Flashy for a Cause: Raising Awareness for Childhood Cancers
September 20th 2016Chase After a Cure is running a Thunderclap campaign on Sept. 15 and is asking people to be flashy for a good cause: awareness and funds for childhood cancers. - See more at: http://www.curetoday.com/articles/flashy-for-a-cause-raising-awareness-for-childhood-cancers#sthash.uyBvOZyJ.dpuf
Nurse-Led Study Evaluates Safe Use of Nephrostomy Tube to Deliver Chemotherapy and Biotherapy
April 29th 2016Researchers at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey are testing the possibility of sending treatment drugs directly to the kidney in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma in situ or small tumors in the kidney area.
Liposomal Bupivacaine Reduces Complications and Opioid Use After Surgery
April 6th 2016Bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension (Exparel) was found to be similarly effective in reducing pain compared with conventional bupivacaine HCL, but reduced ileus, nausea, and the need for patient-controlled analgesia and rescue IV opioid use.
3D Mammograms Improve Breast Cancer Detection, Reduce Callbacks
March 4th 2016The benefits of 3D mammography are durable, increasing detection of breast cancers and reducing anxiety over callbacks, according to a recent study that provides the first longitudinal evidence of the utility of this approach.