clinical trials added six months to the time before the disease worsened.
Personalized medicine is expected someday to give a big boost to treating cancer. Researchers are hoping to speed up those therapeutic benefits by testing the concept in another group: pet dogs.
Dr. Harold Burstein discusses some side effects of a new breast cancer drug.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reviewers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that they were not sure whether Amgen Inc's Xgeva bone drug should be approved for a wider use of delaying the spread of cancer to the bone.
SAN FRANCISCO MDV3100, new oral inhibitor of androgen receptor signaling, reduces the risk of...
As the outcry grows over funding cuts to Planned Parenthood by the Susan G. Komen foundation, a top officia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery. But the growth didn't go away, and his sore back grew more painful. A doctor's diagnosis confirmed the worst: He had a form of upper throat cancer called nasal pharyngeal carcinoma. Then Oliver, who has spent a career teaching medical students and hospital workers how to care for dying patients, took an
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health cost watchdog NICE sparked a major row on Thursday by snubbing a pricey new prostate cancer pill discovered at the country's top cancer research centre, a decision critics said was bad for patients and research.
Women who undergo lumpectomy for breast cancer end up with widely varying results, according to a new study, because there are no guidelines to help doctors decide how best to perform the procedure. Lumpectomy involves removing the tumor from the breast, along with a margin of healthy tissue to ensure that stray malignant cells aren’t [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radioactive "seeds" that are sometimes used to treat early prostate cancer may do widespread damage to the DNA in a man's sperm, a small study finds.
Some women who have lumpectomies for breast cancer might then undergo second operations they do not need because guidelines for deciding who requires repeat surgery are unclear, a new study finds. It also hints that some women who might benefit from further surgery might be missing out on it.
EHRs are not ready for prime time. EHR benefits are questionable and there are documented instances where patients’ deaths were directly attributed to an EHR. EHRs are cumbersome and slow. They are unnecessarily complex and built on very old technology. The people who build EHRs have no concern for the end user and therefore EHR [...]
(Reuters) - Medivation Inc's experimental prostate cancer pill caused fewer serious side effects in clinical trial patients than a placebo treatment, according to full results from a pivotal study announced on Tuesday.
The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its financial partnerships with numerous Planned Parenthood affiliates.
New York Giants’ rookie linebacker Mark Herzlich stepped off the plane in Indianapolis to play against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI and immediately took to Twitter to express his gratitude. He was thankful not just to be there, but to be alive. “2 yrs...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease.
The growing popularity of genome sequencing as a tool for determining susceptibility to certain diseases has raised an important question: Should people whose genes are being screened be privy to whatever health information researchers learn about during analysis? A new survey gauges people's opinions on what to do with genetic information.
The FDA approved a drug developed by Roche and Curis to treat advanced cases of basal cell skin cancer.
Leading Texas veterinarians are mobilizing to enlist pets in the testing of experimental cancer therapies, a potential benefit to not just dogs and cats but people.
A 20-year review finds that the agency's actions frequently fail to make an impact on prescribing and clinical monitoring.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pfizer's Inlyta drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer got the nod from U.S. regulators on Friday, boosting the company's plans to offset plunging Lipitor sales.
More than 1,150 people have submitted their photos and stories to the Picture Your Life After Cancer project, creating an inspiring collage of the life that is possible after cancer.
Dr. Kim discusses a new test that can guide treatment decisions for patients.
Oral HPV infections are much higher than expected among American adults, according to a new study of 5,500 people. Experts say the study also paints a picture of changing sexual practices in the U.S. and advances the case for expanding vaccination against the virus among children and young adults.
About 7 percent of adults and teens in the United States are orally infected with the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a new study says.
Surprising results from two new studies could reopen debate about the value of Avastin for breast cancer.
Dr. Euhus discusses the newfound hope for Avastin in treating breast cancer.
As she confronted painful cancer treatments, Shanile Sharay Goggins hoped she could help others by sharing her experience with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Although Goggins succumbed to cancer in January 2008, East Side resident Benita Taylor later fulfilled her daughter’s wishes by co-writing The Summer That Changed My Life.
(Reuters) - As children go from elementary to junior high school, the desire to tan grows stronger while the habit of using sunscreen goes out the window, according to a survey -- potentially raising the risk of getting deadly skin cancer later on.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People exposed to very high levels of arsenic in Chilean drinking water back in the 1950s and 60s are still showing a higher-than-normal risk of bladder cancer -- years after the arsenic problem was brought under control, a new study shows.
An increasingly popular strategy that shortens radiation treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer is drawing scrutiny from researchers concerned that it is being rapidly adopted before important questions are answered about its efficacy.
Study tests measured brain functions such as attention, planning, problem solving and working memory,
The fact that the term “cancer survivorship” is now part of our vocabulary is a testimony to advances made in management of these diseases. Most cancer survivors, however, are not unscathed by the experience. As I tell my patients, they won’t be entirely as they were before treatment. How these issues are dealt with varies [...]
According to a new
Nicole Vazquez was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer at age 34, a time when she was surrounded by healthy young friends and was professionally active. “I didn’t realize the impact at first,” the now healthy from Dallas woman, 40, who had been focused...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the first clinical trial of pomegranate seed oil as a treatment for menopausal hot flashes, women taking the supplement twice a day for 12 weeks got no more relief than women taking a placebo pill containing sunflower oil.
Annual screening leads to more cancer diagnoses but not fewer deaths, say researchers who followed more than 76,000 men for up to 13 years.
