Enabling people with cancer to participate in clinical trials without having to travel to major academic medical centers is critical to achieving further gains against the deadly disease and to improving individual patients’ survival and quality of life. That was the message four oncologists delivered at a recent virtual Clinical Retreat for cancer … Continued
Michael J. Nissenblatt, MD, is no athlete. It’s important to him that people know this, that they understand that he was not born with any predisposition to excel in sports. Why is the medical oncologist so intent on establishing his lack of athletic prowess? Because, he explains, when patients learn that he has run … Continued
RCCA chief medical officer helps share latest advances, best practices and hope in the treatment of MBC On Nov. 15, Iuliana Shapira, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) — a leading provider of individualized and highly compassionate care for cancer and blood disorders for nearly 40 years with more than 125 cancer … Continued
Lymphoma is a type of cancer that attacks the immune system. Hodgkin lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin’s disease, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma are two well-known subtypes. Regional Cancer Care Associates, a network of cancer hospitals throughout Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey, explains the key differences between these two lymphoma types. What Is Lymphoma? Lymphoma starts in … Continued
Press Releases
The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®), the leading multimedia peer-reviewed journal dedicated to issues in managed care, will host the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) 2020 conference virtually on September 25. The program will be co-chaired by Joseph Alvarnas, M.D., editor-in-chief of AJMC®’s Evidence-Based Oncology™ and vice president of government affairs, senior medical director for … Continued
A new study shows that the benefits of receiving cancer care close to home extend beyond the obvious quality-of-life advantages to a reduced incidence of being hospitalized and lower costs paid by patients. The study, published in the August 1, 2019 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, examined how travel time affected healthcare costs … Continued
RCCA MSO LLC (“RCCA MSO”), the management services entity for Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC (“RCCA”) and RCCA MD LLC (“RCCA MD” and, together with RCCA MSO and RCCA, the “RCCA Group”) recently discovered an incident that may affect the security of personal information of certain current and former patients. We are taking this incident … Continued
Ann Walsh, Nurse at Regional Cancer Care Associates is being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award recipient is Ann Walsh. The nomination read as follows “Ann … Continued
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