Surgical Oncology
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Invasive cancer incidence highest in black men
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Patient selection can keep the lid on esophagectomy costs
Major finding: Factors associated with higher costs for esophagectomy were age, greater severity of illness, and black race.Data source:...
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Small PNETs may still harbor malignant potential
Major finding: Among patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors 2 cm or smaller, 5-year overall survival was significantly worse for patients...
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Bariatric surgery reduces uterine cancer risk
Major finding: Bariatric surgery was associated with a 70% reduction in risk of uterine cancer.Data source: A retrospective cohort study involving...
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VIDEO: The DecisionDx-Melanoma test can predict metastasis of sentinel node-negative melanomas
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Gene test predicts metastasis of sentinel node-negative melanomas
Major finding: Metastasis-free survival was 31% and overall survival was 49% at 5 years in the 64 patients who had negative sentinel node lymph...
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Blood test predicts Merkel cell carcinoma metastases
Major finding: Two cases of surgically operable, metastatic Merkel cell tumors, one metastatic to the kidney and the other to the pancreas, were...
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Imaging studies don’t predict pancreatic resectability post-FOLFIRINOX
Major finding: Patients who underwent neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX therapy before resection of pancreatic adenocarcinomas had significantly better...
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Even when curative-intent surgery fails, patients retain hope
Major finding: Patients with advanced-stage cancers who had initially undergone curative-intent surgery had levels of hope and desires for...
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Positive surgical margins do not independently predict prostate cancer mortality
Major finding: Positive surgical margins were not significantly associated with prostate cancer–specific mortality within 15 years of radical...
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High posthepatectomy bilirubin bodes ill for patients
Major finding: A high posthepatectomy bilirubin level was associated with an 8-fold increase in the risk of postoperative complications and 90-day...