Why are cancer organizations waiting until it starts to rain before they suggest buying an umbrella? “Join my Medicare Advantage plan and get free membership to a local health club, free glasses and dental care.” This time of year, during Medicare Advantage Annual Enrollment period, the only TV commercials that annoy us more often are [...]
Andrea Torres is a multimedia producer at The Miami Herald. She chronicles her breast cancer journey Tuesdays in Tropical Life.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new study helps explain why up to a third of advanced melanoma patients who take Roche Holding's pill Zelboraf develop a less deadly form of skin cancer known as cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, and even points to a potential fix.
One unlikely candidate apologized today after catching the wrath of the nearly 130,000 people who have joined a social media campaign urging Mattel to make a bald Barbie. Andrew Becker, a director of media relations for the American Cancer Society, drew ire after posting a...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators gave the nod on Tuesday to a drug from British specialty drugmaker BTG Plc that helps cancer patients get rid of toxic levels of a chemotherapy treatment.
New noninvasive screening technologies are poised to improve the diagnostic yield of advanced...
Combining heavy hitting chemotherapy medications for early stage patients with an aggressive form of breast cancer can shrink the tumor and stop its progression, according to two new studies released Monday in the journal Lancet and Lancet Oncology.
Controversy over the link between hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer has been reignited after scientists cast doubt on the report which first established the connection.
XIAOXIN, China (Reuters) - Nothing in Wu Wenyong's rural childhood hinted he would end up on a hospital bed aged 15, battling two kinds of cancer.
(Reuters) - Seattle Genetics Inc said it found a second instance of a patient on its cancer drug Adcetris developing a deadly brain infection, prompting the company and regulators to include a stronger warning on the drug's label.
A Baltimore man became only the second patient to receive a completely synthetic trachea, to replace one ravaged by cancer. Swedish surgeons, led by Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, director of the Advanced Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine at the Karolinska Institute, performed the transplant after removing Christopher Lyles’ trachea, which connects the nose and mouth to [...]
Eating a single serving of processed meat per day might increase your risk of pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Experts say the cancer risk is still small, but reducing the amount of processed meat in your diet is a healthy move. Based on a...
Not only does yoga increase your flexibility and calm your mind, but it can help with depression and sleep issues.
Maybe you remember the scary rumors that zipped around the Internet a few years ago claiming antiperspirants and deodorants could cause breast cancer. The claims had several things going for them — the fact that antiperspirants and deodorants are applied in the underarm area, close to the lymph nodes, where cancer cells like to congregate, [...]
Scientists say they've identified the first genetic mutation with a major effect on the risk of prostate cancer that runs in families and strikes men early, by age 55.
Barbie has been an astronaut, an architect, a NASCAR driver, and a news anchor.
Simple blood tests offer telling signs of someone’s genetic risk for developing hereditary diseases such as breast cancer. But researchers say they have now identified the first mutation associated with a higher risk of developing prostate cancer. Researchers analyzed more than 200 genes from 94...
The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who died of cancer in 2008 have pleaded guilty to attempted involuntary manslaughter in his death.
Mammograms, pap smears and P.S.A. levels, what’s a patient to think? Each of these procedures has been widely accepted as a means of detecting cancer early and thereby improve ones chances of survival. The tests themselves are simple to perform and have become an accepted standard of care. Patients are now being told that the [...]
One reporter’s assignment to take a closer look into how mammograms work turned into a very personal message about the importance of getting screened for breast cancer. When Salt Lake City’s anchor and reporter Mary Nickles’s initial report aired that showed her getting a mammogram,...
Tony Corrente, a veteran referee for the National Football League, started a second round of chemotherapy for throat and tongue cancer Monday, two days after officiating Saturday’s playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions. Corrente recalled his fluke cancer diagnosis and...
White is now one of 53 women suing 14 major DES drug manufacturers in a first ever lawsuit alleging a link between DES and breast cancer.
Does your birth control pill put you at risk for cancer? Or, does it actually protect you from the disease? Recent headlines might have you wondering. Here’s what we do know: oral contraceptives — better known as the pill — may impact a woman’s chances of developing breast and gynecologic cancers. In some cases, that [...]
A study will help guide the development of a new recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
A 12-year-old Southern California girl who became a nationally recognized face of child cancer with a blog that chronicled her fight against brain tumors has die
Updated findings from one of the largest studies of prostate cancer screening show that the commonly used P.S.A. blood test did not save lives, although questions remain about whether younger men or those at very high risk for the disease might benefit.
We’re so used to hearing about the importance of screening for cancer — the earlier tumors are detected, the better they can be treated — that it seems anathema to learn that in some cases, screening may not necessarily save us from cancer. At least, it may not necessarily save enough lives on a population level [...]
Two new winners of a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) innovation challenge have created health IT applications that use public data and to help patients and healthcare professionals prevent, detect, diagnose and treat cancer.
The winning apps, which were presented this week at the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, were each awarded $20,000 by the Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). They are:
(Reuters) - Cancer death rates are continuing to fall, dropping by 1.8 percent per year in men and 1.6 percent per year in women between 2004 and 2008, according to the American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics released on Wednesday.
(Reuters) - Cancer death rates are continuing to fall, dropping by 1.8 percent per year in men and 1.6 percent per year in women between 2004 and 2008, according to the American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics released on Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration is ordering medical device manufacturers to study safety complications with surgical mesh widely used to repair women's pelvic problems.
