Centra earns certification for cancer rehab program Nov 17, 2009
At a recent press conference at the Centra Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center , it was announced that Centra is the first health care system in the United States to earn national STAR Program Certification for rehabilitation care for cancer survivors from the Massachusetts-based Oncology Rehab Partners. "With its STAR Program Certification, Centra is committed to helping survivors heal and recover," Dr. Julie Silver, founder of Oncology Rehab Partners, said in a news release ... "We are very... (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
'The silent killer': Orangeburg woman uses voice to spread awareness of ovarian cancer Nov 17, 2009
Her oncologist, Bowman native Dr. Terry K. Smith of South Carolina Oncology Associates, said while there is still not a good chemical screening tool that can be universally used to diagnose ovarian cancer, every women needs to be their own care advocate. "There are different tests: OvaSure, OvaCheck and then the older tests like CA-125. All of these things may well play a role at some point, but they're not a universal screen. They're not like doing studies for prostate cancer. You can't go out... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Paul C. Zamecnik, at 96; discoveries helped revolutionize biochemistry Nov 16, 2009
He spent a year-and-a-half as a medical oncology resident and then moved home to do an internship at University Hospitals in Cleveland, to be closer to his mother, who had been diagnosed with cancer. She died shortly before the internship started, however. (Boston Globe)
Mouth Is Indicator of Overall Health, Says Dental School Professor Nov 15, 2009
The mouth or oral cavity area is an excellent indicator of the whole body's health, says Mao, who is the chair of the new Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences at the School. Mao recently joined the Dental School to be at the forefront of a movement to retool dental education, he says, to make dentists practice more within the bigger health care community. (Science Daily)
Prison time puts stop to scammer's schemes Nov 15, 2009
When asked to provide a doctor's statement, Ms. Taylor presented a letter dated March 15, 2007, from Augusta Oncology Associates ... (An Internet search shows a Dr. Flowers who teaches at Emory and specializes in hematology and oncology ... A prosecutor later contacted Augusta Oncology and found she had never been a patient there and there was no John Hopkins, M.D. Mr. King also learned that Ms. Taylor never made it through Army basic training. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Leaving a legacy Nov 15, 2009
Before the hospital opened its oncology ward a few years ago, Raymond was driving out to Rapid City, S.D., for treatment ... Jeanne says, half-jokingly, that she and her husband wanted to contribute to something local, rather than see their money inevitably wasted in Washington, D.C. But for two Crook County residents to invest so heavily in Gillette shows just how much they believe in the local oncology program, which treats people from throughout northeastern Wyoming. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Routine Evaluation of Prostate Size Not as Effective in Cancer Screening, Study Finds Nov 15, 2009
"One of the major advantages of this large cohort study is that the men have participated in this study for over 17 years," says Rodney Breau, M.D., a Mayo Clinic urologic oncology fellow who led the study. Because of this, we have the ability to look at long-term relationships between prostate growth, change in PSA and development of prostate cancer. (Science Daily)
Sutter Health zaps pact with radiologists Nov 14, 2009
It provides diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology and nuclear medicine throughout the Sacramento region ... Vascular medicine and oncology care are areas where the group has tried to provide a full range of services. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Head and shoulders (and necks) above the rest Nov 14, 2009
Eye and Ear, the director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, and is an associate professor in Otology and Laryngology at Harvard Medical School. His primary research focus is in the evaluation of laryngeal speech following total laryngectomy and pharyngeal reconstruction. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
U of M researchers find 2 units of umbilical cord blood reduce risk of leukemia recurrence Nov 14, 2009
Verneris is an assistant professor of pediatrics with the University of Minnesota Medical School, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation ... Wagner is a professor of pediatrics and director of the University of Minnesota Medical School's Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation. (EurekAlert!)
Preventative Brain Radiation For Lung Cancer Patients: Benefits And Risks Nov 14, 2009
The study also reveals that preventative brain radiation does not increase survival and has no significant impact on quality of life, says study co-investigator Benjamin Movsas, M.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit ... Dr. Movsas will present the study results Nov. 2 at the plenary session for the 51st annual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting ... The study is part of a national Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) analysis... (Science Daily)
African-Americans with colorectal cancer have poorer outcomes, lower survival rates Nov 13, 2009
"Colorectal cancer is the only gastrointestinal cancer that is routinely screened for and can be effectively treated, yet African-Americans still have a profoundly lower survival rate than Caucasians," said Timothy L. Fitzgerald, MD, FACS, associate professor, department of surgery, division of surgical oncology, East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. "Our analysis suggests that these disparities may be attributable to a lack of access to or use of care. It is imperative that screening and... (EurekAlert!)
