Interviews

 In the words of Jane Goodall, “Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved.” I had an experience that embodied this statement.As a cancer warrior and because of the graciousness...

Guest blog post for Interventional Oncology 360 by Ryan M. Hickey, MD, interventional radiologist and assistant professor in radiology at Northwestern University, Chicago, ILIn the United States, colorectal cancer is the third most common...

Guest post by Aaron Fischman, MD, interventional radiologist and assistant professor of radiology and surgery at Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NYHealth care continues moving toward a more patient-centered...

Guest blog post by Aldo Gonzalez-Beicos, MDFrom the University of Miami Health System Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center______________________________________The number of patients living with cancer in the United States is estimated to be...

Our colleagues in surgical, medical, and radiation oncology still need to be made aware of the efficacy and application of ablation.Consider a 65-year-old female patient presenting to the local thoracic multidisciplinary conference with a...

Monopolar radiofrequency ablation (MRFA) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1996 for the management of hepatic tumors. At present the technology has evolved to be used as a bipolar system. To readers who are not familiar...

Synergy 2014 recorded its best meeting yet since its inception in 2011, offering attendees insights into oncologic topics from a top-notch multidisciplinary faculty. Because we are never ones to leave good enough alone, the Synergy website...

As 2014 winds down, the impact of interventional oncology continues to be felt around the globe. Three meetings with a focus on IO concluded in Malaysia, Argentina, and Shanghai between October and November of 2014.The Malaysian Society of...

 In August, Toshiba's Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) ultrasound technology received clearance for use on the Aplio 500 system from the US Food and Drug Administration. SMI is an ultrasound Doppler...

The Best of WCIO: Argentina 2014 will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 16 to 17, 2014, as part of the international CME program of the World Conference on Interventional Oncology (WCIO). This is the first time that such...