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‘Infuriating’ prescription denial leaves patient without antiemetics
- Author:
- Victoria Stern
The patient was experiencing severe side effects from standard chemoradiation with weekly cisplatin.
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Oncologist to insurer: ‘This denial will not stand’
- Author:
- Victoria Stern
Exasperated doctor takes insurance coverage dispute to Twitter.
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Life and death decisions: What keeps oncologists up at night
- Author:
- Victoria Stern
“It’s part of the discomfort you live with as a patient and oncologist, and when I leave the clinic, that’s one thing that follows me home.”
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FDA withdraws lymphoma drug approval after investigation
- Author:
- Victoria Stern
Last February, the FDA said it was investigating a possible increased risk of death associated with umbralisib. Five months later, the results are...
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Geography hampers access to lung cancer screening
- Author:
- Victoria Stern
“There are fewer facilities in rural areas, so residents need to travel longer distances to reach a facility.”
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FDA investigates possible increased risk of death with lymphoma drug
- Author:
- Victoria Stern
Clinical trial findings of “possible increased risk of death” associated with the drug umbralisib for CLL prompted the FDA to announce...
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Treating metastatic TNBC: Where are we now?
- Author:
- Victoria Stern
New antibody-drug conjugates are a step in the right direction, but the key to developing effective therapies...