Atrius, Beth Israel expand affiliation Nov 13, 2009
Under the deal, approved by the boards of both organizations Wednesday night, Atrius plans to broaden its collaboration with Beth Israel in ensuring hospital care for cardiovascular and oncology patients as well as others with complex needs. The first step will be internists from three Boston offices of Harvard Vanguard, the largest Atrius physicians organization, sending more patients requiring emergency care or hospitalization to Beth Israel Deaconess. (Boston Globe)
$30M gift to boost Childrens Nov 13, 2009
The grant will help bring to reality a multimillion-dollar pediatric research partnership between Children s, Emory University, Georgia Tech and others, targeted at cardiovascular disease, oncology, neuroscience and other conditions. The research partnership, reported first by Atlanta Business Chronicle in February 2008, also aims to develop new medical technologies, medications and therapies; create targeted treatments based on the patient s genetic makeup; and develop custom-designed vaccines. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
SNM applauds expanded medicare coverage for cervical cancer Nov 13, 2009
" Working with other medical societies, SNM encouraged CMS to end the prospective data collection requirements for FDG PET for the initial staging of some patients with cervical cancer. Previously, patients needing PET for initial staging of cervical cancer had to have this performed under the CMS coverage with evidence development policy, if the patient had not first had CT or MRI performed or if other imaging was done but showed evidence of metastatic disease outside of the pelvis. Based on... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Stereotactic Radiotherapy Offers Noninvasive, Effective Treatment For Lung Cancer Patients Nov 13, 2009
The most recent findings, presented today in Chicago at the 51st annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, show that the primary lung cancer did not recur 98 percent of the time ... "These findings have changed the standard of care for lung cancer in patients with serious medical problems like emphysema, heart disease and strokes," said Dr. Robert Timmerman, vice chairman of radiation oncology at UT Southwestern and principal investigator of the Radiation... (Science Daily)
Breast Cancer May Be Gone, but Pain Lingers Nov 13, 2009
The results do not surprise Dr. Robert H. Dworkin, a pain specialist and professor of anesthesiology, neurology, oncology and psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York, who has also published on lingering cancer pain ... D., professor, anesthesiology, neurology, oncology and psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, N.Y.; Nov. 11, 2009, Journal of the American Medical Association. (MEDLINEplus)
Radiation Therapy Technique Successfully Treats Pain In Patients With Advanced Cancer Nov 12, 2009
The results of the research will be presented this week during the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago. The study, led by Dwight E. Heron, M.D., associate professor and vice-chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, compared the effectiveness of single and multi-session treatments of SRS in controlling patients' pain. (Science Daily)
Chemo-radiation Before Prostate Removal May Prevent Cancer Recurrence Nov 12, 2009
Their findings were presented this week at the 51st annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Chicago. "In men with aggressive prostate cancer, standard therapies such as radiation or surgery often fail to eliminate the cancer completely at the site of treatment. When these cancers recur, they are often fatal," said Mark Garzotto, M.D., principal investigator and Associate Professor of Urology and Radiation Medicine in the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute; and... (Science Daily)
Health care field offers job opportunity Nov 12, 2009
A certified nurse's aide can make between $21,000 and $31,000 annually, while an oncology staff nurse can earn as much as $73,000 a year, according to Medfinders, which is based in Arlington, Texas. The more education you have, the more you're likely to earn. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Evotec Third Quarter Financial Results: Growth of Business and Restructuring Impact Lead the Path to Sustainability Nov 12, 2009
Jointly, both companies aim to identify novel therapeutics in innovative disease-focused programs with an initial focus on oncology targets. Evotec will receive increased research payments compared to the original contract as well as payments for the achievement of pre-clinical milestones. (Primezone Releases)
Actress Debi Mazar Talks About her Family's Experience with Bipolar Depression Nov 12, 2009
6 billion and is a leader in gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory, oncology and infectious disease medicines. In the United States, AstraZeneca is a $13. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Drug Shrinks Lung Cancer Tumors In Mice Nov 12, 2009
