2010 News Archive
Concerns Over Cost Prevent an Estimated 2 Million Cancer Survivors Per Year From Seeking Medical Care, August 23, 2010
Childhood Survivors of Ewing Sarcoma Face Excess Mortality and Morbidity, August 23, 2010
Study Indicates Dysphagia Increases Risk, Complications and Hospital Stays for Hospitalized Patients, August 16, 2010
UN Scientific Committee Cites Medical Radiation Use as Growing Source of World Population’s Exposure, August 16, 2010
ASTRO Releases Guidelines for Hypofractionated Whole Breast Radiation Therapy, August 9, 2010
SROA Members Encouraged to Call Senators in Support of CARE Bill, August 9, 2010
IMRT Proves Effective in Reducing Dry Mouth From Radiation, But Tumor Reaction Uncertain, August 2, 2010
Review Indicates Smoking During and After Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers Negatively Affects Outcomes, August 2, 2010
Miscarriage and Stillbirth Rates Higher Among Women Survivors of Childhood Cancer Treated With Radiation, July 26, 2010
Physicians Seek Greater Clinical Detail From Medical Research Articles, July 26, 2010
Chemotherapy Combined With Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Cancer Increases Mortality - July 18, 2010
Radiation Combined With Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Significantly Increases Survival - July 18, 2010
Full-scale IQ Drop Greater for Childhood Cancer Survivors Younger Than 15 - July 5, 2010
University of Michigan Researchers Find Cancer Significantly More Deadly for Black Americans - July 5, 2010
House Passes Bill to Stop Physician Payment Cuts and Increase Reimbursement 2.2% Through November - June 21, 2010
FDA Changes Approval Process for Certain Radiation Therapy Devices - June 21, 2010
Latest Push to Fix SGR Highlights Endless Tug-of-War in Medicare Reimbursement for Physicians - May 14, 2010
Radiation Therapy Relatively Ineffective for Treating Early-stage Estrogen-receptor Positive Breast Cancer in Older Women - May 14, 2010
Childhood Survivors of Cancer Face Greater Across-the-Board Physical and Mental Trials as Adults - May 24, 2010
Precision Radiation Proves Effective in Reducing Recurrence for Lung Cancer Patients - May 24, 2010
SROA Prepares Comments for FDA Meeting in June on Device Improvements to Reduce Misadministrations - May 10, 2010
Department of Justice and HHS Release 2009 Report on Health Care Fraud - May 10, 2010
U.S. Environmental Report on Cancer Decries Unrecognized Burden of Chemicals - May 3, 2010
Larger-scale Study Indicates a Survival Benefit From Radiation Therapy in High-grade Soft Sarcomas -
May 3, 2010
PET Leads Increase in Medicare Imaging Costs for Cancer Patients - April 26, 2010
4-D Software Adjusts for Breathing in Lung Cancer Radiation Treatments - April 26, 2010
IMRT Utilization Increases Dramatically for Health and Neck Cancers From 2000 to 2005 - April 19, 2010
False-positive Rates in Lung Cancer Screening Increase 33% After Two Exams - April 19, 2010
Action Needed to Prevent 21.2% Physician Fee Cut Delayed Again by U.S. Congress - April 12, 2010
AHRQ Cites Continuing Concerns About Hospital Infections in Annual Report - April 12, 2010
Radiation Treatment Increases Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer Connected With Rare ATM Gene - April 5, 2010
Study Finds Radiation Oncology Facilities Run by Non-specialists Negatively Affect Medical Training, Costs - April 5, 2010
AHRQ Report on Proton Beam Therapy Prompts Clinical Trials Comparing the Cancer Treatment to Photon Beam - March 29, 2010
States Provide Little Financial or Ethical Support for Clinical Cancer Trials - March 29, 2010
President Obama Signs Historic Health Care Reform Bill - March 22, 2010
U.S Department of Justice Announces $12 Million Settlement in Florida Case of Alleged False Claims - March 22, 2010
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Proves Effective for Inoperable Early Stage Lung Cancer - March 18, 2010
Media Tends to Paint a Rosy Picture That May Mislead Patients With Cancer - March 18, 2010
U.S. Congress Extends 0% Update of the Medicare Physician Fee Through March 31 - March 8, 2010
Radiation Oncology Education Lax in Undergraduate Medical Education - March 8, 2010
External Beam Boost Combined With Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy Improves Survival for Patients With Lung Cancer
Metastases - February 24, 2010
Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Ineffective in Down-staging Diagnosis - February 24, 2010
Food and Drug Administration Calls for Better Controls of Medical Radiation Exposure - February 10, 2010
Italian Study Correlates Acute and Late Toxicity in 3-D Conformal External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer - February 10, 2010
Insurers Lose More Than They Gain In Raising Medical Co-pays for Older Americans - January 28, 2010
Study of Atomic Bomb Survivors Finds Increased Risk of Stroke and Heart Disease - January 28, 2010
Multi-faceted Approach That Includes Radiation Therapy Effective for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer - January 18, 2010
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