Surgical Oncology
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Preoperative hepatic, regional arterial chemo nets better outcomes in early CRC
Key clinical point: Preoperative arterial chemotherapy improves outcomes, but mainly for stage III patients. Major finding: Five-year disease-free...
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Post-lumpectomy radiotherapy benefits good-risk DCIS patients
Key clinical point: Foregoing adjuvant radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery is a reasonable choice, but radiotherapy provides significant...
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Stage IV CRC survival rates up, resection rates down
Key clinical point: Although rates of primary tumor resection in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer have decreased in recent years, patient...
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Skipping surgery is an option for some patients with rectal cancer
Key clinical point: Patients with rectal cancer who have a clinical complete response to neoadjuvant therapy can safely skip surgery. Major...
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Study aims to determine prognostic factors for subset of thyroid cancer patients
Key clinical point: Radioactive iodine–refractory differentiated thyroid cancer patients with no progressive disease and a tumor size of less than...
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Adding cisplatin to docetaxel monotherapy provides no benefit for elderly with NSCLC
Key clinical point: Docetaxel every 3 weeks remains the standard treatment for elderly patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer. Major...
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Genetic test predicts 10-year risk of DCIS recurrence
Key clinical point: A genetic assay can accurately predict the 10-year risk of local recurrence in women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Major...
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Ultrasound bests elastography for specificity of thyroid cancer diagnosis
Key clinical point: Ultrasound is more specific than elastography in helping clinicians make a presurgical diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Major...
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Regional lymph node mets not a risk factor for death in adrenocortical carcinoma
Key clinical point: Regional lymph node metastasis does not independently predict disease-specific mortality. Major finding: Patients with...