Professor Michael Seckl, corresponding author of the study who heads the Section of Molecular Oncology and Lung Cancer Research at Imperial College London, said: "Lung cancer is the most common cancer killer in the world and over 100 people in the UK are diagnosed with the disease every day. Around one in five of those people will have small cell lung cancer. Although it responds to chemotherapy initially, the tumours soon become resistant to treatment and sadly nearly all people with the... (Science Daily)
Simple Questionaire Can Identify Patients At High Risk For Lung Cancer, Study Suggests Nov 12, 2009
11, 2009) A study featured in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology confirms the success of a simple questionnaire designed to identify patients at high risk of lung cancer. Initiated in 2001, the current study confirmed 18 cases of cancer of the original 430 patients who qualified as high risk after completing a five-minute questionnaire. (Science Daily)
Drugs To Treat Anemia In Cancer Patients Linked To Thromboembolism Nov 12, 2009
"This research answers important questions about outcomes of ESAs when used in long-term clinical practice with oncology patients," said Dr. Hershman, the Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center, whose research is dedicated to examining cancer survivorship ... "Further efforts at monitoring use and long-term toxicity of expensive oncology drugs should be put in place to ensure that for any drug the benefits outweigh the risks in... (Science Daily)
Minimally Invasive Surgery Shown Safe And Effective Treatment For Rectal Cancer Nov 12, 2009
Dr. Milsom reports that his surgical team is now participating in two such studies, one in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACSOG) and the other headed up by Dr. Lee and involving several other U.S. medical centers. In the meantime, the group continues to explore new minimally invasive surgical techniques to improve clinical recovery even more significantly, including new stapling instruments, robotics, and innovative endoscopy. (Science Daily)
Aiming To Avoid Damage To Neurocognitive Areas Of The Brain During Cranial Radiation Nov 11, 2009
Their results are being presented in a poster session at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, which is being held November 1-5 in Chicago ... Other researchers at Rush involved in the study were Dr. James Marsh, Dr. Ben Gielda, Julius Turnian, PhD, and Dr. Ross Abrams, chair of radiation oncology. (Science Daily)
Shorter Radiation Course Stops Cancer Growth In High-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Nov 11, 2009
10, 2009) Hypofractionated radiation treatment, a newer type of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer treatments than conventional radiation therapy, is significantly more effective in stopping cancer from growing in high risk patients, compared to receiving standard radiation treatment, according to a study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). In addition, findings show there is no increased... (Science Daily)
Men Leave: Separation And Divorce Far More Common When The Wife Is The Patient Nov 11, 2009
"Female gender was the strongest predictor of separation or divorce in each of the patient groups we studied," said Marc Chamberlain, M.D., a co-corresponding author and director of the neuro-oncology program at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) ... Chamberlain said the study was initiated because doctors noticed that in their neuro-oncology practices, divorce occurred almost exclusively when the wife was the patient ... The results showed a stronger gender disparity for divorce when the... (Science Daily)
Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Abilities Impaired By Brain Tumor Treatment Nov 11, 2009
"Our findings provide the first evidence that such cells can be used to ameliorate radiation-induced damage of healthy tissue in the brain," said Charles Limoli, UCI radiation oncology associate professor and senior author of the study, appearing online the week of Nov. 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ... The UCI researchers are from the departments of radiation oncology, biological chemistry, and developmental & cell biology; the Institute for Memory Impairments and... (Science Daily)
Sanofi-Aventis on hunt for Boston partners Nov 11, 2009
The drug company, which has about 98,000 employees worldwide and rang up sales of $37 billion in 2008, has focused its core business in the fields of oncology, immunology, and inflammation. But with US patents expiring on some of its best-selling traditional drugs, such as the heart pill Plavix, it has been eager to expand into the more complex treatments developed by biotech companies as well as into territories outside the United States and Europe. (Boston Globe)
Radiation After Surgery Reduces Chance Of Melanoma Returning Nov 11, 2009
10, 2009) High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to the lymph nodes (19 percent), compared to those patients who do not have radiation therapy (31 percent), according to the first randomized study of its kind presented at the plenary session, November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). See also. (Science Daily)
