Oncology
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Missed visits during pandemic cause ‘detrimental ripple effects’
ACP president says doctors are already seeing the consequences of postponing care.
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Age should not be a barrier to aggressive esophageal cancer treatment
Comorbidities, fitness are what matters.
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Prophylactic NPWT may not improve complication rate after gynecologic surgery
The study results do not entirely resolve the question in patients with higher BMI, according to Dr. Sarah Temkin.
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Organ transplant patient dies after receiving COVID-19–infected lungs
A surgeon who handled the donor lungs was also infected with the virus and fell ill but later recovered.
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PCPs play a small part in low-value care spending
Study indicates waste was widely distributed among specialties.
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PDAC: Tumor reduction after neoadjuvant therapy may predict postsurgical survival
A 47% or more reduction in tumor size between endoscopic ultrasound and surgery predicted 3- and 5-year survival in pancreatic ductal...
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Is diagnostic hysteroscopy safe in patients with type 2 endometrial cancer?
The procedure may not be associated with peritoneal cytology at the time of surgical staging or with decreased survival.
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COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
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Survey of Mohs surgeons highlights its use in invasive melanoma
“Mohs surgeons who previously treated MIS with MMS may be increasingly doing so and/or expanding their scope of treatment to include invasive...
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Study finds no link between platelet count, surgery bleed risk in cirrhosis
Logistic regression analysis showed no significant association between platelet count and major bleeding events.
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Higher death rate seen in cancer patients with nosocomial COVID-19
All-cause mortality was higher in cancer patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19 than in those with community-acquired COVID-19.