LISBON Getting an earful of complaints of nausea from your patients on oral methotrexate therapy?...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Estrogen-like compounds that come with a soy-rich diet are sometimes linked to a reduced risk of cancer, but new research from Japan suggests that protection doesn't extend to stomach cancer.
Physicians are leaning toward screening patients older than 75 in the absence of clear guidelines about whether they should do so, according to a study.
Roche's Avastin failed to lengthen ovarian cancer patients' lives but stalled progression of the disease for a few months in studies reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Two national health panels make startling recommendations that call into question way doctors have been handling prostate cancer testing and treatment.
Doctor holds strong theories on ways to successfully delay or even halt the growth of glioblastoma after diagnosis.
Advances in screening, diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer mean fewer people are dying of the disease today than they were 20 years ago. But black and white patients are not benefiting equally.
J&J doesn't expect to receive new supplies of its cancer drug Doxil from a troubled contract manufacturer's plant until late 2012, at the earliest.
The French government backed off a claim that a certain type of silicone breast implant is linked to a rare form of cancer, but it will nonetheless pay for women to have them removed because of other risks.
Bristol-Myers Squibb said its experimental drug brivanib didn't improve overall survival in liver-cancer patients in a late-stage clinical trial.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The editors of the journal Science have retracted a controversial 2009 paper claiming to prove a link between a virus and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Federal officials write a memo instructing Part D payers to end the "pay-and-chase" model for fighting improper drug claims.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Painful rashes and other skin-related side effects of newer targeted cancer drugs may jack up treatment costs, suggests a new study.
The French government will pay for tens of thousands of women to have breast implants removed over concerns about a possible link to a rare form of cancer, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Women with breast implants made by a now defunct French company have no reason to have them removed but should seek medical advice if they believe they have ruptured, British health officials said Wednesday.
French health authorities are considering whether to suggest that an estimated 30,000 women in France get their breast implants removed, amid warnings by leading doctors about risks of rupture and possible cancer risks.
WASHINGTON — John Shoemaker visited six doctors in his quest to find the best treatment for his early-stage prostate cancer — and only the last one offered what made the most sense to the California man: keep a close watch on the tumor and treat only if it starts to grow.
Venezuelan beauty queen Eva Ekvall died this week at age 28 after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Ekvall, who was crowned Miss Venezuela at age 17 in 2000, died Saturday to the dismay of thousands of Venezuelans who watched closely her fight against the...
WASHINGTON As a Senate committee held a hearing Dec. 15 on the continuing drug shortage problem,...
LONDON (Reuters) - European regulators have recommended approval of a targeted melanoma drug from Swiss group Roche Holding AG, opening the way to a new treatment option for patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Researchers from the University of Georgia have developed a vaccine that has shown promising results against cancer, the UGA News Service is reporting.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new survey of breast cancer survivors, few people said that having a follow-up appointment with a doctor or nurse over the phone or online instead of in person would ease their stress and worry.
The CLEOPATRA, BOLERO-2, and AVEREL trial results generated a lot of excitement (and confusion) in...
The battle against cervical cancer is no small success. Routine screening for cervical cancer, begun over 50 years ago, has helped slash rates of the one-time No. 1 cancer killer of women in the U.S. Two recently developed vaccines can also protect women against HPV, the virus that causes the vast majority of cervical cancer [...]
SAN ANTONIO Breast cancer patients have an increased prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease,...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children whose fathers smoked have at least a 15 percent higher risk of developing the most common form of childhood cancer, a new Australian study finds.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many doctors give women pelvic exams when they're not called for by guidelines, for example to screen for ovarian cancer or before prescribing birth control pills, according to a new study.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a field plagued by frequent controversy, the American Cancer Society has taken "a major step forward" with a new system for developing trustworthy screening recommendations.
Andrea Torres, an editor at The Miami Herald, is chronicling her breast cancer journey Tuesdays in Tropical Life. Read more at www.MiamiHerald.com/health
Our risk of cancer rises dramatically as we age — cancer is, after all, a disease of aging, a consequence of our increasing longevity. So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors — or … Continue reading →
Tanning beds have already been linked to an increased risk of the deadliest type of skin cancer and now new research shows they can also raise the odds of developing the most common form of the disease.
Scientists have developed a vaccine against cancer that reduces the size of breast tumours by more than 80 per cent when tested on laboratory mice.
Two new studies address the debate over whether some medical tests -- routine screening in older adults for certain cancers and MRIs before epidural steroid injections for radiating leg pain -- are necessary.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radiation and chemotherapy given to young cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, according to a new study.
Researchers using massively parallel sequencing to characterize the spectrum of somatic mutations...
AMA delegates call on the Association to advocate that manufacturers be required to develop a plan for continuity of drug supply to avoid production shortages.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women treated for breast cancer with radiation with or without chemotherapy had more thinking and memory problems a few years after their treatment ended than women who'd never had cancer, in a new study.
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Early results from a pivotal trial of Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental leukemia drug ponatinib show it is effective in nearly half of patients who had stopped responding to currently available drugs.
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created blood platelet cells by reprogramming stem cells derived from adult cells, offering the potential for a renewable supply of the fragile blood component.
About a third of breast cancer patients stop taking medication because side effects are more severe than they expect, researchers suggest.
SAN ANTONIO Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in comparison to unilateral mastectomy was...
SAN ANTONIO A phase III trial of an adjuvant breast cancer vaccine will begin enrollment...
Federal inspectors say the contract manufacturer for Johnson & Johnson's cancer drug Doxil hasn't been maintaining equipment or promptly investigating defective product batches and other serious problems at its Bedford, Ohio, factory.
Doctors were mostly hoping to prevent complications and relapses when they gave young women a medicine to keep their bones strong during breast cancer treatment. Seven years later, they found it did more than that: The bone drug improved survival, as much as many chemotherapies do.
SAN ANTONIO Bevacizumab improved progression-free survival when added to standard treatment in a...
A new review of 100,000 women age 50 and older suggests routine mammograms may be doing more harm than good.
Treatment for advanced breast cancer could improve significantly if doctors give women combinations of medications that attack tumors in different ways, two large clinical trials suggest.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among seniors with a high risk of bone fractures, taking vitamin D or calcium pills has no impact on their chances of dying from cancer or vascular disease, researchers say in a new study.
The Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record program has paid physicians and hospitals nearly $2 billion in incentive payments as of the end of November, surpassing what federal health officials anticipated.
Medicare incentives for demonstrating meaningful use of EHRs have amounted to $920.3 million, while Medicaid payments for providers to adopt, implement and upgrade their EHRs reached an estimated $916 million for a total of $1.8 billion, according to the C
Eric Ding of Harvard created Campaign for Cancer Prevention, the first online platform where visitors can donate directly to cancer prevention research projects.
If there's one group of women who shouldn't need to worry about birth control, it's Catholic nuns, who have taken a vow of chastity to better serve the Church. But now researchers in Australia argue that these very women could … Continue reading →
Two drugs significantly extend the time that women with advanced breast cancer can live without their tumors growing, according to two separate studies.
Women concerned about breast cancer should worry less about cellphones and hair dyes and worry more about weighing or drinking too much, exercising too little, using menopause hormones and getting too much radiation from medical tests. So says a new … Continue reading →
Women concerned about breast cancer should worry less about cellphones and hair dyes and worry more about weighing or drinking too much, exercising too little, using menopause hormones and getting too much radiation from medical tests. So says a new report on environmental risks by a respected panel of science advisers.
New report gives steps to reduce exposure factors associated with breast cancer.
A new report aimed at identifying environmental risk factors for breast cancer urges women to avoid unnecessary medical radiation, avoid hormone treatments for menopause that combine estrogen and progestin, limit alcohol intake and minimize weight gain.
(Reuters) - Women who get a quicker, localized form of radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer are more likely to need to have their breast removed later on than women treated with traditional radiation of the whole breast.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Men with low-risk prostate cancer may wait to see if their disease progresses before treating it, an independent panel of experts convened by the U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday.
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec 7 - Pfizer Inc won unanimous expert backing for its Inlyta experimental drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer.
New research casts doubt on a popular treatment for breast cancer: A week of radiation to part of the breast instead of longer treatment to all of it.
A new study finds that a genetic test can help tailor care specifically to each breast cancer patient.
More than 40 per cent of all cancers in the UK could be prevented by avoiding unhealthy lifestyles and environmental risks, according to research.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For men with aggressive prostate cancer, hormone-targeted therapy cuts the overall risk of death, according to a new review of past studies.
U.S. government health regulators are leaning toward adding new information about the risk of blood clots to the labels of widely prescribed birth control pills such as Yaz, in light of growing evidence suggesting the newer contraceptive drugs may be riskier than older drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may move to eliminate age restrictions for the morning-after emergency contraception pill, Plan B One-Step, according to several people involved with the deliberations who spoke with TIME Healthland. The morning-after pill is currently available … Continue reading →
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could see your doctor every day to help you work through your health questions and concerns? Or how about being able to get an automated reminder to get your next mammogram and being able to text back an appointment...
Andrea Torres is an editor at The Miami Herald. Follow her breast cancer journey at miamiherald.com/health.
Social media help organise swab parties to boost donor registry
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Slower tumor growth in kidney cancer
patients taking Pfizer Inc's experimental drug, Inlyta,
in a clinical trial was driven by a subset of patients who are
rare in the United States, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
researchers said.
LONDON (Reuters) - Regulators and drugmakers need to find ways to make more clinical data openly available, since vital knowledge about fighting disease is often locked away in confidential databases, the head of the U.S. drugs watchdog said on Monday.
The number recommended for probation more than triples in 15 years.
The cost of caring for a child or young person with cancer is significant and families can be driven into debt as a result, says a report from a children's cancer charity.
Two organizations will work together to raise awarenessRyan Hanley spent the summer before he turned 18 thinking about organizing a transcontinental bike ride to raise money for cancer. When he entered the Johns Hopkins University, he set about selling the idea and recruiting classmates and friends to ride 4,000 miles.
The new coverage limits for dual eligibles are expected to affect rural physicians and patients disproportionately.
It's cold and flu season, which means you should be washing your hands — a lot. And that rule should apply to health care workers most of all, to protect not just themselves but their patients. Problem is, most doctors … Continue reading →
(Reuters) - Many Americans are satisfied with how often they are screened for cancer but some say they are not screened often enough, while a growing body of evidence suggests too much screening for certain types of cancer may do more harm than good, a Gallup poll showed.
In this day and age, with excellent rehabilitation care available for nearly every injury or illness—no matter how serious—it’s hard to believe that there are millions of people who leave the acute medical system far worse off than they entered it, and aren’t routinely offered rehab. I’m talking about cancer survivors– a group of individuals [...]
