Neurocognitive Side Effects of Brain Radiation Subside for Many, Analysis Shows In three trials, about 40% of patients with brain metastases recovered neurocognitive function Oct 01, 2024
Quality of Life Similar With Proton Beam Therapy vs IMRT for Prostate Cancer "It really shows us that we have two great options," expert says Sep 30, 2024
In Diagnosing Knee Pain, Sometimes More Is More MRI does occasionally reveal important findings missed on x-ray Sep 30, 2024
Cancer Diagnoses Slow to Recover From Effects of COVID Pandemic Actual rates for 2021 lagged behind projections Sep 25, 2024
Omitting Biopsy After Negative MRI Halves Diagnoses of Insignificant Prostate Cancer Strategy comes with associated "low risk" of delay in diagnosis of advanced or incurable cancers Sep 25, 2024
TESLA Trial: Does Timing Make or Break Thrombectomy for Large-Core Strokes? Trial results deemed "neutral" for endovascular therapy in contrast with other recent studies Sep 23, 2024
Reconsider When a Prophylactic ICD Is Needed in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Meta-analysis holds LGE higher than LVEF in identifying high-risk NIDCM Sep 20, 2024
Lymphedema Risk No Higher With 3-Week RT Regimen in Early Breast Cancer "Nodal radiotherapy for breast cancer no longer needs 5 weeks," researcher says Sep 17, 2024
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis May Reduce Development of Advanced Cancers Retrospective study suggests benefits over digital mammography Sep 17, 2024
False-Positive Mammograms May Discourage Subsequent Screenings Recommendations for short-interval follow-up or biopsy likely a factor Sep 02, 2024
Experts: Don't Say 'Heartbeat' to Describe Ultrasound Findings in Early Pregnancy Ob/gyns, radiologists, and emergency docs convened to unify first-trimester language Aug 29, 2024
COVID Vax Myocarditis Stays Mild With Good Prognosis Over a Year Later Evolution of postvaccine myocarditis tracked for 18 months in cohort study Aug 26, 2024
Adding MRI to DBT Screening in Women With Dense Breasts May Avert More Cancer Deaths But benefit in modeling study accompanied by more false-positive biopsy recommendations Aug 26, 2024
Favorable Outcomes With Microwave Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastases Survival similar to resection with less morbidity, but editorial suggests use in select patients Aug 22, 2024
Researchers Challenge USPSTF's Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Alternate criteria based on years of smoking has higher sensitivity and specificity, study says Aug 20, 2024
Benefits of Adjuvant RT for Early Breast Cancer Limited to First 10 Years A study's 30-year follow-up data provided no new insights into which patients benefit from RT Aug 15, 2024
EVT on Large Core Strokes: Sobering Results for the Oldest Old Successful reperfusion associated with good functional outcomes regardless of age Aug 12, 2024
Big Gain in PFS With Metastasis-Directed RT for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer Fourfold improvement in median PFS when added to standard-of-care systemic therapy Aug 07, 2024
AI Model as Effective as Radiologists in Detecting Prostate Cancer on MRI Combined findings from model and radiologists outperformed radiologists alone Aug 06, 2024
POCUS and Malpractice: Separating Fact From Fear The benefit to patients from point-of-care ultrasound should outweigh litigation concerns Aug 03, 2024
Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It? "You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert Jul 16, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer? High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials Jul 15, 2024
Refractory Multiple Myeloma Responsive to Immunotherapy Plus Low-Dose Radiotherapy A third of patients who had received multiple prior lines of therapy responded, small study shows Jul 10, 2024
Novel Image Analysis IDs Women for MRI After Negative Mammography AI tool quadruples cancer detection rates in early trial Jul 09, 2024
Vapers May Be Less Likely to Undergo Lung Cancer Screening "Former smokers who use e-cigarettes remain at increased risk of lung cancer," researchers say Jul 02, 2024
PSMA PET Beats MRI in Prostate Cancer Staging Study Findings support PSMA PET in the preoperative workflow of intermediate- and high-risk tumors Jul 02, 2024
Screening Mammography Performance Improved, Workload Decreased With AI Assistance How European data play out in U.S. mammography environment remains to be seen Jul 01, 2024
Study Supports More Inclusive Clinical Trials With Broader Eligibility Criteria No difference in adverse events, clinical benefit, OS for patients with or without waivers Jun 27, 2024
More Than 1 in 4 Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valve Disease Most cases were mild, and age was a predictor of disease Jun 27, 2024
Radiologist Who Drove Family Off Cliff Will Get Mental Health Treatment, Not a Trial "Not everyone who commits a crime is a criminal," Dharmesh Patel's attorney argued Jun 27, 2024
Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however Jun 24, 2024
ASTRO Guideline Addresses Specifics of HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Clinical landscape has shifted away from traditional risks for H&N cancer to HPV predominance Jun 21, 2024
Late-Window Tenecteplase for Stroke Works When Thrombectomy's Out of the Question TRACE-III trial finds benefit for lytic given up to 24 hours after stroke onset Jun 14, 2024
Stereotactic Radiotherapy Reduces Use of Anti-VEGF Therapy in Neovascular AMD No loss in visual acuity, with reduced cost of treatment Jun 14, 2024
AI System Beats Radiologists in Detecting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer AI detected 6.8% more clinically significant cancers, 20% fewer indolent cancers Jun 13, 2024
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low in the U.S., Especially in the South But one study showed that patient navigation added to usual care may increase uptake Jun 10, 2024
Near-Perfect Control of Slow-Growing Lymphoma With Low-Dose Radiotherapy All but four of 24 patients had complete responses to 4 Gy, local control rate of 96% at 3 years Jun 06, 2024
'Practice Changing' Trial for Inoperable Locally Advanced NSCLC EGFR testing now needed for all patients with stage III disease, experts say Jun 02, 2024
Chest Pain in the ED: More Referrals for Cardiac Tests Not Tied to Better Outcomes No significant decrease in MACE for intermediate and high referral groups vs low referral group May 23, 2024