Development of patient-friendly “patient information leaflet” to tackle communication of benefits/uncertainties for better decision making in cancer therapy.
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - March 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Pathway to Academic Oncology Specialization in Lung Cancer
big dreamer here: if you were starting out as a first year med student, what is the path you’d take to secure a dream job specializing in lung cancer and related environmental research/advocacy at an academic medical center? what about while adding on an MBA and wanting to combine academia with entrepreneurship to find better lung cancer therapies? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 20, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: halcyon_ Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
50 Years of Radiotherapy Research. Not Looking Good.
Highlights
The number of publications by the 10% most productive last authors more than doubled in the last 15 years. (The Usual Suspects?)
Between 1970 and 2000, the proportion of first authors that will not publish articles as a last author increased from 58% to 84% (is our children publishing?)
Compared to other cancer therapies the proportion of radiotherapy research output has declined from 64% to 31% in the last 50 years...
Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 10, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TheWallnerus Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
What are the barriers to rad onc doing more radiopharm?
Inspired to ponder by this NCI page: Radiopharmaceuticals Emerging as New Cancer Therapy
Rad oncs constantly complain about how we don’t have a pharma industry to fund our trials. Well here it is, and facilitated by the NCI. What are the barriers to rad onc getting into this? We should own radiation therapeutics and diversify practice, especially in the face of hypofrac...
What are the barriers to rad onc doing more radiopharm? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 30, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Krukenberg Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
can we talk about urorad?
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=950CE6DA1E3EF932A35751C1A9609C8B63
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Profit and Questions as Doctors Offer Prostate Cancer Therapy
By STEPHANIE SAUL
Published: December 1, 2006
The nearly 240,000 men in the United States who will learn they have prostate cancer this year have one more thing to worry about: Are their doctors making treatment decisions on the basis of money as much as medicine?
Among several...
can we talk about urorad? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 5, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: radonc Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Hormone balance of breast cancer therapies and vascular risks
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - October 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Future of Rad Onc with therapy advances
I'm interested in pursuing Radiation Oncology, and was hoping to hear some thoughts on what the future will be like for Radiation Oncologists with some of the advancements in cancer therapy coming out (immunotherapy, for example). From my naive perspective, it seems like the future is pretty uncertain. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 18, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: premed1234567891011 Source Type: forums
Protons in the news (again)
Louisiana hopeful a gamble on an unproven cancer therapy will pay off
First sentence calls proton therapy "a divisive cancer treatment." (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 5, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: hot sauce Source Type: forums
Position Available Saint Louis University Dermatology Clinical Research Fellowship
The Saint Louis University Department of Dermatology is accepting applications for a
2 year Research Fellowship starting July 1, 2013.
The Department of Dermatology faculty members have extensive experience in conducting both industry sponsored clinical trials and investigator-initiated studies. The Research Fellow will join a research program composed of Dermatology faculty, a senior research fellow, and a clinical trial coordinator. Activities will include involvement in a variety of clinical trials and research projects. Ongoing and recent studies include clinical trials of cosmetic devices, psoriasis therapies, hyperh...
Source: Student Doctor Network Forums - February 25, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MKPDERM Tags: Internship, Residency and Fellowship Positions Source Type: forums
