Cancer Clinics

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Appointment of New Governor Creates Board Vacancy at Marshall ... -- Mar 29, 2006
Chairman of the Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, one of the leading cancer clinics in ... Yahoo! News (press release)

Insurance fight -- Mar 24, 2006
I am an employee at UPMC Cancer Clinics in Uniontown. Our patients are the best to care for. They are in a fight for their lives ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

Cancer center set to open in Port Royal -- Mar 24, 2006
...initiative, called the Duke Oncology Network. Duke is affiliated with 18 cancer clinics in six states. Nearly 15,000 new cancer patients ... Hilton Head Island Packet,

Brits consider UPMC deal -- Mar 13, 2006
...of colleagues, is to have an affiliate of D3 Advanced Radiation open in Great Britain, which eventually would serve perhaps 90 new cancer clinics throughout ... MSNBC

Pendulum of opinion swings on apricot pits -- Mar 15, 2006
However, it’s commercially available as vitamin B-17, and it continues to be used in cancer clinics outside the United States. ... Mail Tribune,

Community Oncology Alliance Applauds Senator Arlen Specter as ... -- Mar 1, 2006
This will correct the current problem whereby community cancer clinics are subsidizing Medicare for six months on average for price increases. ... Yahoo! News (press release)

Aggies win hospital design contest -- Jan 19, 2006
...the new Charity Hospital is built," Johnson said. "Things like cancer clinics.". The team originally planned to address the topic ... Battalion,

Skin cancer clinics should be accredited -- Dec 31, 2005
The Australian government should set up a working party to examine how skin cancer clinics can best be accredited, experts say. ... Sydney Morning Herald,

Skin cancer clinics under microscope -- Jan 1, 2006
SOME skin cancer clinics are removing moles unnecessarily at a growing cost to an already over-burdened health system, specialists say. ... The Age,

Cancer clinics under fire over quality -- Jan 1, 2006
By Bronwyn Hurrell. THE quality of Australian skin cancer clinics has been questioned by experts in the treatment of the potentially deadly disease. ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Earnings Preview: Johnson & Johnson -- Jan 23, 2006
J&J's Ortho Biotech unit claims that Amgen penalizes cancer clinics by requiring the purchase of Aranesp for good deals on its white blood-cell growth drugs ... BusinessWeek

Cancer clinic severs ties with insurers -- Jan 21, 2006
Medicaid program found that the clinic billed for the most intensive and costliest patient visit 60 percent of the time, while cancer clinics nationwide bill ... Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

Doctor's office test proves better than lab test alone -- Jan 20, 2006
In this study conducted at 23 cancer clinics, 668 patients with a history of bladder cancer provided a urine sample before undergoing cystoscopy, which is an ... Cancerfacts.com,

Doctors lobby to regulate skin cancer clinic industry -- Jan 10, 2006
Journal of Australia (2 January), called for a Federal Health Department working party to be set up to consider an accreditation system for skin cancer clinics ... AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),

Moves to check suspect skin cancer treatments -- Jan 1, 2006
THE Australian Government should set up a working party to examine how skin cancer clinics can best be accredited, experts say. ... Wodonga Border Mail,

Is there a doctor in the house? -- Jan 19, 2006
Port Macquarie has about 50 general practitioners, but not all are full-time and some work in cosmetic surgery or skin cancer clinics. ... Port Macquarie News,

Lend a helping hand -- Jan 11, 2006
...s Volunteer Driver Program helps provide safe and comfortable transportation for cancer patients travelling from their homes to appointments at cancer clinics. ... Coquitlam Tri City News,

Resolve to Play Your Best! -- Jan 12, 2006
...because they wear shorts and skirts," says Clay J. Cockerell, MD, president of the American Academy of Dermatology, which conducts skin-cancer clinics at PGA ... Golf For Women Magazine

Keeping golden years untarnished -- Jan 14, 2006
There are a number of holistic cancer clinics around the country that have successfully treated patients who have been declared terminal. ... Auburn Citizen,

Resonant Medical Will Defend Infringement Allegations by Varian ... -- Dec 21, 2005
The Restitu Platform has received FDA 510k clearance and Health Canada License and is presently being used in cancer clinics and academic centers throughout ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),