FDA-approved Drugs Eliminate, Prevent Cervical Cancer In Mice Nov 11, 2009
"Virtually all cervical cancers in women test positive for HPV 16," says Lambert, a professor of oncology at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. But not everyone who becomes infected with HPV gets cervical cancer, so scientists have suspected that something else was going on. (Science Daily)
Is your cell phone slowly killing you? Nov 11, 2009
Supporting that conclusion, a recent study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that looked at 23 case-control studies found that the research with the more scientifically rigorous methodologies suggested cell phones and tumors are linked. The eight strongest studies made sure the investigators did not know which participants had tumors when they conducted the interviews about cell phone use, and they did not receive funding from industry groups. (CNN)
Dont miss chance for health-care reform Nov 11, 2009
"IF that is a good thing then please explain while all other major industrialized nations that provide universal health care have much lower survival rates across the board for all major deseases such as cancer?Overall Cancer Survival Rates. According to the survey of cancer survival rates in Europe and the United States, published recently in Lancet Oncology : 1 American women have a 63 percent chance of living at least five years after a cancer diagnosis, compared to 56 percent for European... (Nogales International, AZ)
FDA Approved Leukemia Drugs Shows Promise In Ovarian Cancer Cells Nov 11, 2009
Few effective therapies for ovarian cancer exist, so it would be advantageous for patients if a new drug could be found that fights the cancer, said Gottfried Konecny, an assistant professor of hematology/oncology, a Jonsson Cancer Center researcher and first author of the study ... (July 15, 2005) The Tulane University Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology is investigating a novel treatment for ovarian cancer by using intravenous Ontak to deplete harmful cells that inhibit the body's. (Science Daily)
Cancer research group moving Nov 10, 2009
Dayton Oncology to move to Research Park ... Mary Beth Lehman DBJ New Location: Sidney Pinkus, president and chief executive officer of Dayton Clinical Oncology, and Cara Nolan, research projects director, stand inside the cancer research firm;s current space in Kettering ... The nonprofit is a certified Community Clinical Oncology Program, meaning it conducts cancer prevention and treatment clinical trials by community medical practitioners. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Expectant moms, babies subjects of new Singapore study to prevent obesity and diabetes in adults Nov 10, 2009
" The prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Singapore is one of the highest in the world and has increased dramatically over the past three decades, from 1.9% of adults in 1975 to 8.2% in 2004. The prevalence of obesity is also rising in Singapore and increased from 5.1% of adults in 1992 to 6.9% in 2004 with almost double the prevalence of school children at over 12%. ### MEDIA CONTACTS: Dawn Sim Manager, NUHS Communications Tel: 6516 1954, Email: Peh Lay Koon Assistant Manager, NUHS... (EurekAlert!)
Woburn’s BioVex raises $30m more for cancer drug development Nov 10, 2009
The largest outlay, $145 million, went last May to Clovis Oncology, a Boulder, Colo. start-up. (Boston Globe)
Time Between Treatment And PSA Recurrence Predicts Death From Prostate Cancer Nov 10, 2009
9, 2009) Men whose prostate specific antigen (PSA) rise within 18 months of radiotherapy are more likely to develop spread and die of their disease, according to an international study led by Fox Chase Cancer Center radiation oncologist Mark K. Buyyounouski, M.D., M.S. and presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). See also. (Science Daily)
Toxic Reactions to Aspartame Nov 10, 2009
al., Aspartame induces lymphomas and leukemias in rats, European Journal of Oncology, 2005 10(2). 3. (Suite101.com)
Evotec and Boehringer Ingelheim Extend and Broaden Research Collaboration Nov 9, 2009
At the same time, based on the success to date in the areas of CNS, inflammation, cardiometabolic and respiratory diseases the scope of the collaboration has been expanded to also include oncology targets. Over the term of the extension Evotec will receive research funding of around EUR 15 million plus success milestones and royalties. (Primezone Releases)
OXiGENE Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Nov 9, 2009
The increase in loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 was driven primarily by a higher level of clinical development activities, including the continued enrollment of the FACT (fosbretabulin in anaplastic cancer of the thyroid) pivotal registration study, the FALCON (fosbretabulin in advanced lung oncology) study, and the initiation of the FAVOR (fosbretabulin against vasculopathy of the retina/choroid) study, as well as the management of other ongoing clinical trials and drug... (Primezone Releases)
Exercise Is Good Medicine For Lymphoma Patients Nov 8, 2009
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009; 27 (27): 4605 DOI. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Oncology-focused Biotech Selects Cardiocore as Preferred Provider Nov 8, 2009
Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 8, 2009 -- Cardiocore, a premier centralized cardiac testing lab, announced today that it has been selected as a preferred provider by a growing West Coast biotechnology organization with a robust oncology treatment pipeline ... Key considerations included Cardiocore's deep experience in the design and conduct of oncology clinical trials, and its broad range of cardiac safety services including electrocardiography (ECG), echocardiography (ECHO) and multigated... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
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Oncology-focused Biotech Selects Cardiocore as Preferred Provider - Yahoo ... Oncology-focused Biotech Selects Cardiocore as Preferred Provider ... Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 8, 2009 -- Cardiocore, a premier centralized cardiac testing lab, announced today that it has been selected as a preferred provider by a growing West Coast biotechnology organization with a robust oncology treatment pipeline. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Caffeinated comfort Nov 8, 2009
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, a Cambridge maker of biotech drugs, pumps out 2,800 cups of coffee a week from 16 single-serving Keurig coffee machines, all on the house for employees. The e-mail marketing company e-Dialog provides about a dozen varieties of bottomless Keurig-brewed coffee to its 180 employees in Burlington. (Boston Globe)
Younger women prone to breast cancer Nov 8, 2009
"When I started practicing oncology about 15 years back, women mostly in the age group of 50-55 were most vulnerable to breast cancer. But these days the incidence of the disease has become common amongst women aged between 35-45," Bhargav told IANS. Saturday was observed as Breast Cancer awareness day and doctors like Bhargav said that they are doing their bit to spread as much awareness on the disease so that early detection was possible and improve chances of recovery. (India Times, India)
'Rivals Rally' to fight cancer together Nov 7, 2009
By Jeremy Speer Sports Editor Friday, November 6, 2009 12:07 PM EST Rivals St. Mary and J-L will come together Dec. 16 in the Rivals Rally for a Cure basketball game, from which the proceeds will benefit the Otsego Memorial Hospital Oncology and Infusion Center ... The teams will don pink uniforms and play with a pink ball as the community is expected to pack Gaylord s Kaminski Gymnasium to help support the Oncology and Infusion Therapy Center at Otsego Memorial Hospital (OMH) ... To... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Philanthropy Award winners Nov 7, 2009
5 million to Valley Med to fund a wide variety of projects, including the remodeling of the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Gymnasium, the creation of the maternal prenatal mobile ultrasound lab and a mobile health care clinic; the building of the Activities of Daily Life living room; and the Cancer Center Campaign, which established the Cypress radiation oncology suite with the purchase of a PET/CT scanner and digital mammography machine. Bob Sillen, former executive director of the , said he... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Low Cholesterol May Shrink Risk For High-grade Prostate Cancer Nov 7, 2009
For the current study, Platz, members of the Southwest Oncology Group, and other collaborators analyzed data from 5,586 men aged 55 and older enrolled in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial from 1993 to 1996. Some 1,251 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer during the study period. (Science Daily)
Calif. FB star overcomes rare condition Nov 7, 2009
" The road was not easy. Gane, however, had plenty of help. ****** Jim and Tomoko Gane didn't think much of it when Luke got a nose bleed during the summer of 2008. As one of five boys, such events could be expected. But when Luke's nose wouldn't stop bleeding, they took him to the doctor. Soon after, he was sent to the hospital in an ambulance. There, the Ganes got the first hint something might be really wrong. "We went to the third floor and we saw signs that said, 'Hematology and Oncology,'"... (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer Nov 7, 2009
"PET scanning is an emerging tool of molecular imaging in lung cancer, in contrast to CT scans and MRI scans which are anatomic imaging," said Maria Werner-Wasik, associate professor of Radiation Oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, and the study's lead author. "It has become an important tool in the evaluation of lung cancer staging and evaluation of treatment response.". (EurekAlert!)
