by CyberKnife Miami | Nov 11, 2014 | Cancer Prevention, CyberKnife and Medicare, Lung Cancer
Annual lung cancer screenings for long-term smokers may soon be covered by Medicare, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday. The reimbursement proposal would cover annual CT scans for people aged 55 to 74 with a smoking history of...
by CyberKnife Miami | Nov 6, 2014 | Breast Cancer
Since being diagnosed with breast cancer 16 years ago, Laurie has endured a mastectomy, brain surgery, spine surgery, chemotherapy, standard radiation treatment and finally, CyberKnife Radiation Therapy. All of this occurred because her breast cancer metastasized to...
by CyberKnife Miami | Nov 6, 2014 | Cancer Research, Cancer Treatment
High Cancer Treatment Costs Force Patients to Compromise on Care Published on Cancer Network A recent national survey found that the financial burden of cancer treatment leads many patients to make potentially harmful medical care and lifestyle tradeoffs in order to...
by CyberKnife Miami | Nov 3, 2014 | CyberKnife Treatment, Trigeminal Neuralgia
CyberKnife is used to treat all kinds of tumors and nerve disorders. The latest studies support previous research proving that CyberKnife is safe and effective for treating neurological diseases. A leading researcher in this field of medicine, Dr. Alfredo Conti says,...
by CyberKnife Miami | Nov 1, 2014 | CyberKnife Treatment, Lung Cancer
Many people see a lung cancer diagnosis as a death sentence. That’s understandable, since lung cancer kills more than 1.3 million people a year. But when caught early enough, lung cancer can often be successfully treated and yes, even cured. According to the...