Sentences with phrase «practice of oncology»

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Bruce brings to Humana a wide range of executive leadership experience in publicly traded and private organizations within a variety of healthcare sectors, including oncology, pharmaceuticals, assisted living / senior housing, home care, physician practice management, surgical centers and dental networks.

Not too long ago some doctors noticed an odd pattern in their oncology practices — too many of their patients, female patients that is, were suddenly getting divorced.

There is a growing body of evidence around the usefulness of integrating the principles and practices of elderly care into oncology.

A new study published online by JAMA Oncology quantifies industry financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) among authors of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, work that influences practice and defines drugs reimbursable by Medicare.

«This study's results can have practice changing implications on how future prostate cancer trials are designed in terms of identifying the men for these studies who are at high risk for early death due to ineffective initial treatment for their prostate cancer,» stated Anthony Victor D'Amico, MD, PhD, chief, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and senior author of the study.

D.s who go into family and emergency medicine, dermatology, and ophthalmology have the highest likelihood of ending up in private practice, whereas pathology, psychiatry, pediatrics, neurology, radiation oncology, and internal medicine have the lowest percentages of M.D. - Ph.

As director of the thyroid oncology program at the University of Kentucky at Lexington, Ain has one of the largest single - physician thyroid cancer practices in the country and more than 70 peer - reviewed publications to his name.

Connecting a global network of more than 40,000 cancer professionals, the society serves as the leading resource for best practices in clinical oncology research and academic and community practices.

Naomi Ko, MD, MPH, instructor of medicine in the Section of Hematology Oncology at Boston University School of Medicine and a practicing breast oncologist at Boston Medical Center, stresses the need for further investigation.

Commenting on the results, Professor Johan Vansteenkiste, Professor of Medicine, Catholic University Leuven, and Chief Oncology Physician, Unit of Respiratory Oncology, University Hospital KU Leuven, Belgium, said: «This study may change current practice for the treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC.

«The compelling results seen in this global study provide unequivocal evidence supporting the clinical utility of Oncotype DX to risk - stratify patients with early stage breast cancer, and indicate that the findings are generalizable to everyday clinical practice,» said lead author Joseph A. Sparano, MD, vice-chairman of medical oncology at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, and professor of medicine and of obstetrics, gynecology, women's health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

In October of 2014, The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee (CPGC) endorsed the CAP / IASLC / AMP guideline for EGFR and ALK molecular testing.

Dr. Parda, who practices oncology in Pittsburgh, says that many types of physicians are likely to be a part of a patient's cancer care team including a medical oncologist, breast surgeon, surgical oncologist, plastic surgeon, and radiation oncologist as well as their ob / gyn.

ESMO promotes good practice in palliative care for cancer patients through - among others — the ESMO Designated Centres of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care accreditation programme.

Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is a commonly used modality to ensure treatment accuracy in the management of pediatric tumors; however, consensus recommendations are needed in order to guide clinical decisions on the use of IGRT in treating pediatric patients, according to a study published in the September - October 2014 issue of Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), the official clinical practice journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

In 2004, Dr. Gary Steinberg moved his bladder cancer practice from Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital to the University of Chicago campus to head our oncology program.

Moores Cancer Center is one of the first in the nation recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative certification program for meeting its rigorous standards for high - quality cancer care.

These relationships between oncology and industry are increasing, and concerns exist regarding the extent to which financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) can influence medical decisions and physician behavior.1, 2 Thus, there is a pressing need to better understand the effects of FCOIs on both practicing oncologists and academic researchers.

He was clinical professor of medicine and practiced hematology and oncology for 24 years at the Long Beach Community Hospital.

As part of our coverage of the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held June 2 — 6 in Chicago, we are speaking with Gordon Mills, MD, PhD, chair of the department of systems biology and professor of medicine and immunology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, about ways to incorporate homologous recombination markers into clinical practice for ovarian cancer.

Using gene expression profile (GEP) tests like Oncotype DX to inform treatment decision - making for breast cancer is likely to be less cost - effective in community oncology practice than previous estimates had suggested, according to an economic simulation analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Ooncology practice than previous estimates had suggested, according to an economic simulation analysis published in the Journal of Clinical OncologyOncology.

The authors built a statistical simulation model to estimate the 25 - year incremental costs per quality - adjusted life - year (QALY) for Oncotype DX testing in order to evaluate the cost - effectiveness of GEP testing among patients with early - stage ER - positive / HER2 - negative breast cancer treated in community oncology practices.

Actually, many surgical practices are based more on traditions and previous teachings than sound scientific evidence, explains Pedro Ramirez, M.D., professor of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine.

«The Promise and Practice of Precision Oncology» Kim Hirshfield, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medical Oncologist Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

These results support the current practice of extended trastuzumab treatment, according to Heikki Joensuu, MD, PhD, professor in the department of oncology at the Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki in Finland, who presented the results.

Dr. Karen Reckamp talks about ways to incorporate biomarkers for the treatment of lung cancer with immunotherapy into clinical practice at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, held June 2 — 6 in Chicago.

In addition, our cancer care program has been recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI ®), an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology is one of the largest multi-site radiation oncology medical practices in the country, treating approximately 2,000 patients pOncology is one of the largest multi-site radiation oncology medical practices in the country, treating approximately 2,000 patients poncology medical practices in the country, treating approximately 2,000 patients per year.

