TON - December 2010, Vol 3, No 8

December 2010, Vol 3, No 8

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Geisinger Medical Center’s Cancer Institute Joins the NCCCP

By Dawn Lagrosa

Cancer Center Profile

TON - December 2010, Vol 3, No 8 — December 10, 2010

This past April, Geisinger Medical Center’s (GMC) Cancer Institute became one of 14 sites added to the National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP). Joining this national network of community cancer centers offers GMC the opportunity to expand its state-of-the-art cancer care and research in northeast Pennsylvania.

Telephone Support Increases Adherence to IV Chemotherapy for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Gynecologic Cancers

TON - December 2010, Vol 3, No 8 — November 16, 2010

Women who are on intravenous (IV) chemotherapy regimens for recurrent ovarian carcinoma are at risk for nonadherence or nonpersistence with their treatment. But telephone support by an advance practice nurse (APN) can lower this risk and even boost compliance, a new, nonrandomized study suggests.

Low-dose CT Screening Found to Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths in Large Study

TON - December 2010, Vol 3, No 8 — November 4, 2010

A large National Cancer Institute (NCI)–sponsored study has shown for the first time that a screening method can reduce deaths from lung cancer by detecting cancers at relatively early stages.

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