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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® has again qualified as a provider-led entity (PLE) for the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The total number of cancer screening tests received by women through CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (Early Detection Program) declined by 87% for …
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In 2021, an estimated 1.9 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. Thanks to a groundbreaking new blood test that …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following quote is attributed to David Lee, M.D., director, Division of Mammography Quality Standards, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health, FDA’s Center for Devices …
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You may have heard the story about how penicillin was discovered by accident: A Scottish researcher studying the influenza virus came back from vacation to find mold on a culture …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of the GI Genius, the first device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning to assist clinicians …
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CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Pennsylvania Dermatology Partners’ teams in the Exton and West Chester offices will be holding free SPOTme® skin cancer screenings to new patients during the months of …
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PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in both men and women combined. But it is a highly preventable and treatable disease.
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COATESVILLE, PA — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Tower Health is educating women about the importance of scheduling their annual mammogram. Regular mammograms are critical for the early …
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PHOENIXVILLE, PA — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Tower Health is educating women about the importance of scheduling their annual mammogram. Regular mammograms are critical for the early …
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