This week’s must read: colonoscopies cut cancer risk by half, March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, study finds virtual colonscopy just as good as standard procedure for seniors and states are urged to address colon cancer screening gaps. Read More
This week’s must read: Studies affirm the lifesaving role of colonoscopy and that virtual colonoscopy works well for seniors, mammography reduces breast cancer mortality in younger women, iPads are being used for viewing medical imaging and cancer screening budget cuts may prove deadly for women. Read More
New data from the largest study to date examining the efficacy of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) for Americans ages 65 and older proves that “virtual colonoscopy” is comparably effective to standard colonoscopy in detecting colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps in Medicare-eligible aged beneficiaries. Read More
This week, the Obama Administration announced new plans to combat Alzheimer’s. This includes $50 million in immediate research funding, an additional $80 million in FY 2013 and $26 million for education, public awareness and caregiver support. Read More
This week’s must read: CT reduces cost for patients in ER with chest pain, Obama Administration boosts Alzheimer’s funding, study finds CT scans are better than stress tests to find heart blockages and PET helps doctors diagnose breast cancer. Read More
In this month’s edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers published two separate studies illustrating how innovative PET imaging and radiopharmaceuticals may be used to help doctors learn more about breast cancer by targeting estrogen receptors. Read More
While California’s low-dose reporting legislation becomes law this summer, doctors and hospitals across the state have already taken significant steps to lower the dose of life-saving medical imaging exams. Read More
This week’s must read: FDA and device industry reach deal on user fees, PET helps predict lung cancer survival, CT guidance helps brain hemorrhage outcomes and CT dose registry lets facilities compare CT doses regionally and nationally. Read More
In a study released last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that goals for cancer screening rates in the U.S. are not being reached. Read More
Oncologists, researchers, patients, advocates, and healthcare professionals convened in San Francisco last week for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. Included in the groundbreaking research that was highlighted at the meeting was the role of PET/CT in diagnosing and managing care for patients with gastrointestinal cancers. Read More
MITA released a report yesterday detailing the troubling impact of insurance coverage denials on patient access to medical imaging procedures. Data gathered by the Patient Advocacy Foundation (PAF) show that denials for patients seeking potentially life-saving medical imaging services have doubled in the past four years. Of even greater concern is the finding that 90 percent of the reversed denials for imaging services were actually covered by patients’ health plans. And on average, PAF’s professional case managers required 15.4 contacts per patient case to resolve the imaging issue, meaning it took on average more than 15 phone calls, letters or emails to determine why the imaging test was being denied coverage. Read More
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