Imperial Valley News Center
New Systemic Adjuvant Therapy in Gastrointestinal Tumors (GISTs) Increasing, Leading to Better Survival
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Atlanta, Georgia - A new American Cancer Society study finds that the use of adjuvant systemic therapy for localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs ) has significantly increased over time and that patients treated with the therapy have better survival than those treated with surgery alone. The study, which appears early online in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology, also finds that older patients and minorities are less likely to receive adjuvant therapy for GISTs.
100 Physician Groups Call For Contingency Plans For ICD-10 Transition
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Chicago, Illinois - The American Medical Association (AMA) and 99 state and specialty societies urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today to address several of their concerns about the potential impact of the transition to the ICD-10 code set. The groups are worried there are not sufficient contingency plans in place to avoid anticipated failures that could result in a significant, multi-billion dollar disruption for physicians and serious access to care issues for Medicare patients.
President Barack Obama Commemorating International Women's Day
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Washington, DC - President Barack Obama: "As half the planet, women make immeasurable contributions to our world. They are entrepreneurs, farmers, educators, scientists, artists, soldiers, mothers, heads of state - the list is endless. Without them, economies would collapse, political systems would deteriorate, and families and communities would fall apart. Yet in too many places, women are treated as second-class citizens. Their abilities are undervalued. And their human rights - the right to learn, to express themselves, to live free from violence, to choose whether and whom to marry - are routinely violated.
American Diabetes Association Releases First “Research Year in Review” and Pathway to Stop Diabetes
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Alexandria, Virginia - The American Diabetes Association invested nearly $30 million in diabetes research through four major grant programs last year according to the Association’s first annual report highlighting diabetes research efforts released today.
Psychology Has Important Role in Changing Cancer Landscape
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Washington, DC - Psychology has played, and will continue to play, a critical role in cancer prevention, treatment and control, according to the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association.
NIH-led effort launches Big Data portal for Alzheimer’s drug discovery
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Washington, DC - A National Institutes of Health-led public-private partnership to transform and accelerate drug development achieved a significant milestone today with the launch of a new Alzheimer’s Big Data portal - including delivery of the first wave of data - for use by the research community.
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