Charlotte Huff

http://www.charlottehuff.com

Charlotte Huff, a Texas-based journalist and recovering newspaper staffer, has written about the science and business of medicine for 2 decades. Her features have appeared in numerous publications, including Health Affairs, Kaiser Health News, Slate, STAT, and Texas Monthly.

All articles by Charlotte Huff

Although the rate of cancer misdiagnosis is quite high across malpractice claims, this number does not necessarily correlate with what occurs in clinical practice, an expert warned.

Lung Cancer

Clinical Missteps Obscuring a Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Charlotte Huff

October 8, 2019

Although the rate of cancer misdiagnosis is quite high across malpractice claims, this number does not necessarily correlate with what occurs in clinical practice, an expert warned.

Researchers examine how patient outcomes could be affected if patients were to receive systemic drug treatment at dedicated cancer centers versus at community health systems.

General Oncology

Tapping Into the Therapeutic Expertise of High-Volume Cancer Centers

Charlotte Huff

August 23, 2019

Researchers examine how patient outcomes could be affected if patients were to receive systemic drug treatment at dedicated cancer centers versus at community health systems.

Thawing Frozen Cancer Drug Labels

Charlotte Huff

February 27, 2019

As medical care rapidly evolves, there’s really no debate over the potential for drug labels to become outdated, particularly in the high stakes world of cancer treatment. The question is how best to ameliorate the problem, while still protecting the process from financial and other conflicts. Off-label prescribing of cancer drugs is common, occurring 30%…

General Oncology

Cancer Recurrence: Tackling a Valid Survivor Fear

Charlotte Huff

December 17, 2018

Researchers are learning that roughly half of survivors live with a moderate to high degree
of fear of recurrence, and teaching techniques to better cope with uncertainty is one way to
help.