Surgical Oncology
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Better outcomes with open surgery vs. laparoscopic for rectal cancer
Concerns about surgical morbidity may favor laparoscopic approaches to rectal cancer surgery, but pathology results suggest open procedures...
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VIDEO: When to use MRI in breast cancer
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PD-L1 status of NSCLC consistent across primary, nodes, and metastases
Key clinical point: PD-L1 status of the primary in NSCLC generally predicts that of nodal tumor and metastases. Major finding: The rate of...
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Nipple-sparing mastectomy feasible in N+ early breast cancer
Key clinical point: Some women with lymph-node positive early breast cancer may safely undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy. Major finding: Three-...
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Positive lumpectomy margin risk rises with breast density
Key clinical point: The risk for positive lumpectomy margins rises as breast density increases. Major finding: .Women with extremely dense breasts...
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Two heads plus four hands equal safe, shorter bilateral mastectomies
Key clinical point:Bilateral mastectomy performed by two surgeons shortens operative time without increasing complications. Major finding: Mean...
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ASCO: Neoadjuvant chemo does not increase breast cancer surgery complications
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy does not appear to increase the risk for 30-day post-operative complications following surgery for invasive breast cancer...
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Is Skip N2 metastasis its own category?
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DCIS recurrences have declined significantly
Key clinical point: Recurrence rates of DCIS in patients treated with breast-conserving surgery declined significantly from 1978 through 2010....
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Radiation + lumpectomy tied to increased survival in older women with TNBC
Key clinical point: Radiation added to breast-conserving surgery in women 70 and older with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer was...
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Clinical advances drive lung cancer staging, classification changes
Key clinical point: Improved understanding of lung cancer over the last decade has prompted updates to international tumor staging and...