Oncology
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Live-donor liver transplants for patients with CRC liver mets
"For the first time, we have been able to demonstrate [outside of Norway] that liver transplantation for patients with unresectable liver...
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Hands trained for surgery now on machine gun: Kyiv oncologist
In the city of Mariupol, “doctors and patients have been taken hostage,” one surgical oncologist said, used by Russian forces as a human shield....
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Can immunotherapy replace surgery for stomach cancer?
The complete pathologic response rate to neoadjuvant nivolumab/ipilimumab was 59%.
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U.S. cancer deaths continue to fall, especially lung cancer
There has been an overall decline of 32% in cancer deaths as of 2019.
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In metastatic breast cancer, primary resections on the decline
The trend follows randomized, controlled trials that showed no survival benefit to surgery.
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Large analysis confirms safety of nipple-sparing mastectomy
The authors found that overall survival and breast cancer–specific survival were similar for women undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy and those...
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After doc uproar, NCCN reverses prostate cancer guidance
This advice aligns closely with the group’s initial recommendation, published over a decade ago.
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FDA approves imaging drug for detecting ovarian cancer lesions
Drug inventor Philip Low, PhD, said the agent causes ovarian cancer lesions to “light up like stars against a night sky.”
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Surgery offers best chance in cancer but needs more ‘support’
“High-quality surgery remains the best chance to cure solid cancer when diagnosed early.”
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Shock, disbelief as NCCN changes prostate cancer guidance
“To suggest for a millisecond that active surveillance isn’t the preferred method for low-risk men is bizarre thinking ... Is this 1980?”
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Overall survival for metastatic urothelial carcinoma approaching 2 years
Metastatic urothelial carcinoma is still a hard-to-treat condition with a 12- to 15-month survival for metastatic disease that is treated. In a...