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PHOENIX (October 25, 2007) - A study conducted at Arizona Oncology Services (AOS) found that the new SAVI™ applicator potentially gives radiation oncologists two important tools for treating breast cancer. First, SAVI optimizes the distribution of the radiation dose to the targeted area. Second, the applicator reduces the radiation toxicity to healthy tissue such as the skin surface and chest wall.  Click here to view the complete press release.

MINNEAPOLIS (July 22, 2007) - Nucletron microSelectronT Digital Afterloader installation at AOS.  Click here to view the complete press release.
AOS Activities

AOS partners with Arizona State University's department of Social and Behavioral Sciences to support the Prostate Cancer Couples Project.   If you are interested in more information please contact 602-543-6364 and ask for this project.  Participants are paid for their time.  Click here for the complete document.

AOS partners with leaders in radiation therapy equipment and technology to provide state-of-the-art patient care. We are the first practice in the nation to offer high-dose rate HDR therapy with the safer and more efficient Nucletron microselectronT, designed to improve treatment accuracy and reduce treatment time.nucletron logo.gif

 
AOS Foundation Activities

Golf-4-the-Cure Annual charity golf tournament will be held on May 31st at the Karsten Course in Tempe.  The cost will be $150/player or $550.00/foursome.  This includes breakfast, lunch, and free beer.  We will be holding raffle drawings and silent auctions for great prices.  Stay tuned for more details.  All the proceeds from this event will help support cancer research as the AOS Foundation.  Visit golf4thecure.com to register and to view our silent auction items.  Raffle tickets for the raffle items can be purchased from Terry Thomas or at any of our centers.  Bids for the silent auction items should be called into Terry at 602-240-3383 or emailed to her at theresa@azoncology.com

Silpada Jewelry set:  SOLD Buy it now price $100

Worldwide golf certificate  current bid $40.00

Midway auto group detail certificate starting bid for 1 $70
Referring Physician Newsletters

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November 2007 provides details on the newest prostate seed implant: Proxcelan Cesium-131 and shows how AOS serves as a partner in care.  Click here for the complete document.

newsletter.jpgAugust 2007 details Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) using brachytherapy including multiplanar, MammoSite, and SAVI, along with an update on RTOG clinical trials.  Click here for the complete document.

newsletter.jpgApril 2007 gives an overview of radiation therapy treatment technology, including Gamma Knife, IMRT, IGRT, Varian On-Board Imaging (OBI), CyberKnife, Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery, Hi-Art Tomotherapy, and High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy.  Click here for the complete document.
Cancer News (RSS) - Use Browser Back Arrow to Return to AOS Website

Kidney cancer vaccine falls short in clinical trial: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A new kidney cancer vaccine failed in last-phase clinical trials to improve the odds of avoiding remission after tumour-removing surgery, according to a study released Friday.

Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The new vaccine vitespen didn't increase recurrence-free survival among kidney cancer patients who'd had surgery, say U.S. researchers.

Breast Cancer: How Tumor Cells Break Free And Form Metastases (Science Daily)
When tumor cells acquire the capacity to move around and invade other tissues, there is a risk of metastases and cancer treatment becomes more difficult. Scientists have just discovered how breast cancer cells break the bonds that tether them to the tumor.

Woman fights for NHS cancer drug (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A woman terminally ill with kidney cancer could now be given a drug which could prolong her life, after a High Court ruling.

Mom Charged In Son's Cancer Treatment Speaks Out (WBZ Boston)
A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her eight-year-old son says the boy is her world.

Cancer patient depression hope (BBC News)
Researchers say they have found a new treatment for cancer patients suffering depression

Breast cancer: How tumor cells break free and form metastases (PhysOrg)
When tumor cells acquire the capacity to move around and invade other tissues, there is a risk of metastases and cancer treatment becomes more difficult. At the Institut Curie, CNRS Director of Research Philippe Chavrier and his group have just discovered how breast cancer cells break the bonds that tether them to the tumor.

New technology could improve cancer treatments (International Herald Tribune)
Researchers have developed a test that can identify minute amounts of tumor cells floating in the blood of cancer patients.

French patients demand standing at cancer test inquiry (CBC)
Cancer patients from the French islands of St-Pierre-Miquelon, off the south coast of Newfoundland, say they were the last to know about breast cancer testing mistakes in the labs of Eastern Health.

Mother accused in cancer case defends role (Boston Globe)
The Beverly mother accused of withholding cancer treatment from her young autistic son broke her silence yesterday, saying she has been devoted to the child since his birth and lashing out at her former husband for his decision to stop chemotherapy and not try a bone-marrow transplant.
                 
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