Surgical Oncology
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SCORPION: Interval debulking is safer in advanced ovarian cancer
Key clinical point: Complications were much less common with interval debulking than with primary debulking. Major finding: The odds of major...
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Model accurately spots low-risk endometrial cancer
Key clinical point: A preoperative risk model may help identify women with endometrial cancer who can skip lymphadenectomy. Major finding: The...
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Rectal preservation feasible after cancer clinical remission
Key clinical point: Patients with complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer may be able to be safely followed...
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Neoadjuvant therapy facilitates breast conservation
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New melanoma therapies may break the bank
Key clinical point: Immunotherapies and targeted agents for metastatic melanoma are effective but very costly. Major finding: The incremental cost...
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Clinical doc improvement ups income, quality
Key clinical point: A surgeon-led clinical documentation program can increase revenue by demonstrating case-mix severity. Major finding: An audit...
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Risk scale predicts mortality after gastric cancer surgery
Key clinical point: The bedside risk scale can be used in patient counseling prior to surgery for gastric malignancies. Major finding: Patients...
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Laparoscopic ‘noninferior’ to open approach for rectal cancer
Key clinical point: Laparoscopic resection is noninferior to open surgery in preventing locoregional recurrence of rectal cancer and improving...
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Study found two-way link between IBD and cervical cancer
Key clinical point: Inflammatory bowel disease – particularly Crohn’s disease – might increase risk of cervical cancer. Major finding: Women with...
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Physician-patient communication, terminology play important role in CPM decisions
Key clinical point: Physician-patient communication plays an important role in a woman’s decision to undergo CPM. Major finding: Of 90 women with...
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Indocyanine green technique detects sentinel nodes in breast cancers
Key clinical point: The fluorescent dye indocyanine green tracer showed promise in detecting sentinel lymph nodes in early-stage breast cancer....