Professor in Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University Medical School
Oncology
Dr. Al B. Benson III, MD
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Benson works in the field of Oncology. He researched medicine at University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He received 3 awards: "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Fellow (FASCO)" and "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare". Benson is a published MD. He has 26 papers published. The most current publication "Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and American College of Radiology Imaging Network Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Neoadjuvant Preoperative Paclitaxel/Cisplatin/Radiatio..." Dr. Al B. Benson III accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Adjusted Hospital Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity Rates in Melanoma: A Novel Potential Measure of Quality.
- Appropriateness of Systemic treatments in unresectable metastatic well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
- Aspirin and COX-2 inhibitor use in patients with stage III colon Cancer.
- Pharmacogenetic Analysis of INT 0144 Trial: Association of Polymorphisms with Survival and Toxicity in Rectal Cancer Patients Treated with 5-FU and Radiation.
- Biomarker Testing for Breast, Lung, and Gastroesophageal Cancers at NCI Designated Cancer Centers.
- Clinical Benefits of Above-Standard Dose of Octreotide LAR in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors for Control of Carcinoid Syndrome Symptoms: A Multicenter Retrospecti...
- Twelve-year experience of radioembolization for coloRectal hepatic metastases in 214 patients: survival by era and chemotherapy.
- Phase II trial of bortezomib plus doxorubicin in hepatocellular carcinoma (E6202): a trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.
- Chemoradiation of hepatic malignancies: prospective, phase 1 study of full-dose capecitabine with escalating doses of yttrium-90 radioembolization.
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage II Colon Cancer: Everyone Still Needs a Tailor.
- S-1: another oral agent for patients with colorectal Cancer.
- Follow-Up Care, Surveillance Protocol, and Secondary Prevention Measures for Survivors of Colorectal Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Gu...
- Important and relevant symptoms including pain concerns in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): a patient interview study.
- Radioembolisation for Liver metastases: Results from a prospective 151 patient multi-institutional phase II study.
- Increased quality of life among hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with radioembolization, compared with chemoembolization.
- Status of targeted therapies in the adjuvant treatment of colon Cancer.
- Localized Colon Cancer, Version 3.2013.
- Pathological Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer and the Role of Adjuvant Therapy.
- Treatment trends and predictors of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy for gastric adenocarcinoma in the United States.
- Radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: impact of liver function on Systemic treatment options at disease progression.
- Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy use in patients with stage II/III rectal Cancer treated with neoadjuvant therapy: a national comprehensive Cancer network analysis.
- Interview: Data acquisition, tumor heterogeneity and precision medicine: future challenges for oncologic comparative effectiveness research.
- Treatment of unresectable cholangiocarcinoma using yttrium-90 microspheres: results from a pilot study.
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in CALGB 89803 (Alliance).
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and American College of Radiology Imaging Network Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Neoadjuvant Preoperative Paclitaxel/Cisplatin/Radiatio...
Schools
University At Buffalo State University Of New York School Of Medicine
University Wisc Hosps
Procedures Preformed
- Thoracentesis
Conditions Treated
- Acute Leukemia
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Anemia
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Doctors Specialties
- Medical Oncology
- Oncology
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Assurant Health
- Bakery & Confectionary Union Plan
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- LocalPlus
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Health and Life PPO
- Platinum PPO
- Fallon Community Health Plan
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- HealthLink PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Principal Life
- Priority Health
- Choice Plus POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FASCO)
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare
Education
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University of Wisconsin -
University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Hospital
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital -
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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