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Penn Medicine to Present Multiple Clinical Trial Results at 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Key Presentations Penn researchers will present results from clinical trials, including a national cooperative group study for esophageal cancer, a Phase I study using a new CAR T cell therapy for re-treatment in patients with lymphoma, and a multicenter study of a combination therapy for ovarian cancer. Also, Lynn M. CT in Room E451.

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Beware barriers to the assessment of cancer patient financial hardship

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Because factors such as financial distress have been linked to higher mortality rates among patients with cancer -- in part because people may not get the screening exams they need and thus present with more advanced disease, wrote a team led by Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, of the Ohio State University in Columbus. Of the total study cohort, 10.6%

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Standardized reporting categorizes breast cancer detection methods

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A standardized detection reporting system can help radiologists accurately categorize how breast cancer is identified -- either through screening or symptomatic presentation -- when performing image-guided breast biopsies, researchers have found. These included the following: symptomatic presentations, imaging modalities, and other.

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LG Healthcare Technologies Improve Staff and Patient Experiences

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Another 24-inch All-in-One Thin Client (model 24CR671) with a built-in webcam will be shown on an Ergotron mobile cart, demonstrating how nurses, physicians and other staff members can access electronic medical records and enter patient data via a workstation on wheels.

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Biomarker model predicts breast cancer risk without racial bias

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CHICAGO -- A new breast cancer risk assessment technique that uses mammography biomarkers shows no racial bias, according to research presented November 29 at the RSNA meeting. The investigators used patient demographic data taken from electronic medical records and identified instances of cancer from a regional tumor registry.

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ASRT Foundation names International Speakers Exchange awardees

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The ASRT Foundation funds radiologic technologists to participate in the ISEA program, which provides the opportunity for two outstanding ASRT members to travel to one international conference each year and present to an audience of their peers and other related health care professionals. Lorrie LeGrand.

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Three Key Takeaways from the 2023 PERT Consortium

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Managing pulmonary embolisms (PEs) is complex due to the heterogeneous nature of patient presentations, the multifaceted pathophysiological underpinnings of the condition and the necessity for a rapid yet nuanced approach to diagnosis and treatment, which often involves the coordination of a multidisciplinary team of specialists.