Surgical Oncology
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Laparoscopy comparable to open staging for uterine papillary serous cancer
BOSTON
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No rise in complications with concomitant gynecologic cancer, PFD surgery
DENVER
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Patients with stage 1 NSCLC more likely to die of other causes in short term
Patients with resected stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer are more likely to die of other causes in the short term.
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Partial-breast irradiation alternative to mastectomy following recurrence
BOSTON – In women with in-breast failures following breast-conserving surgery and whole-breast irradiation, partial-breast irradiation with 3D...
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Glimmer of promise for nivolumab in neoadjuvant NSCLC therapy
COPENHAGEN – Checkpoint inhibitors have shown good efficacy for treatment of advanced NSCLC, but use in the neoadjuvant setting is still...
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Boost dose pays off long term after surgery, WBRT for DCIS
BOSTON – Adding a boost dose after surgery and whole-breast radiation therapy (WBRT) for ductal carcinoma in situ offers a small but significant...
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ATA’s risk assessment guidelines for thyroid nodules using sonography patterns validated
Findings from a prospective study have validated guidelines from the ATA on using ultrasound findings to determine which thyroid nodules are most...
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Less pain, quicker discharge with post-TORS dexamethasone
Key clinical point: A longer course of dexamethasone is a bit better than the usual single intraoperative dose for controlling pain and dysphagia...
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Palliative cancer surgery: Prioritize patient values
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10-year follow-up: Localized prostate cancer treatments offer similar efficacy
Key clinical point: The three main approaches for treating localized prostate cancer yield similar efficacy outcomes but different quality-of-life...
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ASCO updates postmastectomy radiotherapy guideline
Key clinical point: The ASCO clinical practice guideline on postmastectomy radiotherapy has been updated to help clinicians decide which patients...