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Junior resident participation in general surgery procedures declines
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- Jessica Craig
Junior-level residents are getting less operative experience in some common general surgery procedures, a large case review study has found.
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Guideline recommends 2-mm negative margins for DCIS
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- Jessica Craig
Experts from three oncology societies provide evidence-based recommendations for treating patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.
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Mortality rates higher among influenza B patients than influenza A patients
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- Jessica Craig
Influenza-attributable mortality was significantly greater in children with influenza B, compared with influenza A, investigators found.
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Active surveillance may be feasible for some advanced RCC patients
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: For a subset of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, initial active surveillance of metastasis may be a safe and...
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Estrogen receptor mutations linked with worse outcomes in MBC
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: Estrogen receptor mutations in aromatase inhibitor–treated ER-positive metastatic breast cancer patients are common and are...
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Salvage RT may reduce risk of prostate cancer metastasis even at low PSA levels
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: Salvage radiotherapy should not be delayed by prolonged monitoring of detectable post radical prostatectomy PSA levels. Major...
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Zika virus RNA detected in serum beyond previously estimated time frame
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- Jessica Craig
In the one asymptomatic pregnant woman, Zika virus RNA was detected in serum at 53 days after her travel from an area with active Zika...
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Oxaliplatin boosts pCR in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: Perioperative oxaliplatin administered in combination with fluorouracil and radiotherapy was associated with a higher rate of...
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First-in-class agent shows early promise in treating clear cell renal cell carcinoma
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: The first-in-class oral HIF-2alpha inhibitor PT2385 demonstrated early evidence of clinical activity in patients with advanced...
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Anthracycline benefit for high-risk breast cancer confirmed in joint analysis
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: Anthracyclines continue to have a role in the treatment of high-risk, HER2-negative breast cancer.
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Overweight, obesity increase risk of cardiotoxicity from anthracyclines
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: Being overweight or obese was significantly associated with a greater risk of developing cardiotoxicity among breast cancer...
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Study shows faster increase in obesity prevalence among cancer survivors
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: Cancer survivors had a significantly faster increase in obesity prevalence compared with adults without a history of cancer....
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Disparities in prostate cancer treatment found at both academic and community centers
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- Jessica Craig
Key clinical point: Academic and community cancer centers demonstrated similarly high rates of sociodemographic disparities in prostate cancer...
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ASTRO updates treatment standard for rectal cancer
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- Jessica Craig
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FDA grants priority review to nivolumab for head and neck cancer
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- Jessica Craig