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May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
CMS’s Proposal to Severely Limit FDG-PET Use for Patients with Cancer Elicits Concern
By
Rosemary Frei, MSc
Health Policy
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Policies & Guidelines
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
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Genetically Engineered T Cells for Childhood Leukemia
AACR Annual Meeting
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
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Positron Emission Tomography Scanning May Identify Stage I NSCLC that Requires Chemotherapy
By
Charles Bankhead
AACR Annual Meeting
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
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False-Positive Lung Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State
AACR Annual Meeting
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
Lung cancer false- positive rates varied 20-fold across the United States, raising questions about the potential impact on organized screening programs, according to data presented at the 2013 American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting.
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New Mantle-Cell Regimen Leads to “Remarkable” Response Rate
By
Charles Bankhead
AACR Annual Meeting
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
A chemotherapy–immunotherapy combination has been shown to be extremely effective in a small clinical trial of previously untreated mantle-cell lymphoma, leading to objective responses in every patient, including complete responses in almost 90%, investigators reported at the 2013 American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting.
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AACR Issues New Policy on Tobacco Use
By
Phoebe Starr
AACR Annual Meeting
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
Washington, DC—Tobacco use among patients with cancer is an important but often overlooked issue that requires intervention by oncology practices. In recognition of the problem and the gap between the need for intervention and the services delivered, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) issued a policy on tobacco use at its 2013 annual meeting.
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Health IT Facilitates Patient Engagement Across Many Settings
By
Caroline Helwick
Practice Management
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Value Peer-spectives
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
New Orleans, LA—“Patient engagement” is a healthcare buzz phrase, and a critical part of this concept is patient connectivity to information technology (IT). GetWellNetwork is a patient-focused IT system that aims to empower the patient to improve outcomes in a variety of disease states.
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NCCN Updates Its Clinical Practice Guidelines
By
Audrey Andrews
NCCN Annual Conference
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
Updates to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines® were presented at the 2013 NCCN annual conference. The updates were minor for most tumor sites, but new guidelines were introduced for penile cancer and for survivorship.
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Cancer Support Program Documents Savings
By
Caroline Helwick
Economics & Value
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Economics of Cancer Care
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
A case management program for terminally ill patients with cancer can reduce cancer-related healthcare costs and extend hospice length of stay, according to an analysis of the Cancer Support Program (CSP) of Optum Health, a health services company, which was presented at the 2013 National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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annual conference.
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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Reduces Costs for Older Patients with Ovarian Cancer
By
Charles Bankhead
Economics & Value
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Economics of Cancer Care
May 2013, Vol 4, No 4
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for older patients with ovarian cancer would save $19 million annually compared with primary debulking surgery, based on a new cost- model assessment
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