Integration of pharmacies with physician practices, where on-site pharmacies open at physician practice locations, is a growing trend in cancer treatment.
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IMAGE: Dr. Catherine Van Poznak is the co-chair of a new SWOG Cancer Research Network trial that details, for the first time, the incidence of a common bone disease in cancer. view more
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PORTLAND, OR - A landmark study by researchers from the SWOG Cancer Research Network, a cancer clinical trials group funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has found that 2.8 percent of patients on average develop osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ, within three years of starting a common treatment for cancer that has spread to the bone.