Gynecologic Cancer
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Video coaching may relieve anxiety and distress for long-distance cancer caregivers
Conference Coverage
One strikeout, one hit against low-grade serous carcinomas
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves olaparib/bevacizumab maintenance
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ASCO goes ahead online, as conference center is used as hospital
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Vaccine maintenance improves relapse-free survival in BRCA wild-type ovarian cancer
From the Journals
COVID-19 death rate was twice as high in cancer patients in NYC study
The overall case fatality rate was 28% for cancer patients with COVID-19 and 14% for noncancer COVID-19 patients.
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Three months of COVID-19 may mean 80,000 missed cancer diagnoses
A backlog of 22 million canceled or postponed tests for five common cancers is expected by early June.
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Cancer screening, monitoring down during pandemic
Use of some tests came to “a near standstill” in early April.
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Adding a blood test to standard screening may improve early cancer detection
From the Journals
Excess cancer deaths predicted as care is disrupted by COVID-19
Conference Coverage
Antitumor treatment may increase risk of severe events in COVID-19 patients