http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Steve Jobs managed to live more than seven years with a rare form of pancreatic cancer that grows more slowly than the common kind. But his need for a liver transplant two years ago was a bad sign that his troubles with the disease probably were not over. http://phys.org/news237118605.html Technology Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:17:01 EST news237118605 For oncologists, drugs that help cancer patients live longer are worth more than drugs that help patients live well, researchers find. http://phys.org/news211112536.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:10:02 EST news211112536 Targeted breast ultrasound should be the primary imaging technique used to evaluate focal (confined) breast signs and symptoms in women younger than 30, according to a study in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. http://phys.org/news209648077.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:34:51 EST news209648077 Between 2010 and 2020, the demand for radiation therapy will exceed the number of radiation oncologists practicing in the U.S. tenfold, which could profoundly affect the ability to provide patients with sufficient access to treatment, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. http://phys.org/news206638455.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:34:26 EST news206638455 The support provided for women with secondary breast cancer is inadequate and urgent steps are needed to provide better services for patients with this progressive incurable disease, which kills half a million women worldwide every year. Those are the key recommendations to emerge from a trio of papers in the September issue of the European Journal of Cancer Care. http://phys.org/news203769768.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:00:02 EST news203769768 Once thought to be a problem primarily in the developed world, cancer is now a leading cause of death and disability in poorer countries. Almost two-thirds of the 7.6 million cancer deaths in the world occur in low- and middle-income countries. http://phys.org/news201149503.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:30:01 EST news201149503 Multimedia talking touchscreens, housed in computer kiosks at clinics and hospitals, are helping researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and clinicians at local health care centers enhance patient-centered care for patients with diverse language, literacy and computer skills. http://phys.org/news197913042.html Technology Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:51:41 EST news197913042 The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) just released an enhanced and revised set of clinical recommendations designed to help oncologists deliver the best quality care to their patients. http://phys.org/news197804803.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:48:46 EST news197804803 A $145-million Federal Government effort to harness the power of nanotechnology to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is producing innovations that will radically improve care for the disease. That's the conclusion of an update on the status of the program, called the National Cancer Institute Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer. It appears in ACS Nano. http://phys.org/news191674781.html Nanotechnology Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:20:01 EST news191674781 New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reveals that in counties with the highest levels of segregation, an increase in the African-American or Hispanic population was associated with a decrease in the availability and use of surgical services and an increase in the number of emergency room visits. This research supports prior studies that have shown that minority groups in the United States have comparatively poorer access to a range of health care services, often resulting in late diagnosis of illness and delayed treatment. http://phys.org/news163942548.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:36:14 EST news163942548 A set of expert consensus-based, quality-of-care indicators identified considerable variability in the quality of pancreatic cancer care among hospitals and may be used to evaluate and identify areas for improvement, according to a new study in the June 9 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://phys.org/news163822485.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:15:36 EST news163822485 US cancer experts are preparing to focus on new developments in making treatment ever more personalized, right down to the molecular level, at their main annual gathering this weekend. http://phys.org/news162821483.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 May 2009 13:12:52 EST news162821483 When a cancer patient and his or her doctor discuss the value of a treatment option, the conversation usually centers on a consideration of the treatment's medical benefits versus its possible side effects for the patient. Increasingly, however, as the already high costs of cancer care continue to rise, a full view of the patient's welfare must also take into account the economic impact of the treatment on the patient and his or her family. http://phys.org/news162562367.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 13:13:17 EST news162562367 Few physicians are eager to discuss end-of-life care with their patients. Yet such conversations may result in better quality of life for patients and could lower national healthcare expenditures for cancer care alone by tens of millions dollars each year, according to a study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. http://phys.org/news155843159.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:46:48 EST news155843159 Seven percent of adults and 19 percent of children taking chemotherapy drugs in outpatient clinics or at home were given the wrong dose or experienced other mistakes involving their medications, according to a new study led by Kathleen E. Walsh, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and published in the January 1, 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://phys.org/news149865502.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:18:22 EST news149865502 Alerting surgeons when their breast cancer patients did not attend a follow-up consultation with a medical oncologist was associated with a reduction in racial disparities in adjuvant therapy, according to a non-randomized study published in the November 25 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://phys.org/news146850298.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:44:58 EST news146850298