I love how oncologist will give highly toxic drugs for a PFS benefit of like 2 months but scoff at the idea of radiation therapy which can do usually the same if not better for 1% the cost and toxicity.
I am thrilled to announce that Renaissance Institute completed the initial phase of its first course of LDRT for an #Alzheimers patient today.
The patient began the treatment course with a MOCA of 15, complete anosmia & ageusia, and A&Ox1.
By the end of Renaissance-modified treatment fractionation, the patient had recovered their sense of taste, was A&Ox4, able to remember my staff’s names, and MOCA improved to 19.
We look forward to opening this new & innovative fractionation scheme in the upcoming LDRT-MIND trial.
#radonc #neurology #dementia
@SprakerMDPhD@NicholasZaorsky will CMS ever cover for exercise? Exercise has already beat out many drugs- just seems silly not to create even more of an incentive for a patient if a personal trainer or gym membership is covered. Maybe it already is ?.. I don’t know enough details
Helluva drug(s)!
CMS spends ~$8B/yr on
Keytruda,Opdivo,Rtxn,Avstn,Hcptn
CMS spends ~$1.5B/yr on
ALL RADIOTHERAPIES (proton included!)
If CMS finagled a 1% discount/yr on these 5 drugs it would save more than RO-APM is projected to per year
OK we’re all for wearing a life jacket, but this elk may have taken it too far. She picked up a flotation ring from a pool in Gennesse. The community gave us a call and she was easy to spot.
Emmett, a 19-year-old grizzly bear at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, seems to be perfectly content catching snowflakes on his tongue!
(🎥: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo) #cowx
Every year since 2018 we have gathered 5 or more year survivors of lung cancer together at CU to show others that hope has a face. This is the May 11th 2024 gathering. Rock on!
What I learned in 🇨🇱 today … $5mill = one #radiotherapy machine☢️, can treat 10k patients. $5mill = 135 patients worth of trastuzumab. 🧐
@TheLancetOncol - https://t.co/qyAG8X6Rdq “an essential pillar in multi-D oncology…an inexpensive modality” - 👏🏽 well said @TargetingCancer
Humanity and cancer patients won today as @viewray has been acquired in whole by private entity. This top cancer technology will continue to innovated and help cancer patients.
@cityofhopeoc, we always held belief in this as we launched our program during this challenging time.