Symptoms of mesothelioma may go unrecognized, as they are often similar to common illnesses. However, early detection of mesothelioma is key to extending your life expectancy. Mesothelioma takes ...

Community palliative care (CPC) services provide a comprehensive service to many patients with life limiting conditions. Factors which may challenge traditional community models include responding to ...

Utility of the 70-Gene MammaPrint Assay for Prediction of Benefit From Extended Letrozole Therapy in the NRG Oncology/NSABP B-42 Trial Patients with advanced lung cancer reporting at least moderate ...

UPDATE, Jan. 16 at 10:20 a.m.: Asante Health System and Dr. Charles Carmeci have paid $430,000 to settle allegations of Medicare fraud allegations. According to a news release from the Oregon district ...

Prognostic impact of hyponatremia in patients with pancreatic cancer: A nationwide analysis. Description of technique for endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition in pancreatic cancer for ...

Interventional radiology refers to radiologists treating disease with minimally invasive surgery. These surgeries are performed using radiologic images to guide small catheters. Because many of these ...

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common complication in the late stage of malignant tumors. The appearance of MPE indicates that the primary tumor has spread to the pleura or progressed to an ...

BD’s system can be used for malignant and non-malignant ascites drainage. Credit: SKreutz on Wikimedia. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its 510(k) clearance for Becton, ...

Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) said today that it won a $100 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for its Pyxis ES system. According to the contract, Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD ...

* PleurX catheter system receives FDA 510 clearance for specific non-malignant recurrent pleural effusions Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ...