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OpenNotes: Patient engagement with low physician hassle
ORLANDO – Prior to the pilot, physicians expected OpenNotes to lengthen patient visits and extend the time needed to write/edit/dictate notes....
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VIDEO: Pain and impaired QOL persist after open endometrial cancer surgery
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – The disability from open surgery was “maintained even at 3 months, and it was clinically and statistically different.”
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No link between methylation, survival in ovarian cancer
Unlike mutation, methylation of BRCA1 was not linked to longer survival or platinum sensitivity in high-grade serous ovarian cancer.
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Experts warn against readmissions as sole quality measure in ovarian cancer
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – For patients with ovarian cancer, focusing solely on postsurgical hospital readmissions as a quality measure could worsen...
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Breast cancer info on centers’ sites leaves room for improvement
ORLANDO – The websites of leading cancer centers often fail to provide critical information about breast cancer treatment.
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Parental reasons for HPV nonvaccination are shifting
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – It’s now significantly less likely that issues of sexuality will be on parents’ minds when talking about HPV vaccination....
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Maintenance taxane therapy of no benefit in advanced ovarian cancer
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – A phase III trial of a polymerized formulation of paclitaxel for advanced ovarian cancer showed no benefit in overall...
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Immunotherapy boosts OS from metastatic cervical cancer in early trial
Treatment with axalimogene filolisbac led to a 52% improvement in overall survival, compared with pooled historical data, in previously treated...
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VIDEO: Striking improvement in PFS with olaparib for ovarian cancer
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Maintenance therapy with the first-in-class PARP inhibitor olaparib was associated with a striking improvement in...
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VIDEO: Vaginal brachytherapy linked with better survival in rare uterine cancer
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – A large retrospective database study linked the use of vaginal brachytherapy and chemotherapy with improved survival among...
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Isolated tumor cells did not predict progression in endometrial cancer
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Dr. Marie Plante reported on the outlook for patients with isolated tumor cells in their sentinel lymph nodes at the annual...