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A very large clinical trial (~10,000 women) is underway to assess the usefulness of the Oncotype Dx gene profile for selecting treatment for early stage estrogen receptor...

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A serious question for women with breast cancer and their physicians is whether chemotherapy should be employed after the initial breast surgery. This decision is particularly vexing for situations where the...

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"There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is more and more precise measurement"  - Lord Kelvin, ~1900

 

Ok, I could be mistaken about proton...

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“You can scarcely tell the difference between them except in price. Medicare pays about $50,000 to treat prostate cancer with protons, almost twice as...

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Since these discussions are in the overall context of the proton-antiproton conundrum, a few preliminaries are needed before addressing the “Close” question as it pertains to radiation...

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A few general concepts about cancer make this question interesting. In order to surgically remove “all” the cancer, how...

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If you are a physicist, or play one on TV, the title probably misled you.

 

Addressed here is the nascent explosion of proton therapy facilities. The...

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“The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education … is this irresistible...

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The United Kingdom's National Institute of Clinical Excellence ("NICE"), citing cost (about $40,000 per patient) has decided that their National Health Service will not provide Avastin, a endothelial growth factor...

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