Less Brain Swelling Occurs With Multiple Sessions Of Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Common Brain Tumor Nov 7, 2009
In a study presented today at the 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology in Chicago, the Georgetown researchers say there appears to be a safer option. "Like the single dose, delivering lower doses of radiation in three, four or five CyberKnife sessions leads to good control," says Georgetown's Christopher Lominska, MD, lead author of the study and chief resident in radiation medicine. (Science Daily)
BREAKING: 12 killed in Fort Hood shootings; Fort Gordon monitoring situation Nov 6, 2009
12 killed in Fort Hood shootings; Fort Gordon monitoring situation 110509 - The Augusta Chronicle. 12 killed in Fort Hood shootings; Fort Gordon monitoring situation Associated Press Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 4:04 p.m.Updated: Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:16 p.m.. (The Augusta Chronicle)
University budget is conservative stance Nov 6, 2009
With the prospect of health care reform radically reshaping the landscape next year, University Hospital officials said they are facing an uncertain future and their budget for next year reflects that. "It makes us look very conservatively at what next year is going to be, right off the bat," said J. Larry Read, CEO of University Health Care System. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Gun Club Foes' New Volley Nov 6, 2009
The whole community is affected because you hear those shots echoing," said Mr. Cohen. The Lowenthals Dr. Ivan Lowenthal, a founding member of CT Oncology and Hematology, and his wife, Susan, moved to their property on Blue Swamp Road in 2003. "There hadn't been any shooting since the early 90s when Buck Cropsey had died," said Dr. Lowenthal. "It started up again sometime in 2004. " Dr. Lowenthal and his wife are surrounded by the Cropsey property. The Lowenthals have a right of way over the... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Cancer Patients Want Honesty, Compassion From Their Oncologist Nov 6, 2009
The most significant preference is that more than one-third of female cancer patients (37 percent) prefer to have their hands held by their radiation oncologists during important office visits, compared to 12 percent of men, according to a randomized study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ... "In oncology, a strong physician-patient relationship is essential because the patient's interactions with their doctor can help... (Science Daily)
BREAKING: Woman who once faked cancer gets 10 years for fraud, theft Nov 6, 2009
Woman who once faked cancer gets 10 years for fraud, theft 110509 - The Augusta Chronicle. A woman with a decade long history of lying and stealing received a 10-year prison sentence today for her most recent set of crimes. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Players take unlikely roads Nov 6, 2009
Ex-Aquinas teammates take unlikely roads 110609 - The Augusta Chronicle. Patrick Nordmann will resist on Saturday the friendly urge that's been a natural part of his life since he was in elementary school at St. Mary on the Hill. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Falcon's Turner taps into his old mind-set Nov 6, 2009
Turner taps into his old mind-set 110609 - The Augusta Chronicle. Turner taps into his old mind-set Associated Press Friday, November 06, 2009. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Finding May Help Some Tonsil Cancer Patients Avoid Chemotherapy Nov 6, 2009
"This represents the power of personalized medicine. By using a relatively simple molecular test to evaluate the tumour, we can customize the treatment plan, produce an excellent outcome, and maintain the patient's quality of life," says principal investigator Dr. Fei-Fei Liu, PMH radiation oncologist, Head of the Division of Applied Molecular Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute, and Dr. Mariano Elia Chair in Head & Neck Cancer Research, University Health Network. The findings were published on... (Science Daily)
Get to your feet and help fight Alzheimer's Nov 6, 2009
Alzheimer's disease is a great threat to our country. It is devastating not only to the individual diagnosed with the disease but also their family and friends. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Does Race, Income Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome? No, New Study Suggests Nov 6, 2009
"This study offers an extremely important message for all patients with prostate cancer who receive radiation therapy," says Benjamin Movsas, M.D., senior study author and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit ... The study is being presented Nov. 4 at the 51st Annual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago ... D., with the Department of Radiation Oncology at Henry Ford Hospital. (Science Daily)
Augusta's Alzheimer's Memory Walk is Saturday Nov 6, 2009
When Carrie Ponder worked as a neuropsychology technician in a VA hospital, she witnessed the emotional and physical toll Alzheimer's disease took on her patients and their families. Now, two years after her own diagnosis, Ms. Ponder, 77, has her own struggles. (The Augusta Chronicle)
