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Oncology Imaging | April 2018
Monday, April 16, 2018
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Cancer patients with longer diagnostic wait times face increased risk of poor outcomes

A new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found the longer patients with positive cancer screening results wait for diagnostic testing, the worse their outcome.
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Cancer patients with longer diagnostic wait times face increased risk of poor outcomes

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A new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found the longer patients with positive cancer screening results wait for diagnostic testing, the worse their outcome.
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Updated ACR/SBI breast cancer screening guidelines recognize higher risk in black women

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) released updated breast cancer screening guidelines, April 4—the first to recognize black women face higher risks for the disease and should be screened accordingly.

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Updated ACR/SBI breast cancer screening guidelines recognize higher risk in black women

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) released updated breast cancer screening guidelines, April 4—the first to recognize black women face higher risks for the disease and should be screened accordingly.
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New imaging technique detects prostate cancer not shown by MRI

Contrast-enhanced subharmonic imaging (SHI)—a new technique for imaging of microbubble ultrasound contrast agents—detected prostate cancers not identified by traditional MRI, according to a recent study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2018 Annual Meeting.

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New imaging technique detects prostate cancer not shown by MRI

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Contrast-enhanced subharmonic imaging (SHI)—a new technique for imaging of microbubble ultrasound contrast agents—detected prostate cancers not identified by traditional MRI, according to a recent study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2018 Annual Meeting.
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Preoperative axillary ultrasonography can prevent unnecessary lymph node surgery

South Korean researchers found that preoperative axillary ultrasonography (US) can decipher which patients are least at-risk for non-sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis—possibly resulting in fewer unnecessary lymph node dissections.
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Preoperative axillary ultrasonography can prevent unnecessary lymph node surgery

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South Korean researchers found that preoperative axillary ultrasonography (US) can decipher which patients are least at-risk for non-sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis—possibly resulting in fewer unnecessary lymph node dissections.
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Access, affordability improved for cancer survivors during ACA implementation

A team of scientists found the percentages of cancer survivors unable to afford medication or incapable of receiving care dropped each year from 2010 to 2016—during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Access, affordability improved for cancer survivors during ACA implementation

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A team of scientists found the percentages of cancer survivors unable to afford medication or incapable of receiving care dropped each year from 2010 to 2016—during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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NJ medical center now offers x-ray-guided chemotherapy procedure

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in New Jersey expanded its services to offer transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, also called transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), according to a release from the medical center.
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NJ medical center now offers x-ray-guided chemotherapy procedure

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Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in New Jersey expanded its services to offer transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, also called transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), according to a release from the medical center.
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Home cancer screening tests may cause more harm than good

Just because you can doesn't mean you should, an NBC News editorialist said regarding the FDA's latest approval of an at-home cancer screening kit requiring zero assistance from a doctor. 
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Home cancer screening tests may cause more harm than good

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Just because you can doesn't mean you should, an NBC News editorialist said regarding the FDA's latest approval of an at-home cancer screening kit requiring zero assistance from a doctor. 
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When a cancer diagnosis leads to ‘onco-anxiety’

When Adam Stern, MD, staff psychiatrist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in his left kidney he suddenly had a heightened awareness of his normal body sensations, which he termed "onco-anxiety."
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When Adam Stern, MD, staff psychiatrist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in his left kidney he suddenly had a heightened awareness of his normal body sensations, which he termed "onco-anxiety."
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