Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancers
Feature
Convenience, not outcomes may drive robot-assisted surgeries
The sale of robotically assisted surgical devices is expected to reach $14 billion by 2028. The technology is enticing to both surgeons and...
Conference Coverage
Radiofrequency ablation gains favor for thyroid nodules in U.S.
RFA is potentially a promising technology, but the approach could become known as an “easy choice,” which could be problematic, one physician said...
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Failure to communicate ‘doc-to-doc’ blamed for patient’s death
The surgical oncologist apparently did not clearly communicate the situation to the rest of the clinicians involved in the patient’s care.
Roundtables
Therapeutic Targeting in Head and Neck Cancer
Conference Coverage
Many patients, doctors unaware of advancements in cancer care
“These patients must be spared the traumatic effects of being handed a death sentence that no longer reflects the current reality,” said Dr....
Perspectives
‘Locker room talk’ about death: Time for oncologists to stop
Death is a routine, inevitable part of an oncologist's life, and over time, oncology training and practice hardens us to it ... So how do we...
From the Journals
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy for resectable head and neck cancer holds therapeutic benefit
Conference Coverage
Most community-based oncologists skip biomarker testing
Survey shows that 48% of community clinicians use biomarker testing to guide treatment decisions, compared with 73% of academic clinicians.
Conference Coverage
Combo treatment for NSCLC with brain metastases extends survival by two years for some
The progression-free survival findings are similar to those of a related trial that also showed improved outcomes with pembrolizumab plus...
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Molecular ‘theranostics’ could guide treatment in thyroid cancer
“The new paradigm calls for identifying, through molecular analysis, the cancers that have the ability to respond to RAI and/or those that could...
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One in three cancer articles on social media has wrong info
Physician says misleading information online may be harmful to patients.