Bone scan capacity increased to meet COVID-19 backlog
Radiologists in England facing a backlog of bone scan procedures for prostat...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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AI aids detection of metastasis on bone scintigraphy (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Miami Cancer Institute to host inaugural Precision Oncology Symposium
Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health, announced it is hosting its inaugural Precision Oncology Symposium February 3-4, 2023, at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. The educational symposium is designed to provide an overview about the most recent advances in the treatment of solid tumors — including lung cancer, breast cancer, gastrointestinal tumors, genitourinary tumors, head and neck tumors, melanoma, sarcoma and brain tumors — with novel targeted agents and treatment combinations.
“We… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 1, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Baptist Health Source Type: news
TKI, Chemo Combo Potential Salvage Option in Epithelioid Sarcoma TKI, Chemo Combo Potential Salvage Option in Epithelioid Sarcoma
The combination of salvage irinotecan, vincristine, and anlotinib may be another option for refractory epithelioid sarcoma. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.First Look (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 29, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
NIH clinical trial leads to atezolizumab approval for advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma
ASPS is an extremely rare cancer that affects mostly adolescents and young adults. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - December 28, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Approves Genentech ’s Tecentriq as First-Ever Therapy for a Certain Advanced Rare Sarcoma Called Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS)
South San Francisco, CA -- December 9th, 2022 -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - December 9, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Shorter Regimen of Radiotherapy Safe for Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Findings with preoperative radiotherapy administered to dose of 42.75 Gy in 15 fractions for three weeks (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 17, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Radiology, Journal, Source Type: news
Shorter Regimen of Radiotherapy Safe for Soft Tissue Sarcoma
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 -- For adults with nonmetastatic soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities or superficial trunk, a moderately hypofractionated, shorter regimen of radiotherapy is safe, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in The Lancet... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 17, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Gel Could Help Treat Cancers in Dogs, and Maybe Kids, Too
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 -- A new immunotherapy gel being tested in pet dogs could pave the way for gentler and more effective treatment of one of the most common childhood cancers, researchers say.
Sarcoma is one of the most common cancers in dogs,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Shorter regimen in sarcoma care could widen access to treatment
Hypofractionated, preoperative radiotherapy for patients with nonmetastati...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Hypofractionated radiotherapy helped England survive COVID-19 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 8, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Study: U.S. Chemo Regimen for Ewing Sarcoma Should Be International Standard
(MedPage Today) -- The standard chemotherapy regimen used to treat patients with newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma in the U.S. was more effective, less toxic, and shorter in duration than the previous standard used in Europe, a phase III randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - November 2, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
This One Risk Factor Dominates for Soft Tissue Sarcoma After Breast Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Although relatively rare, soft tissue sarcoma after breast cancer treatment was linked most strongly to treatment with radiation, according to data from two large U.S. cohorts of breast cancer survivors.
Radiotherapy was associated... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - October 13, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Wales mother faces having leg, hip and pelvis removed after lump in foot turned out to be cancer
Sharon Walker, 53, from Nant-y-moel, Wales, noticed the lump on her foot in January last year and decided to visit her GP after becoming concerned. It turned out to be a soft-tissue sarcoma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rare Mesothelioma Cancer Discovered in Quarter Horse
No one is immune to the effects of toxic asbestos fibers, the primary cause of mesothelioma cancer. Not even horses.
Although mesothelioma is a rare cancer in humans, it is even more rare in animals, particularly horses that spend most of their time grazing outdoors. But it still happens.
Both pleural mesothelioma and peritoneal mesothelioma cancer were identified during the autopsy of a 22-year-old gelding quarter horse that had spent much of its working life in equestrian tourism activities.
Animals, an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to veterinary sciences, detailed the rare mesothelioma case report...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 4, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news
Organizers say University of Pittsburgh, Department of Health pulled out of meeting
The organizers said it was being held to update community members on the progress of investigational studies of why there were six cases of Ewing's sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, in the Canon-McMillan School District since 2008. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 30, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
Managing Sarcoma Induced by Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Managing Sarcoma Induced by Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer
This study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.First Look (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
