Patient_Care News
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New telehealth initiative aims to enhance cancer care in rural areas VUMC is leading an effort to improve cancer care in rural areas with a telehealth initiative supported with a $3.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. Thursday, December 19th, 2019 |
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ACMG advises evaluating all breast cancer patients to determine the need for genetic testing According to a statement on behalf of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, there is insufficient evidence to recommend universal genetic testing for BRCA1/2 alone or in combination with multi-gene panels for all breast cancer patients. Friday, December 13th, 2019 |
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New telehealth initiative aims to enhance cancer care in rural areas VUMC is leading an effort to improve cancer care in rural areas with a telehealth initiative supported with a $3.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. Thursday, September 19th, 2019 |
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Hand-held robot points to less invasive prostate surgery Vanderbilt collaborators focused on minimally invasive prostate surgery are developing an endoscopic robotic system with two-handed dexterity at a much smaller scale than existing options. Friday, July 19th, 2019 |
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Clinical study tests drug that may prevent cancer metastasis A clinical study of a drug that may block cancer metastasis is currently enrolling patients at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Thursday, July 11th, 2019 |
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Health disparity for blacks exists within lung screening guidelines The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines that determine which smokers qualify for CT scans exclude significant numbers of African Americans who develop lung cancer, a health disparity that merits modifications to lung cancer screening criteria, according to a study from Vanderbilt researchers. Saturday, June 29th, 2019 |
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Childhood cancer: how it’s different than for adults The nature of childhood cancer is different than adult cancer, and so is the approach to treatment. Saturday, June 29th, 2019 |
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Technology better than tape measure for identifying lymphedema risk Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is better than a tape measure for assessing a woman’s risk for developing lymphedema, painful swelling in the arm after breast cancer surgery, according to interim results of a recent study. Friday, May 17th, 2019 |
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Combination therapy improves small-cell lung cancer survival Patients who received atezolizumab in addition to standard chemotherapy lived two months longer than those treated with chemotherapy alone, according to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Friday, October 26th, 2018 |
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VICC to host neurofibromatosis event April 21 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) will host a special event for patients and families affected by neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic disorder that can cause tumors in the nervous system. The Neurofibromatosis Patient and Family Symposium will be held Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. Thursday, April 5th, 2018 |