SAN FRANCISCO When cancer patients have hepatitis B virus, prophylaxis to prevent its...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of one form of skin cancer may be elevated in areas with naturally high levels of the radioactive gas radon, a UK study suggests.
The apple and grape juice your kids are drinking may have arsenic at levels high enough to increase their risk of cancer and other chronic diseases, according to a new study by Consumer Reports.
Physicians score a court victory after a rule allowing advanced registered nurse practitioners to supervise the radiological procedure is reversed.
A cancer diagnosis is bad enough. The indignity of losing your hair can add to pain.
A study says girls with a family history of the illness doubled their risk of benign breast disease if they drank regularly as a teenager.
A CDC report is the latest to show the growing presence of nonphysician clinicians.
AKRON — When the medical-staff executive committee helps chart the future of Akron Children’s Hospital, nurse practitioners sit side by side with doctors as peers.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns that removing both of a woman's ovaries would raise her chances of dying from diseases associated with aging, a large new study suggests the procedure may be safe.
The Department of Health has decided to change the vaccine it uses to protect girls against cervical cancer. From next year it will use a jab which also protects against genital warts.
Cardiologists and other doctors already view artery-clogging red meat as a villain, and they now have another reason to urge their patients to steer clear: A new study has found that men have a higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer if they consume a lot of ground beef and other red meat -- especially if the meat is grilled or well-done.
After a political impasse, in which Republicans effectively blocked his Senate confirmation, Donald Berwick, MD, will step down next week as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. President Obama has nominated CMS principal deputy Marilynn Tavenner as Berwick's replacement.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that physicians talk to such patients 10 to 24 years old about minimizing exposure to ultraviolent radiation.
That morning cup (or cups) of coffee may do more than just kick-start your day.
(Reuters) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc said breast cancer patients taking its experimental combination therapy lived seven months longer than patients who received standard chemotherapy in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares up 19 percent.
Accountable care organizations have been hailed as being able to save healthcare just as often as they’ve been criticized as being too risky. In an effort to provide some sense of certainty about an ACO’s ability to reach the so-called triple aim of reducing cost, improving quality and enhancing patient experience, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released on Monday its standards and guidelines which are the basis of its ACO accreditation program.
Cancer survivors in England and Wales are living nearly six times longer than they did 40 years ago, figures show.
About 9,000 cancer patients are being asked take part in new gene tests which could improve therapies.
Starting Nov. 21, the National Committee on Quality Assurance will begin to accredit accountable...
Nov 21 (Reuters) - Medical systems maker BSD Medical
Corp said the U.S. health regulator approved its device
to treat cervical cancer, sending its shares up 14 percent in
pre-market trade.
Even if the worst nuclear accident in 25 years leads to many people developing cancer, we may never find out.
A troubled contract manufacturer, whose problems caused a shortage of Johnson & Johnson's cancer drug Doxil, has suspended manufacturing and distribution of products from its Ohio plant.
The government delivered a blow to some desperate patients Friday as it ruled the blockbuster drug Avastin should no longer be used to treat advanced breast cancer.
* Consensus 2016 sales forecasts $112 mln - Thomson Reuters
Although drinking alcohol appears to increase the risk of developing breast cancer, drinking may be beneficial for those who already have the disease, a new study of mice suggests.
A global vaccines group says it is working to buy shots to protect up to 2 million women and young girls in poor countries from cervical cancer.
* GAVI gives green light to HPV vaccination in 9 countries
I was at the Walter Reed National Medical Center where I get medical care as a retired naval officer, and decided to use my time between medical appointments to get a much needed haircut. I walked into the barber shop, took a number, and sat down to await my turn. The three chairs were occupied by young men getting haircuts. [...]
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and has the lowest survival rate.
Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. drug regulators on Wednesday
approved Incyte Corp's Jakafi, the first drug to
specifically treat the rare bone marrow disease myelofibrosis.
Nurse Theresa Brown had to learn how to stick patients with needles and draw blood, a skill that required practicing on patients.
A new drug administered to prostate cancer patients has been shown to delay the spread of cancer to the bones, according to a new study published in the Lancet.
Many cancer survivors report feeling they've lost some mental sharpness following treatment. This common phenomenon has come to be known as "chemo brain" or "chemo fog," which is somewhat misleading because it also occurs in people who have not undergone … Continue reading →
LOS ANGELES — Teenage girls who drink alcohol and have a family history of breast cancer are increasing their own risk of the disease.
(Reuters) - Many U.S. cancer doctors say they are good at managing their patients' pain, but most failed to choose the right treatment options in a test and say that figuring out the level of pain patients have is still a major barrier to care, a survey said.
Countries where the highest numbers of women use oral contraceptives have the highest rates of death from prostate cancer, a new study finds.
Mind-body approaches to chronic pain, such as meditation and tai chi, are proving surprisingly effective in clinical trials, showing that people can change how their brains respond to pain.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The American Medical Association threw its support behind government efforts to ensure the supply of lifesaving medicines but stopped short of recommending financial penalties against drug companies.
Women who have children at home and single women have higher levels of depression in the months after treatment than other breast cancer patients, new research shows.
(Reuters) - A shortage of medicines in the United States that recently gained the attention of President Barack Obama is worst among about 75 products while supplies of other scarce drugs are either stable or have improved, according to a report released on Monday,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A team of U.S. scientists believe they have found a piece of advice that breast cancer -stricken mothers can give their daughters to help them stave off the disease: stay clear of alcohol.
He also supports a bill requiring drugmakers to notify the FDA six months before any interruptions in manufacturing.
