7th Annual JADPRO Live for Oncology Advanced Practitioners Explores Innovation in Cancer Care

Over 1,400 nurse practitioners, PAs, and pharmacists (collectively referred to as advanced practitioners, or APs) will gather together for the seventh annual JADPRO Live conference to discuss the latest improvements in cancer care and advance the integral role of APs on the collaborative care team. The meeting will take place from October 24 through...

Laser Ablation for Prostate Cancer: Largest Data Set

Focal laser ablation destroys tumor tissue with precision, but nearly 20% of men needed some form of re-treatment after 1 year. Medscape Medical News

Consensus Reached in Radioactive Iodine, Thyroid Cancer Debate

Thyroid and nuclear medicine societies come to agreement following Martinique summit, produce key "principles" for radioactive iodine use in differentiated thyroid cancer. Medscape Medical News

‘Inhumane’: Prior Authorization Puts Cancer Patients at Risk

Bureaucratic foot-dragging jeopardizes patient care, leading to treatment de-lays, financial uncertainty, and sometimes, death. 'It is inhumane,' says one radiation oncologist. Medscape Medical News

Early Aggressive Treatment Urged for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Early initiation of life-prolonging therapy is urged in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer who have disease with high-risk features. Medscape Medical News