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Source: Annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium; Medline 192,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually. 27,000 cases are terminal. Currently under investigation is a new chemotherapy drug -Cabazitaxel which is being administered in conjunction with Mitoxantrone (a commonly used drug f0r prostate cancer). Men receiving this chemo cocktail (no pun intended) had a 30% increase in survival. [...] Source: American Cancer Society Men should discuss the benefits and risks of prostate cancer screening with their doctors, according to revised prostate cancer screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society (ACS). Yes. That’s what they said. Not much of a guideline is it? Okay they say a little more. But really, only a little. The American Cancer [...] Source: BBC Health; The Lancet Oncology It is a fact of chemotherapy (chemical treatment for cancer) that some patients simply don’t respond to medications. Or that they stop responding over time. With more than 45,400 women diagnosed with breast cancer every year, scientists have been furiously trying to decode our genetic patterns for reasons such as [...] Source: Medscape Medical News Pediatric respiratory emergencies result from a variety of causes, including chronic medical conditions, infections, allergic reactions, and obstruction from foreign bodies. At the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, held February 15 to 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada, management of the pediatric patient with a respiratory emergency and [...] Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women. An estimated 192,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Not all breast cancers are the same, however. Some breast cancers are hormone positive meaning that the presence of certain hormones (estrogen for example) contributes to cancer and [...] Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Rates of new diagnoses and rates of death from all cancers combined declined significantly in the most recent time period for men and women overall and for most racial and ethnic populations in the United States. The drops are driven largely by declines in rates of new cases and [...] Source: US FDA; Wall Street Journal You will recall that in October of 2009, we reported on the FDA’s investigation of Cedars-Sinai Hospital in LA and documented overdosing of radiation during CT scans. http://www.medicalmalpracticelawyerblogphiladelphia.com/?p=394 And you may further recall that I said this was likely an emerging trend. Well, you will be shocked to know that 50 [...] Source: US Food & Drug Safety Administration (FDA) and The Wall Street Journal The FDA just announced a potential patient safety issue with perfusion CT imaging of the head. The issue? overexposure to dangerous levels of radiation. Where is this test most prominent? For imaging to diagnose stroke and to determine treatment for stroke. Over an 18 [...] Source: PLoS Medicine, July 28, 2009 Early detection of ovarian cancer (at less than 1 cm) continues to elude medical providers according to researchers. Currently, ovarian cancers are detected only in advanced stages resulting in high mortality (death rate) and a poor prognosis. The majority of deaths to ovarian cancer are cause by serous tumors. [...] Source: The New York Times, June 2009 A survey led by an associate professor at Weill Cornell Medical College of records of some 5,434 patients at 19 independent primary care and 4 academic medical centers has produced some startling results. Now before you jump all over the Plaintiff attorney, the Director of Clinical Informatics and Brigham and [...] |
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