Surgical Oncology
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Medicaid expansion closing racial gap in GI cancer deaths
Results of a new study were particularly notable for Black patients, for whom there was a consistent increase in receiving therapy and a decrease...
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Surgical de-escalation passes clinical test in low-risk cervical cancer
‘Practice-changing’ results could reduce long-term survivor effects among qualifying patients.
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First target doesn’t affect survival in NSCLC with brain metastases
Patient outcomes didn’t hinge on whether oncologists treated the brain or lung first.
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Surgery for early breast cancer can worsen frailty in older women
About 1 in 5 experienced clinically significant deterioration in frailty status after treatment for breast cancer.
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Less invasive NSCLC surgery does not compromise survival
New results contrast with those from a previous study from 1995.
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Add AFib to noncardiac surgery risk evaluation: New support
Preexisting atrial fibrillation should again be part of pre–noncardiac surgery cardiac risk assessment, argues a new report.
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Q&A with Hubert (Hugh) Greenway, MD
“Every patient who comes to see me has a story, so I try to understand their story,” Dr. Hugh Greenway said.
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Can immunotherapy replace surgery for stomach cancer?
The complete pathologic response rate to neoadjuvant nivolumab/ipilimumab was 59%.
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U.S. cancer deaths continue to fall, especially lung cancer
There has been an overall decline of 32% in cancer deaths as of 2019.
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Overall survival for metastatic urothelial carcinoma approaching 2 years
Metastatic urothelial carcinoma is still a hard-to-treat condition with a 12- to 15-month survival for metastatic disease that is treated. In a...
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In and out surgeries become the norm during pandemic
The number of same-day discharges has grown for various surgeries but it’s not always the right or the preferred choice, experts say.