Evelyn Lauder, a member of the Estee Lauder cosmetic company who helped create the pink ribbon symbol for breast cancer awareness, died Saturday in New York City.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although fewer and fewer women have died of breast cancer each year over the past two decades, a new study suggests that improvements in survival have been slowest for the oldest women with the disease.
Even as satisfaction scores are increasingly used to determine pay, failing to inquire about expectations constitutes a "blind spot," a study says.
NCCN recently received a $2 million research grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to gain further insight into the use of the investigational compound Afatinib (BIBW 2992) in solid tumors. Investigators from NCCN Member Institutions are eligible to apply for the research funding.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Oncology Research Program (ORP) has been awarded a $2 million grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pha...
More than two-thirds of smokers say they want to quit, but few actually succeed, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report found that among smokers who wanted to quit, half tried … Continue reading →
A diet high in fibre-rich foods such as porridge, brown rice and cereal cuts the risk of bowel cancer, according to an analysis of 25 studies.
Scientists have opened up the possibility of one day using cancer patients' own skin to fight their tumours.
Study shows new HPV vaccine may cut need for yearly screening.
Pancreatic cancer has claimed the lives of many well known celebrities but a new survey suggests half of the people who suffer from it hadn't heard of it before their diagnosis.
A novel type of cancer therapy appears dramatically effective in at least some patients, researchers announced Wednesday.
A drug developed for cancer treatment causes rapid weight loss and improved metabolic function in monkeys, scientists found.
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's breast
cancer drug Faslodex has been rejected for use on Britain's
state health service, dealing a blow to a product that has been
on the market in Europe since 2004.
A research study appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine showing that more than 60 percent of women getting annual breast mammographies will get a false positive,
Tumor cells may be impossible to distinguish from normal cells on mammograms of women with dense breasts because both show up as white areas.
Vianney Ferdinand was just 25 years old when she found a lump in her breast. “I was just home watching TV with my husband, and for some reason I just passed my hand through my chest and I felt it,” she recalled. Because of her...
It turns out that catching cancer early isn't always as important as we thought. Some tumors are too slow-growing to ever threaten your life. Some are so aggressive that finding them early doesn't make much difference. And today's treatments are … Continue reading →
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Americans who have a chronic illness or serious health problems are more likely to struggle to pay their medical bills or have problems getting needed care than adults with similar problems in other high-income countries, a survey released on Wednesday found.
ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche's experimental skin cancer drug vismodegib has been given "priority review" status by U.S. authorities, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.
LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Using GlaxoSmithKline's
Cervarix vaccine to protect girls against the HPV virus that
causes cervical cancer is so effective that health authorities
could reduce the need for later cervical screening, scientists
said on Wednesday.
A 26-year-old breast cancer survivor deals with fertility loss due to treatment.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some evidence tying the mineral selenium to a reduced risk of lung cancer, a new long-term study sees no connection between the two.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A government-backed expert panel joined in the fight against skin cancer on Tuesday with a proposal urging doctors to counsel fair-skinned youths about sun protection.
A new experimental cancer vaccine that targets the immune system has shown some early progress in improving survival in women with metastatic breast or ovarian cancer. Researchers at the Center for Cancer Research, the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health tested a...
For many people, bestiality is a bad joke, but for some it could be a matter of life or death, according to a new study finding that men who had sex with animals in their lifetimes were twice as likely to develop cancer of the penis as others.
A federal judge has suspended a government plan to require tobacco companies to display graphic anti-smoking warning labels on their cigarette packs by next fall, citing a violation of the First Amendment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved … Continue reading →
NHS cancer diagnosis times across the UK have come down significantly in recent years, figures show.
When you have cancer, hospital gowns feel like curtains at a theater in the Twilight Zone. The drama when the curtains parted this time was not about amputating my breasts. It was about considering that another part of my body could be used to replace them.
Despite marked advances in breast cancer screening and treatment in the past 30 years, a new study suggests that older women may not be benefiting from these advances as much as younger patients.
It turns out that catching cancer early isn't always as important as we thought.
A shortage of 91,500 physicians by 2020 will be difficult to avoid without expanded funding for residency training.
Light is a promising tool in the fight against cancer, say researchers in the US.
Changing sexual habits may be to blame for a sharp rise in cervical cancer in young women, experts said yesterday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A man's risk of complications from prostate cancer surgery may be slightly lower if it's done at a hospital connected to a medical school, a new study suggests.
Some have claimed that tobacco and alcohol are "gateway" drugs that people use before turning to illicit substances. While causal conclusions are hard to draw, at least one new study in mice shows that smoking may indeed increase the risk … Continue reading →
An experimental drug co-developed by Medivation and Astellas Pharma extended overall survival by nearly five months in men with advanced prostate cancer, compared with a placebo.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who are heavy, especially around the middle, seem to have a higher risk of developing colon cancer than their thinner peers, a new study finds.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc's controversial orthopedic product Infuse, a bioengineered bone-growth protein used in spine surgery, is linked to a greater risk of cancer than previously thought, a prominent researcher said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans in the past year got access to 24 new medicines before they became available anywhere else, U.S. drug regulators said as they seek to show they are doing enough to promote medical innovation.
Dermatologists will soon get some high-tech help deciding which suspicious-looking moles should be removed and checked for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a first-of-its-kind device, called MelaFind, that makes detailed, … Continue reading →
New Healthymagination initiative enlists imaging, mobility and HIE in battle against breast cancer
NEW YORK – When you're one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, you can afford to make big statements – pitting big money and big know-how against big problems.
