Posts by: Leonor Mateus Ferreira

Leonor Mateus Ferreira

Leonor Mateus Ferreira is an emerging, young journalist, with a Batchelor's degree in Communication and post-graduate degree in Multiplatform Journalism. She is particularly interested in politics and current affairs, and is currently studying for a masters degree in economics and public policies.

July 25, 2014August 14, 2014

Hospital Implements Breath Holding Technique to Avoid Risks of Radiation to the Heart

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A new technique involving holding one’s breath while being administrated radiation therapy is being taught to breast cancer patients in order to reduce the long-term risks of radiation to the heart. ... Read more

July 24, 2014August 14, 2014

Yoga Can Reduce Stress and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy

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Practicing yoga may help manage the side effects of radiation therapy for breast cancer patients, according to a recent study led by the director of the integrative medicine program at M.D. Anderson ... Read more

July 23, 2014August 14, 2014

Experts Call for the Need of Embracing Advancements in Radiotherapy at Recent Oncology Summit

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Minimally invasive and novel techniques regarding radiation therapy and radio surgery as treatment for cancer patients were the main theme of a three-day oncology summit, hosted last week by Varian Medical ... Read more

July 21, 2014August 14, 2014

Oncology Nursing Society Hosts Regional Conferences on Palliative Care

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The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is organizing a series of one-day regional conferences, focused on palliative care and side effects of the therapies administrated to cancer patients, in Houston, Columbus, ... Read more

July 18, 2014August 14, 2014

Radiation Therapy, Oncology Fields Most Affected By Proposed MPFS Rule For 2015

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently identified 80 codes as “misvalued” in the proposed 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), twenty percent of which pertain directly to radiology. However, the ... Read more

July 14, 2014August 14, 2014

Study Confirms Cancer Centers Follow Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Guidelines

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In the first attempt to assess the quality of cancer centers in the U.S., a group of physicians confirmed that cancer centers following the established guidelines for stereotactic body radiation therapy ... Read more

July 9, 2014August 14, 2014

Colorado University To Host International Symposium on Discoveries in Radiation Therapy

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Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of Colorado are hosting a symposium for oncologists, cancer researchers, and radiological scientists to discuss radiation as a cancer treatment. Taking place between July ... Read more