The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
Relieving Symptoms in Women Undergoing Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Cryoreductive Surgery
May 2nd 2009Peritoneal carcinomatosis is the metastatic spread of cancer within the peritoneal cavity by seeding from a primary malignancy, such as colon, ovarian, gastric, or breast cancer; it may also occur as a primary disease, as in the case of peritoneal mesothelioma.
Using Technology to Administer Radiation
May 1st 2009Marilyn Haas, PhD, RN, Mountain Radiation Oncology, Asheville, North Carolina, and Stephen Hahn, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelpia, introduced the audience to several relatively new types of sophisticated machinery that allow radiation to be distributed more accurately, resulting in less toxicity to surrounding tissue.
Sudden Death Still a Threat to People with Epilepsy
"Sudden death is 24 times more likely in someone with epilepsy than in the normal population," Elizabeth J. Donner, MD, assistant professor of neurology, University of Toronto said in her plenary lecture "Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy."
Embarrassed to Call Ambulance, Other Barriers to Stroke Treatment
Getting people who are having an acute stroke to the hospital in time for thrombolytic therapy appears to be thwarted by a variety of barriers, including the desire of a the patient to avoid being embarrassed an ambulance showing up at the front door.
Idiosyncratic and Esoteric Presentations at This Year's AAN Meeting
The history of the neurologic examination, referral pattern among neurologists for neurointerventional procedures, Parkinson's disease on the Internet, and online learning are just a few of the many topics discussed during the Day 2 sessions at the AAN meeting.
In a wide-ranging review of the evidence base for the current standard of care for primary brain tumors and other central nervous system malignancies, Amy A. Pruitt, MD, touched on a variety of topics in neuro-oncology, including an overview of the epidemiology and diagnosis of primary brain tumors.
Technology Solutions Any Neurology Practice Can Afford
The "Guidelines, Practice, and Advocacy Open House Featuring Digital Demos" session had two things going for it that made it an easy choice for us to attend the and cover it for MDNG readers: 1) the tagline "Technology Solutions that You Can Afford" and 2) the triple bill of David Kibbe, MD; former MDNG: Neurology Edition Physician Editor-in-Chief Daniel Hier, MD, MBA, FAAN; and current MDNG: Neurology Edition Health IT Advisory Board member and columnist Steven Zuckerman, MD. The good doctors (and their colleagues) did not disappoint.
Alternating Mammography and MRI for Breast Cancer Detection
December 16th 2008Alternating mammography and MRI every 6 months appears to be the best way to detect cancer in high-risk women, an M.D. Anderson study found. This strategy can identify cancers not found by mammography alone, said Huong Le-Petross, MD, assistant professor, Diagnostic Radiology, who presented a retrospective pilot study at a poster session during the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Non Anthracycline-containing Regimen HER TC Safe for Lower Risk Early Breast Cancer Patients
December 15th 2008Herceptin plus docetaxel/cyclophosphamide (HER TC) adjuvant therapy—a non-anthracycline-containing regimen—was tolerable with acceptable safety for lower risk patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer, according to a large Phase II study.
Researchers Identify Specific Associations Between Cancer Risk and Breast Density
December 15th 2008Previous research indicates that dense breast tissue is a risk factor for breast cancer development. Some studies have suggested that women who have highly dense breasts (≥60%-75% dense tissue) were as much as six times more likely to develop carcinoma of the breast than women whose breasts consisted primarily of fatty tissue.