Institution: | 1. Associate Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Associate Attending Radiologist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY;2. Assistant Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Assistant Attending Radiologist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY;3. Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Attending Radiologist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY;4. Associate Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Associate Attending Radiologist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY;5. Associate Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Attending Physician, Nuclear Medicine Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY;6. Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Attending Radiologist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, and Chair, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan‐Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NYFax: (212) 794‐4010 |
Abstract: | Imaging has become a pivotal component throughout a patient's encounter with cancer, from initial disease detection and characterization through treatment response assessment and posttreatment follow‐up. Recent progress in imaging technology has presented new opportunities for improving clinical care. This article provides updates on the latest approaches to imaging of 5 common cancers: breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers, and lymphoma. CA Cancer J Clin 2012. © 2012 American Cancer Society. |