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Higher cancer care costs in hospitals vs. doctors' offices
New research suggests that many facets of cancer care cost considerably more in a hospital setting rather than an office. The study , released by Avalere Health, concluded that oncology patients
Online databases display cancer cells' sensitivities to drugs
Personalized cancer care received another shot in the arm this week when researchers published free online databases outlining potential cancer vulnerabilities to various drugs. The databases were
Online counseling tool a boon to recovering cancer patients
An online tool to provide counseling to cancer survivors experiencing fatigue was shown to be more effective than traditional, in-person sessions, according to a study published this month in the
IBM platform to personalize cancer treatments
A new decision support tool from IBM has the potential to personalize treatments for patients suffering from cancer, hypertension and AIDS, the company announced this week. The tool essentially takes
Software helps to find malignant cancer on digital slides
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed software that can catch cancer on digital pathology slides, according to a CMIO article. The software, known as Spatially Invariant Vector
'Nurse navigators' guide patients through complicated care system
Dedicated to helping patients go through a sometimes extremely complicated healthcare system, a new breed of "nurse navigators" aims to guide cancer patients through explanations, scheduling,
EMR data determines statin use doesn't lead to cancer
The use of statins, a popular drug class in the U.S. prescribed for such conditions as atherosclerosis and various cardiovascular events, did not appear to increase the risk of cancer among patients,
Docs should show online social support, report says
When patients are diagnosed with a new acute or chronic illness, the Internet is often one of the first places they share the news when they get home from the doctor's office, suggests a new report
Medical home model improves hospitalization rates, care delivery
Although supporters of the concept have touted the patient-centered medical home as a way to help pull together a fragmented system of delivering primary care in the United States, a report in the
Patients want you to share their EHR data
A majority of cancer patients said they were willing to share their electronic health information--keeping privacy in mind--if it meant improving the quality of their overall care, according to