That's just what GE is doing with a new multi-pronged, five-year, $1 billion initiative meant to speed breast cancer innovation, improving diagnostics and care for 10 million people worldwi
Our culture of sitting may be responsible for 173,000 cases of cancer each year, according to new estimates.
Scientists say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should take warnings about the stop-smoking drug Chantix up a notch, citing data showing that the drug increases suicidal behavior and depression far more than other drugs and methods to help smokers quit.
LONDON (Reuters) - Adding radiotherapy to hormone drugs for prostate cancer patients significantly improves survival compared with hormone treatment alone, and the combination could save many lives if it were made standard practice, scientists said Thursday.
Like many patients with advanced cancer, Dennis Williams found himself facing questions he
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to spend about $600 million over five years to educate the public about the dangers of tobacco use. Declines in U.S. smoking rates have stalled in recent years.
Not many years ago it was assumed that most cancers were not caused by viruses. Today it is clear that many are and the list is growing. Head and neck cancers are either caused by the environment (especially tobacco) or by the human papilloma virus, the same virus that causes cervical cancer and some genital [...]
At 61, Irene Schneider has undergone three kidney transplants, several bouts of dialysis and endured a lifetime of hospital visits.
Imagine that you had a type of cancer that could be cured with chemotherapy – but supplies of the drug were limited, and you might not get it.
Dermatologists will soon get some high-tech help deciding which suspicious-looking moles should be removed and checked for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
LONDON (Reuters) - A do-it-yourself test for cervical cancer could help prevent thousands of cases of the disease in women who don't have easy or regular access to smear tests, scientists said on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Medicare federal health insurance program has confirmed plans to remove a requirement that kidney dialysis providers keep patient hemoglobin levels above a set minimum -- a move likely to reduce use of Epogen, the anemia drug sold by Amgen Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO Several areas of active research are improving the outlook for adults with acute...
An analysis of long-term outcomes for elderly patients with advanced hematologic malignancies...
A look at some of cancer's most isolated patients.
Evidence is mounting that regular drinking, even in moderation, raises the long-term risk of many kinds of cancer.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women do not automatically have a higher risk of getting breast cancer just because someone else in the family has tested positive for breast cancer genes, U.S. researchers said Monday.
Several years ago, during an annual mammogram, my wife, who is in her 40s, was told a mass had been found in one of her breasts. Anxious and uncertain, she had a biopsy, and we braced for the worst.
My father-in-law, when in his 50s, went through a similarly harrowing experience when a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test given during a routine physical exam came out positive, and he underwent a prostate biopsy.
The nursing community is embracing mobile health devices and social media tools at a high level, according to a new survey.
The survey was conducted by Springer Publishing Company, which polled more than 1,000 nurses – the majority of which were nurse educators holding advanced nursing degrees – on their ownership and usage of mobile devices, their preferences for nursing and medical apps, and their social media use.
Key findings of the survey include:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando announced this week that Dr. Mark Roh will become its new president when Dr. Clarence Brown retires at the end of next year. Brown has been at the helm of the cancer center since it opened 20 years ago. Since August 2009, Roh has been chairman of the surgery department at M.D. Anderson, which is part of Orlando Health. He currently serves as the center's medical and scientific director, and will maintain that role after becoming president. Roh also will contin
A new national recommendation on screening — or rather, not screening — for the disease has triggered a stir.
Studies suggest that recent declines reflect cost-conscious patients training themselves to avoid making an appointment unless they believe it's absolutely necessary.
(Reuters) - Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc said U.S. health regulators approved its drug to relieve post-surgical pain, a move that may limit the use of opioids in post-operative setting.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday aimed at easing shortages of prescription drugs, according to a White House House official.
A "fatty apron" in the abdomen help fuel the spread of ovarian cancer, research suggests.
Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo chemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumor in his larynx, doctors said Saturday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who down more than four alcoholic drinks in a day may have a heightened risk of stomach cancer, a large European analysis suggests.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers conclude in a new study.
About half express interest in learning more about screening for suspicious lesions.
The number of new cancer cases in the UK could rise by 45% by 2030 to more than 430,000 a year, research suggests.
People with a genetic condition that puts them at increased risk of colon cancer may lower their chance of developing the disease by taking daily aspirin, a study suggests.
See the winners for the dance competition raising awareness for breast cancer.
Last week, Social Security beneficiaries learned their benefits would go up 3.6 percent next year. That’s about $43 a month for the typical check of $1,186, according to the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare.
Doctors and patients complain that Myriad labs is charging patients twice for a lifesaving breast cancer genetics test.
Six months after Congress passed the health reform law last year, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences issued a landmark report on nursing. Although seemingly separate events at the time, it’s clear now that they are integrally linked: Never has quality care been more dependent on the total engagement of nurses [...]
Fertility treatment can double the long-term risk of invasive and low-grade
ovarian cancers, a study has found.
A new study found that some women who need a lumpectomy or mastectomy have another safe option with nipple sparing mastecomy.
A decade of contraceptive use nearly halves a woman's risk of ovarian cancer.
For two years, a bunch of medical geneticists in Maryland and New Jersey sifted through 1,000 different genetic mutations. They looked for cellular changes that are fatal and ones that are treatable. They argued. Eventually, they decided to include close to … Continue reading →
Steve Jobs had a long run with a rare form of cancer (a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor) that is sometimes curable by early surgery. While I was not his physician and don't have access to the details of his illness or its treatment, assertions that his use of alternative medicine shortened his life strike me as uninformed.