Skin clinics accused -- Dec 2, 2005
CANCER groups and specialists have accused GP-run skin cancer clinics of performing thousands of unnecessary operations after figures revealed a 170per cent ... Australian,

Cutting the mole toll -- Dec 2, 2005
But a report that reveals Australians worried they have the disease are increasingly going to skin cancer clinics rather than their GP or a dermatologist has ... Australian,

Resonant Medical Secures Largest Medical Device Venture Capital ... -- Dec 15, 2005
The Restitu Platform is FDA 510k cleared and is presently being used in dozens of academic centers and cancer clinics throughout North America. ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),

Leap in skin cancer clinic use -- Nov 23, 2005
There has been a threefold rise in the proportion of patients opting for treatment at skin cancer clinics rather than traditional GP surgeries, according to ... AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),

Klein may face graceless exit -- Dec 18, 2005
Albertans. Recently, Klein announced government plans to spend another $1 billion on cancer clinics in Calgary and Edmonton. Some ... Edmonton Journal,

Breast cancer patients may get 2nd cancer -- Dec 8, 2005
Mellemkjaer of the Danish Cancer Society in Copenhagen, Denmark, conducted a huge study involving 525,527 patients with breast cancer in 13 cancer clinics in ... United Press International

Alberta gives $1B to fight cancer -- Dec 12, 2005
..."We're already a leader in cancer research, but really I'd like to expand the role of the Baker and (Edmonton's) Cross Cancer clinics to make us a world leader ... Edmonton Journal,

PAEC to set up 6 cancer hospitals -- Dec 13, 2005
The official said cancer clinics had been established within the old hospitals and the same facilities would be provided to the new hospitals. ... Daily Times,

In the alphabet soup -- Dec 16, 2005
Kelowna’s on a lake, Kamloops is on a river — three to be exact. Kelowna gets government handouts, cancer clinics and special treatment. ... Kamloops This Week,

Contraception easy to obtain, say doctors -- Nov 23, 2005
Other progress was on the way with more free care for people with diabetes, free annual skin cancer clinics for some groups and a Pasifika health nurse to work ... Wanganui Chronicle,

Patients at risk in skin clinic boom -- Aug 23, 2005
KERRY O'BRIEN: Private skin cancer clinics are the new medical growth industry and it's not hard to see why. Simply rent the office ... ABC Online,

Second opinion could save your skin -- Aug 22, 2005
Brian Saunders of Merewether is questioning the procedures of skin cancer clinics after he had a skin cancer not diagnosed properly and he warns locals to get ... Newcastle Star,

Rochester firm relocating -- Aug 19, 2005
...immediately available. National Detection Clinics plans to roll out Early Detection Cancer Clinics across North America. The clinics ... Denver Business Journal,

News flash for primary care -- Aug 30, 2005
Just because certain skin cancer clinics may not be maintaining sufficient quality control doesn’t mean you should throw the idea out with the bath water. ... AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),

Call for audits of skin cancer GPs -- Aug 9, 2005
PLASTIC surgeons have called for clinical audits of GP-run skin cancer clinics, saying they would be prepared to join ‘hit squads’ to investigate claims ... AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),

Young breast cancer patients 'miss out' -- Aug 21, 2005
Ms Thewes spoke to young breast cancer patients at 19 cancer clinics across rural and metropolitan NSW, Victoria and the ACT between six months and five years ... The Age (subscription),

Community Oncology Alliance Teams With Former HHS Secretary Tommy ... -- Aug 17, 2005
...these initiatives. Over 80% of the nation's cancer care patients are treated in community cancer clinics close to home. COA has ... Yahoo News (press release)

Dangers in herbal ‘medicines’ -- Aug 16, 2005
I don’t necessarily support stand-alone practices such as skin cancer clinics, but I do believe GPs can perform a traditional role as well as having a ... AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),

Community Oncology Alliance Announces Support for Chemotherapy ... -- Aug 4, 2005
The Community Oncology Alliance (COA), which represents cancer clinics caring for over 80% of the nation's cancer patients, is comprised of medical oncologists ... Forbes

If I were health minister for a day … -- Aug 16, 2005
...some existing VR GPs, especially those who are not officially engaging in ‘general’ practice (eg, working in skin cancer clinics or psychotherapy only). ... AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),

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