Potential Impact of Single-Payer Health Care Discussed
System could alleviate administrative burden, but may have trade-offs in terms of patient care
Many PCPs Discuss Low-Dose CT Screening With Patients
But more than half report making one or no screening recommendations in past year
ERs Seeing More Severe Wounds From Gun Violence
And, number of deaths from gunshot wounds also on the rise
SBRT, Proton Beam Therapy Use Increasing for Prostate CA
Median cost of stereotactic body radiotherapy lower than IMRT or proton beam therapy
Ultrasound Beats Palpation for Femoral Artery Catheterization
Shorter time taken for attempted cannulation of femoral artery, lower number of attempts needed
Fatty Acid Fractions in Breast Adipose Tissue May ID Carcinoma
Fatty acid fractions may be linked to invasive ductal carcinoma in postmenopausal women
American Society of Clinical Oncology, June 3-7
The 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was held...
Intraprocedural CCTA Feasible for Identifying Guidewires
CCTA can identify location of guidewires during chronic total occlusion intervention
ASCO: Aggressive Treatment Common in Terminal CA Patients
Three in four of young or middle-aged patients get aggressive therapies in last months of lives
15.5 Million Americans Now Surviving Cancer
But better tools needed to support their long-term recovery, researchers say
