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Pre-Surgical CRT May Boost Survival in Pancreatic Ca

Further data needed to clarify best approach and who would benefit most

SIRT + Sorafenib = No Survival Bump in Liver Cancer

But clinical benefits suggested in certain patients with less severe disease

4 Occupational Hazards for the Pregnant Nurse

Here's how to navigate them

Radiologists Reconsider Their Divided Specialty

As IRs, DRs converge in hospital settings, can they -- should they -- stay independent?

Hunger Pangs Quashed With Percutaneous Nerve Freezing

Reduced weight, appetite 90 days after cryoablation in pilot study

Interventional Radiology Has a Problem of 'Unseen' Value

Clinicians share how to assert value to healthcare system

Radiologists Did Most Stroke Thrombectomy In Early Days

But most had neurointerventional training in Medicare data up to mid-2015

Freezing Metastatic Lung Tumors Feasible

Provides low morbidity alternative

Wise Buy? Proton Beam Therapy

It helps only a few, and at a wildly extravagant cost

PSA Testing: Docs Walk the Screening Talk

Physicians likely to undergo screening themselves

AUA 2017: New Sessions, Encores, Variety

'Something for everybody' in urology

ESTRO: Survival in Pancreatic Ca Rises with RT Dose

Also: cartoons during RT, brachytherapy for penile cancer

ESTRO: Tumor-Adapted RT Lowers Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer

Selected presentations from the European RT meeting

Wise Buy? Focused Ultrasound Therapies

Exciting technology, but now sold to patients on slim supporting evidence

NCCN Guideline: No Ink on Tumor Suffices in Breast Cancer Tx

New NCCN guidelines discourage centimeter-wide margins

Survival Bump in IVB Cervical Cancer with Pelvic RT

Improved OS, PFS in retrospective analysis

Time for Interventional Radiologists, Surgeons to End Turf War?

A look at two areas of contention: stenting, IVC filter implants

New Standard for Older Patients With Glioblastoma

Radiation plus temozolomide extends survival

Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org

Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned

10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD

'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier'

Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

Shorter Therapy an Option for High-Risk Anal Cancer

Abbrieviated chemoradiation matches standard with less toxicity

No DFS Benefit With Chemoradiation in Bladder Cancer

Adjuvant combo reduces local recurrence after cystectomy

Lower-Dose RT New Standard for Prostate Cancer?

Non-inferiority demonstrated for 60 Gy versus 74 Gy

Bariatric Embolization Shows Promise for Weight Loss

Small group of morbidly obese patients shed major pounds

Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System?

Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system

Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead

Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system

Radiation Safe in Unbiopsied Lung Cancer

CHICAGO -- Treating people with stereotactic body radiation for suspected -- but unbiopsied -- lung cancers appears to allow for acceptable local control of the disease with low toxicity, researchers reported here.

Early Radiation Boosts Prostate Cancer Survival

ORLANDO -- Immediate radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy led to a 50% increase in long-term biochemical progression-free survival for patients with locally advanced prostate cancer, according to a study reported here.

Lying Prone for Radiation Best for Breast Tx

Lying face down for radiation therapy lessens the amount of collateral damage to breast cancer patients' heart and lungs, researchers found.

Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

Oral Shield Cuts Radiation to Normal Tissue

PHOENIX -- Patients with head and neck cancer had substantial sparing of oral mucosa when they used custom-made dental stents to shield normal tissue from radiation therapy, data from a small clinical series showed.

Jaw Necrosis Common after Radiation for Oral Cancer

PHOENIX -- Osteoradionecrosis of the jaw occurred more than twice as often in patients treated for oral cancer as reported in the literature, according to a population-based study.

Gastric Ca Survival Rates Down, Chemo Use Up

SAN FRANCISCO -- A decline in survival rates in stage IV gastric cancer coincides with the increased use of chemotherapy rather than radiation and surgery, researchers found.

Lab Notes: Red Wine Before Radiation and Red Clover for Hair Loss

Red is the color of the day, as components of red wine and red clover lead this week's Lab Notes, but the blues get their turn in the spotlight, too, as depressed people outshine cheerier folks in some elements of decision making.