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Study finds patients with complex fibroadenomas can avoid surgery
02-11-2008 · EurekAlert!Complex fibroadenomas have a low incidence of malignancy, so women with this condition can be more conservatively treated and avoid surgical biopsy, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.
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- Minorities, uninsured less likely to receive care at high-volume hospitals
10-24-2006 · EurekAlert!
Compared to white patients, black, Asian and Hispanic patients and those who are uninsured are less likely to undergo complex surgery at high-volume hospitals, which have been associated with better outcomes, according to a study in the Oct. 25 issue of JAMA.
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- Second SPORT Study Shows Surgery Advantage for Spinal Stenosis and Slipped Vertebra
05-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
In one of the three most common back conditions for which patients seek treatment, surgery proved to have substantially better results than non-surgical remedies, according to Dartmouth-led research published in the May 31 New England Journal of Medicine. The paper is the second in a series detailing the findings of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT), a seven-year, $21 million national study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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- Exercise testing may help predict seriousness of mitral regurgitation
12-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
A new study finds that monitoring the capacity of these patients to exercise on a treadmill -- an evaluation called exercise tolerance testing -- may be useful in predicting the condition's progression and whether the patient will need surgery. Led by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, the research is published in the American Journal of Cardiology.
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- Skin injuries to patients can be avoided when radiation dose is monitored
11-20-2007 · EurekAlert!
Maximum radiation skin dose during coronary angioplasty can be accurately determined by monitoring the total entrance skin radiation dose as the patient is being examined and dividing that number in half according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. By knowing the maximum radiation skin dose, radiologists can avoid skin injury to the patient, the researchers said.
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- Men with prostate cancer avoid radiation due to misconceptions
11-05-2006 · EurekAlert!
Negative perceptions about radiation therapy can strongly influence a prostate cancer patient's choice to avoid external beam radiation therapy, even though studies have proven the treatment to be as safe and effective as other treatments for the disease, including surgery, according to a study presented November 5, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
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- Due to cost, heart attack patients often avoid follow-up care and medication
03-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
A lack of funds to pay for medical treatment and prescriptions is common among heart attack patients and leads to a worse recovery, more angina, poorer quality of life and higher risk of re-hospitalization, according to a study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine. Published in the March 14 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the study sought to determine if self-reported financial barriers to health care services or medication were associated with worse patient outcomes.
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- Novel catheter technique successfully patches holes in the heart
05-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
A novel catheter technique for patching holes in the heart may make it possible for many patients to avoid surgery altogether and others to regain enough strength to safely undergo surgical repair at a later date, according to a study reported at the 30th annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, May 9-12, 2007, in Orlando, Fla.
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01-19-2007 · EurekAlert!
Giving patients with head and neck cancer a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy controls the cancer and allows many patients to avoid additional surgery to the neck, according to a study presented at the plenary session today at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Rancho Mirage, Calif., co-sponsored by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Head and Neck Society.
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- Flaws in colonoscopies may increase risk of colon cancer
05-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
Colonoscopies are considered the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Research presented today at Digestive Disease Week 2007 discusses contributing factors that could prevent patients from getting optimal results from their colonoscopy, including age of the patient, location of the screening and proper technician training. DDW is the largest international gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.
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- Doctor 'pay-for-performance' improves patient care
01-10-2008 · EurekAlert!
A new study examines whether patients seeing physicians participating in a "pay-for-performance" incentive program receive better care than those who saw nonparticipating physicians. The health plan that was examined reimburses physicians based on the quality of care they provide.
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