Hollywood's release of "50/50" on September 30 received praise from top critics, but didn't do as well at the box office.
The revolution in medicine brought about by greater understanding of genomics has led to a number of targeted therapies in cancer care. The basic concept is to first find the genomic change or mutation that leads to a disease, then learn its gene product and then develop a drug that inhibits the action of the [...]
Lisa Tighe was sitting in her law firm office when her doctor called with test results. Before absorbing the news that she had breast cancer, she marched over to her supervisor's office and told him the news.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An international survey of cancer doctors shows many question U.S. health advisers' 2010 rejection of Roche's drug Avastin to treat advanced breast cancer.
Routine chest X-rays do not prevent lung cancer deaths, not even in smokers or former smokers, according to a big government study challenging a once common type of screening.
That scan of your brain, bones or breasts you got last Tuesday? It might have been read by someone who isn't a doctor a
A recent report published by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation gave some interesting insight into accountable care organizations (ACOs). Among sections focusing on the origins of the ACO concept and their current state, the report detailed 10 basic things you need to know about ACOs.
Free samples of pricey prescription drugs help keep patients on their meds.
The safety of England's NHS breast-screening programme is to be reviewed independently in response to allegations that it causes more harm than good.
Former Apple chief Steve Jobs was notoriously difficult, not least as a cancer patient, it turns out. After discovering in October 2003 that he had a pancreatic tumor, he put off the surgery that doctors recommended to see if a … Continue reading →
A federal government advisory committee could decide Tuesday whether to recommend doctors vaccinate boys as young as 11 against the human papillomavirus, commonly referred to as HPV.
Ohio State University renamed the JamesCare Comprehensive Breast Center yesterday in honor of the late Stefanie Spielman.
Should hospital staff be silent for five minutes when a patient dies?
As hospitals do better at keeping patients from getting serious infections, a new source of worry is emerging: outpatient clinics, where dangerous transmissions of bacteria and viruses are on the rise.
A new analysis offers a stark reality check about the value of mammography screening.
(Reuters) - Smokers who take Pfizer's pill Chantix to help them quit do not have a higher risk of being hospitalized for psychiatric events such as depression, compared with nicotine patches, according to studies reported on Monday.
Mental health categories and research changing.
A new study supports the theory that chronic fatigue syndrome is an autoimmune disease, offering patients with the controversial condition new hope for a cure.
When new patients worry they don't know how they'll get through breast cancer, Cindy Davis puts her hand on theirs and says, "I know, but I want to tell you, I truly know, because I went through this two years ago."
A new method of modelling breast cancer could help identify potentially lethal
spreading tumours, say scientists.
A vaccine which triggers the immune system to attack on of the most common types of lung cancer has shown promise in early clinical trials, say researchers.
Proving a negative in science is really, really hard — and that may well be the task that researchers trying to evaluate the potentially carcinogenic effects of cell phone use may have before them. To wit: in a new study … Continue reading →
A midseason trade may have saved NFL running back Jerome Harrison’s life. Harrison, who was sent to the Philadelphia Eagles from the Detroit Lions, was undergoing a physical to seal the deal when doctors found a brain tumor, ESPN reported. The surprise diagnosis, the details of...
Compliance with ICD-10 is a significant effort that spans many parts of healthcare organizations. The scope is massive and, perhaps even more daunting is the fact that the healthcare industry does not have experience with equivalent transitions. There simply is limited institutional knowledge to draw on and the “unknown unknowns” are a legitimate cause for concern.
Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you're concerned about your cell phone: Don't worry. Your device is probably safe. The biggest study ever to examine the possible connection between cell phones and cancer found no evidence of any link, … Continue reading →
Call me crazy, but I went on a date two weeks after my double mastectomy. Thanks to the painkillers, half the
Precancerous lesions of the vulva, especially in women in their 40s, are becoming increasingly common and should be carefully evaluated and treated, a major physicians’ group says.
Raised levels of several hormones can triple the risk of breast cancer in
post-menopausal women, a study has shown.
Dr. Jacques Moritz on the new recommendations for tests every three years.
At a time when enthusiasm for vaccination is waning among parents in the United States, a new study shows younger doctors are less likely...
Steve Jobs told his biographer, Walter Isaacson, that he put off surgery for pancreatic cancer for nine months, and later regretted it. Jobs was a believer in alternative medicine, and told Isaacson he didn't want his body opened.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with recently diagnosed diabetes may be more likely to also get a breast cancer diagnosis than those without diabetes, suggests a new study from Canada.
The regulations for Medicare accountable care organizations will increase incentives and streamline the program to extend benefits to a broader range of beneficiaries.
The doctor/patient relationship is certainly changing and evolving. A term I hear a lot today is: “patient engagement/activation.” Why is this concept so important and what does it mean? What can physician executives do to make it easier for our patients to become engaged and activated? Judith Hibbard has pioneered the study of patient engagement, [...]
STOCKHOLM Whether or not a woman had a hysterectomy made no impact on survival in a small phase...
An influential federal health-care task force is expected to oppose testing for the human papillomavirus to detect cervical cancer in women over age 30.
There's more news on cancer screening tests - this time for women.
Usability: the concept is often at the root of slow adoption of EMR systems, and rightfully so. Although effective training and implementation methods affect user adoption rates as well, poor usability has a strong impact on productivity, error rate, and user satisfaction.
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