NEWS & EVENTS
IN THE NEWS
March 24, 2010
Arizona Oncology Resource Services has a need for Resource Center Volunteers at two locations and Chemo Support Volunteers at four locations here in Tucson.
February 26, 2010
A national study of evidence-based treatment for Lung Cancer patients shows enhanced value, thus, high quality care can actually reduce costs.
February 15, 2010
Scheduled group meetings sponsored by Arizona Oncology Resource Services. Open to anyone touched by cancer.
February 2, 2010
For more information about this class, please click on this link.
January 12th, 2010
Volunteers are an essential piece of the total patient care package. Arizona Oncology welcomes our new Project Coordinator and her wonderful group of experienced volunteers. Click on the link above for more information or if you're interested in becoming an Arizona Oncology volunteer.
January 8, 2010
Come and take a look at Arizona Oncology's quarterly Newsletter and read about all the wonderful things our staff is involved with.
December 23, 2009
Cancer Support groups that will continue through January at the TMC Cancer Care Center of Southern Arizona.
October 20th, 2009
Arizona Oncology physician, Dr. Mike Janicek, gave a speech along-side Governor Jan Brewer on September 15th discussing Ovarian Cancer and it's various treatment options. Click this link to see complete article.
October 13th, 2009
Announcing a free Community Events seminar hosted by Arizona Oncology and Carondelet Neurological institute. This seminar will take place on Saturday, November 7th from 9:00am-11:00am at Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital Auditorium at 350 N. Wilmot Road. Click on the link for more information...
October 9th, 2009
Science takes giant strides in Cancer treatment. Article by the Red Rock News, Sedona.
October 9th, 2009
Arizona Oncology Physician, Dr. Robert Rufo, hopes to set the pace during the survivor's lap at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life at the Sedona Red Rock High School.
September 24, 2009
The Definition of survivorship as defined by the NCI. It focuses on the health and life of a person with cancer beyond the diagnosis and treatment phases. Survivorship includes issues related to the ability to get health care and follow-up treatment, second cancers, and quality of life. Click here to read more about the facts of survivorship.
September 21, 2009
New England Journal of Medicine - A recent New England Journal of Medicine article addressed the effects of a supervised program of weight lifting and it's effects on the incidence of "events" with lymphedema, and contrary to popular thinking, patients had fewer events and improvements in their sense of well being.
August 13, 2009
PHOENIX, August 13, 2009 – Arizona Oncology, the largest group of medical professionals in
Arizona devoted exclusively to cancer care, began caring for patients at its new 6,600 square-foot
radiation facility in Phoenix last week. Located at 1916 W. Bethany Home Road, Suite 100...
April 23, 2009
Oncologists should recommend exercise to cancer patients; there is accumulating evidence to show that it can improve both prognosis and quality of life...
March 24, 2009
Does vitamin E do anything to help prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s disease or heart disease?
March 17, 2009
The National Cancer Institute extended its cooperative group agreement with the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group...
March 1, 2009
Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer
January 1, 2009
One of the World's Most Powerful and Versatile Platforms for Non-Invasive, Image-Guided Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy
Recommended Links:
THE CURE MEDIA GROUP AND THE NEXCURA ORGANIZATIONS
Both organizations joined the US Oncology team recently as a part of our efforts to expand resources for patient care. CURE's flagship product, CURE magazine is a terrific resource for patients, survivors and caregivers with a circulation of 325,000. NexCura's website is an excellent resource for the cancer care community providing tools used by over 150,000 patient and caregivers annually to generate personalized treatment option information based on peer-reviewed clinical research.
for information about pancreatic cancer: