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PRACTICE & POLICY
ACCC releases findings of “Cancer Care Trends in Community Cancer Centers” survey
Ron Piana , July 28, 2010 This year’s “Cancer Trends” survey provides insight into ambulatory cancer care, effects of the recession, and organizational strategies that may help providers adapt to the changes in the healthcare marketplace. CMS vs the Compassionate Access Act
Frank Burroughs, Founder and President of the Abigail Alliance , July 28, 2010 Medicare is now questioning whether the government should pay for new therapy's such as Provenge. The CMS decision is just as important to the biopharmaceutical industry, doctors, and their patients as it is to Dendreon. H. R. 4732, The Compassionate Access Act, calls to give access to novel drugs;will CMS serve as a roadblock? Abigail Alliance responds to New York Times editorial on FDA’s Avastin Decision
Ron Piana , July 26, 2010 This is decision time at FDA. Since the agency gave accelerated approval for Avastin in first-line treatment of metastatic breast, two follow-up studies “failed to confirm the magnitude” of the benefits seen in that first study of Avastin. Consequently, ODAC voted 12 to 1, urging FDA to reverse its approval of Avastin in this indication. EMRs are the future: What is "Meaningful Use"?
Ron Piana , July 23, 2010 Most busy oncologists will never have time or patience to sift through the 864-page final rule CMS released Tuesday describing how health care providers can demonstrate "meaningful use" of electronic health records to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments under the 2009 federal stimulus package. Mortality results from the Göteborg prostate-cancer screening trial
Ron Piana , July 20, 2010 Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of death from malignant disease among men in the developed world. The extent of benefit and harm with widespread PSA screening is under continuous debate. ONCOLOGY NURSE EDITION
July 2010, Vol 24 No 7 CME CenterE-Learning | E-Textbooks | Webcasts CancerNetwork.com offers a variety of Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs based on ONCOLOGY review articles, supplements to ONCOLOGY and Oncology News International, textbooks, roundtable discussions, e-learning programs and webcasts.
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Integrating Genetics and Genomics Into Oncology Nursing
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Miami Breast Cancer ConferenceIn our exclusive on-site coverage of this event, ONCOLOGY has engaged nationally recognized breast cancer specialist Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School to provide insight on the meeting’s most clinically relevant sessions.
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Monitoring Response in CML Treatment
Join Dr. Richard Stone of Dana-Farber and CML patient Robert Roy in this new podcast that explores the physician-patient perspective and treatment goals.
Risk Assessment in Stage II Colon Cancer CME LLC's Highlights in Breast Cancer Treatment From the ASCO® 2009 Annual Meeting
Update 1: Concept of Maintenance Update 2: MSI - To Test or Not To Test Update 3: MSI - The Role of Cetuximab in NSCLC Update 4: New Studies in GI Cancer Update 5: Patient Selection for Adjuvant Therapy
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