Oncology

Commentary

Genomic Medicine and Genetic Counseling in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense

Author:

Vickie Venne, MS

Lisa Arfons, MD

Maj Mauricio De Castro, MD, FACMG, USAF, MC

Renee Rider, JD, MS, LCGC

Ishita Thakar, MD, FACP

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Clinical Topics & News

Prevalence of Cancer in Thyroid Nodules In the Veteran Population

Author:

Ayfer Ekiz, MD

Sarah Weiskittel, MD

Ronald J. Markert, PhD

Ankur Gupta, MD

Thyroid nodules are identified incidentally in 4% to 10% of the general population in the US.^1,2...

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Article

Use of Mobile Messaging System for Self-Management of Chemotherapy Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Cancer

Author:

Connie Jaenicke, FNP-BC, BMTCN

Dan Greenwood, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Kathleen Nelson, MS, CNS, ONS

Mark Klein, MD

Bev Foss, RN

Lara Carson, RN, BAN

Kim Smith, MS, PA-C

Evan Mariash, MD

The use of an automated text messaging intervention provided a cost-effective option for symptom management for patients experiencing cancer-...

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Article

Review of Radiologic Considerations in an Immunocompetent Patient With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Author:

Bosten Miller, MD

Igor Sirotkin, MD

Carlos Martinez, MD

Primary central nervous system lymphoma is increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients and should be considered in any patient with multiple...

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Clinical Topics & News

Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Staging of Early Rectal Cancer

Author:

Claudio Roberto Tombazzi, MD

Parker Loy

Victor Bondar, MD

Jose I. Ruiz, MD

Bradford Waters, MD

Claudio Ruben Tombazzi, MD

Endoscopic ultrasound can be highly accurate for the staging of neoplasms in early rectal cancer.

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News

Bevacizumab or pemetrexed, but not both, efficacious for NSCLC maintenance

Author:

Neil Osterweil

The combination of bevacizumab and pemetrexed did not improve survival and had significantly worse toxicity than bevacizumab alone.

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News

COPD adds complexity to shared decision making for LDCT lung cancer screening

Author:

Bianca Nogrady

Current guidelines stress the importance of shared decision making, with discussion of the risks and benefits of screening.

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Clinical Topics & News

VHA Practice Guideline Recommendations for Diffuse Gliomas

Author:

Scott Kulich, MD, PhD

Daniel Becker, MD

Sanja Dacic, MD, PhD

Umamaheswar Duvvuri, MD, PhD

Aamir Ehsan, MD

Dmitriy Gutkin, MD, PhD

Ping Hou, MD, PhD

Michael Icardi, MD

Pamela Lyle, MD

Julie Lynch, RN, PhD

Bruce Montgomery, MD

Vida Passero, MD, MBA

Ronald Przygodzki, MD

Howard Colman, MD, PhD

Although histology still plays a critical role in diagnosing diffuse gliomas, additional ancillary testing is an essential tool for VA pathology...

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News

FDA approves darolutamide for nonmetastatic CRPC

Author:

Laura Nikolaides

The approval was based on improved metastasis free survival in the randomized ARAMIS trial of 1,509 patients with nonmetastatic, castration-...

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News

Clopidogrel matches aspirin for reducing risk of colorectal cancer

Author:

Will Pass

The study authors hypothesize that the chemoprotective effect of low-dose aspirin is mediated mostly through the permanent inactivation of...

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