Dr. James Urbanic
Radiation Oncology
Winston Salem, NC
20 years experience male
Locations
Office
Winston Salem, NC
Address
Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
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Insurances accepted
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Aetna Life Insurance Company
UnitedHealthcare
About
Bio
I enjoy the practice of medicine and taking care of my patients. I specialize in the treatment of lung cancer and the use of radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy. I am an acitve researcher at both the regional and national level leading a number of clinical trials designed to hopefully help more patients beat cancer or improve the quality of their lives during there fight with cancer.
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Radiation Oncology
Doctor Q&A
37 Answers
54 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Both: You should neither smoke nor be exposed to unnecessary radiation.
Radiation when used for appropriate imaging or treatments takes into account an ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Smoking irritates: Smoking irritates the bronchi. It causes inflammation and can damage the bronchi and bronchioles ability to naturally clear out pathogens leading to ... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Probably not: Probably not but best to have a detailed conversation about your family history and other risk factors with your gynecologist.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
It is ok: Always worth mentioning your allergy history when having a medical procedure done. But this should be ok as ablative iodine and MRI contrast should n... Read More
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A 58-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Calcium and vit D: Consider a DEXA scan to measure bone density. If your density is low a bisphosphonate type medication can be helpful. This should be a standard conv... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
NO: These cancers are not related. But.... Many people are confused by the concept that lung cancers can spread to the brian as metastasis. This happen... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Really rare: Colon cancer would be extremely rare for someone in their 20s. You should see your physician if there are other symptoms or if you are losing weight ... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Worth getting check: That is something worth getting checked. It's an area where an enlarged lymph node can be so your doctor should take a look at it.
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A member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Tough to know: Would want to actually see the imaging of the brain, see blood work, get a full history, and have a chance to examine you prior to making serious gues... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Find what fits: Find a charity or organization that you believe in and donate what time or money you feel able to. Ther eis no one right answer, it will depnd on wh... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Their are survivors: With surgical resection there is medical data to support 20% of patients can be 10 year survivors in this situation. Surgery is becoming more common ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Stage is important: Prognosis is going to depend on the stage of the cancer and the health of the patient.
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A 69-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
An aggressive tumor: This is an aggressive form of thyroid cancer that can come back rapidly and is general treated with a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, and c... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Pt and meds: That can be a challenging problem. Sometimes massage therapy and evaluation for lymphedema can be useful. Occasionally pain meds or anti inflammator... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Pet scan challenging: A pet scan will generally show 3 main groups of findings. Infection inflammation or cancer. With a history of breast cancer a biopsy may be conside... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Still experimental: This work is still experimental but promising. Our understanding of the regenerative ability of neural structures is improving and the use of stem ce... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Newer with RT: Immunotherapy has had a resurgence in the past few years primarily in the treatment of melanoma. This is branching into other cancers. As a radiatio... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Lots of things: That something is rather nonspecific it could be many things it is best to see your doctor to figure it out more clearly.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Coal mines: This is common name for coal miners pneumonconiosis. This is a progressive fibrosis of the lung caused by the chronic irritation of coal dust.
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A 62-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Possible: It is possible for a cancer in the liver to spread to other organs. It is also common for other cancers to spread to the liver. The best examples be... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Single stage: Primary brain tumors (gliomas) are not staged 1 through 4 like cancers in other parts of the body. Prognosis has more to do with what type and if it ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Not normal: You should definitely have that checked out.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
I do not agree: Radiation to the head and neck area could potentially increase the risk for carotid artery disease years after the treatment. I routinely discuss thi... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Up to you: You should probably see an eye care professional every couple of years if you have no other problems. How often you change your eyeglasses is subject... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Smoking irritates: Smoking irritates the bronchi. It causes inflammation and can damage the bronchi and bronchioles ability to naturally clear out pathogens leading to ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Unknown: Herbal and natural remedies cannot be discounted but the lack of solid randomized clinical trials makes it hard to recommend the best one. Also the s... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Category?: Really impossible to answer without more specifics. In general the best advice is to find a comprehensive team you can trust.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Extensive testing: After going through pre-clinical testing in cell culture lines and animal models, a cancer drug is tested in humans. A phase i trial looks for safety ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Cure varies: Beyond the obvious differences in organ and cell type as well as the various treatment approaches, the most important patient difference is really the... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Details matter: Many lung nodules are benign. This will depend on were you live. Lung nodules can be granulomas, infections, fungal infections, benign growths such ... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
The M.D. matters : Just be careful not to get sucked up by marketing of a particular machine. That is an unpleasant part of modern medicine. Find the best team you can... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Killing cancer cells: Radiaiton therapy uses high energy x-rays to cause injury to cancer cells. It is used in many cases were surgery is either not possible or even despi... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Not likely: These symptoms are not likely a brain tumor. But it would be worth seeing your doctor or a neurologist.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Depnds on stage: It depends on whether the disease is limited to the lung, lund and mediastinum (middle of chest), or has spread outside the chest. Will also depend o... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Maybe: It will really depend on what the scans show and the details of your prior cancer history. On the surface it seemsllikely.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Depends on details: It really depends on the details of the specific situation. The risks and benefits of any competing or complimentary treatments really need to be con... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Urbanicanswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Hard to know: We know of a few cancers caused by viruses such as cervical cancer and head and neck cancer. These are the most widely discussed. There are other mo... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Urbanic is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, SC
Graduated 2003MD
Awards
ASCO Young Investigator Award
Most Influential, Third Place, Winston-Salem Region, NC - Summer
2013
Top Radiation Oncologist , First Place, North Carolina - Summer
2013
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