The work of the Oncology Education Specialist is centered on guiding and enhancing practice through professional growth and development initiatives.

Interventional Radiology procedures for palliation (life quality improvement and prolongation) in oncology practice - overview of European and US guidelines.

It's also very important for medical teams — not only oncology practices or centers but emergency - room staff, primary and urgent - care teams, intensive - care personnel, pulmonary doctors and other specialists — to know what therapies a patient is receiving and to be aware of the potential side effects and interactions that these treatments may cause.

Staff of this Program: Bruce Haffty, MD, Chair and Radiation Oncologist Laura Bond, MD, Radiation Oncologist Joel K. Braver, MD, Radiation Oncologist Alan Cohler, MD, Radiation Oncologist Ronald D. Ennis, MD, Radiation Oncologist and Medical Director, Clinical Network for Radiation Oncology Lara Hathout, MD, FRCPC, Radiation Oncologist Salma Jabbour, MD, Radiation Oncologist Sung Kim, MD, Radiation Oncologist Omar M. Mahmoud, MD, MSc, PhD, Radiation Oncologist Nisha Ohri, MD, Radiation Oncologist Rahul R. Parikh, MD, Radiation Oncologist Joseph P. Weiner, MD, Radiation Oncologist Jeff Ning Yue, PhD Vice-Chair and Chief, Radiation Physics Zhiyuan Shen, MD, PhD Research Scientist and Chief, Radiation Cancer Biology Bing Xia, PhD Research Scientist Dorothy Pierce, RN, RCN, MSN, APN - C, OCN, Advanced Practice Nurse Susan Schwartz, MSN, RN, APN, Advanced Practice Nurse Jacqueline Tull, RN, Registered Nurse Theresa Singley, RN, Registered Nurse Rihan Millevoi, Dosimetrist William Witherup, Chief Therapist Shushma Patel, Assistant Chief Therapist Ann Marie Maisel, Radiation Therapist Susan Resavy, Radiation Therapist Mary Kazio, Radiation Therapist Krystin Greene, Radiation Therapist Melissa Mareth, Radiation Therapist Lillian Hosein, Radiation Therapist Carie Straus, Radiation Therapist Kevin Sinn, Radiation Therapist Jenise Bell, Technical Assistant Autumn Banta, MSW, LSW, Social Worker

At Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, oncology nursing education specialists have developed an easily accessible education and training resource to support the development, maintenance and enhancement of competent, patient centered, evidence - based practice and its translation to exemplary patient care.

Because of the many clinical training requirements in the U.K. Swanton didn't return to the lab bench for another seven years, practicing general medicine, surgery, and neurology before specializing in oncology.

July 31, 2015 University of Chicago Medicine receives QOPI certification The Section of Hematology and Oncology and the Outpatient Cancer Center at the University of Chicago Medicine have received certification from the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI ®) Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

NRG Oncology builds upon our more than 150 years of cumulative research experience to conduct practice defining, multi-institutional clinical trials resulting in the improved survival and quality of life of patients with cancer.

Conclusions: The ESMO Precision Medicine Glossary provides a resource to facilitate consistent communication in this field by clarifying and raising awareness of the language employed in cancer research and oncology practice.

Frederick Hong, MD, and Michael Krabak, MD, PhD, who will be joining the Roswell Park Community Cancer Practice Network in 2017, are also included among the Top Doctors within the category of Medical Oncology.

Both the ovarian and prostate cancer trials could change clinical practice, with more women taking the drug bevacizumab (Avastin) to combat the disease in its advanced stages and more men getting radiation therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer, according to researchers who presented the findings Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago.

«I wasn't surprised, because I see it every day in my practice — but it is somewhat concerning,» says senior study author Mehra Golshan, MD, chair of surgical oncology at Brigham and Women's.

Heidi has also practiced as a registered practical nurse in Multi-Organ Transplant at Toronto General Hospital, including a rotation at Princess Margaret Hospital, and is the recent recipient of an award from the Society of Integrative Oncology (SIO).

Use of 5 - alpha - reductase inhibitors for prostate cancer chemoprevention: American Society of Clinical Oncology / American Urological Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline.

Although he occasionally sees patients with a variety of medical conditions, Dr. Lodi, has narrowed his scope of practice through specific training and extensive experience over the past 12 years to Integrative Oncology (caring for people with cancer).

The American Society of Clinical Oncology / American Urological Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline states: «Men who are taking 5 - ARIs for benign conditions such as lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may benefit from... understanding that the improvement of LUTS relief should be weighed with the potential risks of high - grade prostate cancer from 5 - ARIs.»

Each possess advanced medical training and practice experience in the areas of Naturopathic Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, Functional Medicine, Anti-Aging Medicine, Hyperbaric Medicine, Hormone Optimization, Integrative Oncology, Pediatric Special Needs and Lyme and Tick - borne Diseases.

Bronson will launch her own small private coaching practice after the first of the year while continuing to work part - time in oncology.

© 2012 - 2018 Oncology Nutrition, A Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Dr. Jonathan Stegall — founder of the Center for Advanced Medicine, one of Cancer Tutor's verified clinics — practices integrative oncology, which involves combining the best of modern medicine with natural therapies.

I've also been a member of the Oncology Nutrition Dietetics Practice group for years.

Dr. Ronald Epstein, author of Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness and Humanity is a Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and Oncology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he directs Mindful Practice programs, the Center for Communication and Disparities Research, and the Dean's Teaching Fellowship program.