Oncology (all articles)
Commentary: Why Palliative Care Isn’t Just for Older Patients With Cancer
1 Mar, 2018 | 22:06h | UTCWhy Palliative Care Isn’t Just for Older Patients With Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Review: Targeted drugs for systemic therapy of lung cancer with brain metastases
1 Mar, 2018 | 22:01h | UTCTargeted drugs for systemic therapy of lung cancer with brain metastases – Oncotarget (free)
Update on Intraoperative Radiotherapy
1 Mar, 2018 | 22:00h | UTCUpdate on intraoperative radiotherapy: new challenges and issues – ecancermedicalscience (free)
Guideline: Management of Anaemia and Iron Deficiency in Patients with Cancer
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:22h | UTC
Guidelines for Recognition of Occupational Cancers
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:19h | UTC
EANM guidelines for radionuclide therapy of bone metastases with beta-emitting radionuclides
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:09h | UTC
Review: Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:38h | UTCPheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma – Endotext (free)
Research: Oral Contraceptive Use and Ovarian, Endometrial, Breast, and Colorectal Cancers
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:54h | UTCModification of the Associations Between Duration of Oral Contraceptive Use and Ovarian, Endometrial, Breast, and Colorectal Cancers – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Reassurance About Oral Contraception and Cancer Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period) AND Ovarian cancer risk reduced with oral contraceptives – Clinical Advisor (free)
Review: Immunotherapy-Induced Colitis
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCImmunotherapy-Induced Colitis: An Emerging Problem for the Hospitalist – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Research: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy vs laparoscopic and open retropubic radical prostatectomy
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCCommentary: After-effects not necessarily reduced with robotic prostate surgery – Reuters (free)
Related Cochrane Review with similar results: Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
BTS Guideline for the Investigation and Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:26h | UTCRelated guideline: Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:22h | UTCCommentary: New guideline warns pain benefits of medical cannabis overstated – University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Breast Biopsy Intensity and Findings Following Breast Cancer Screening in Women With and Without a Personal History of Breast Cancer
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:17h | UTCBreast Biopsy Intensity and Findings Following Breast Cancer Screening in Women With and Without a Personal History of Breast Cancer – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Breast MRIs may lead to more biopsies that catch fewer cancers – Reuters (free) AND MRI-Based Breast Screening Leads to More Biopsies, Lower Cancer Yields – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:02h | UTCRelated position statement: Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer: Where These Entities Intersect: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)
Global cancer control: responding to the growing burden, rising costs and inequalities in access
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:58h | UTC
Opinion: New cancer test isn’t ready for prime time
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:53h | UTCOpinion: New cancer test isn’t ready for prime time – CNN (free)
Related study and commentaries: Detection of Surgically Resectable Cancers with a Multi-analyte Blood Test
Review: Legal and Practical Issues at the End of Life
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCLegal and practical issues at the end of life – Clinical Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Updates in Palliative Care – Recent Advancements in the Pharmacological Management of Symptoms
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:36h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Updates in Palliative Care – Overview and Recent Advancements in the Pharmacological Management of Cancer Pain
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:37h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:17h | UTCCommentary: New Guidelines for Treating Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities – Medscape (free registration required)
Relate guideline: Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free) AND Review: New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)
Research: Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:11h | UTCEditorial: Ultra-processed foods and cancer (free)
Commentaries: ‘Ultra-processed’ foods and cancer: Headlines show the right way, and the wrong way, to frame results from an observational study – HealthNewsReview (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at highly processed foods and cancer – Science Media Centre (free)
Uterine Neoplasms: NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCUterine Neoplasms, Version 1.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
Edoxaban for the Treatment of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCEdoxaban for the Treatment of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Edoxaban for Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism (free)
Commentaries: Edoxaban Noninferior to Dalteparin for Cancer-Associated VTE – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Oral Edoxaban Noninferior to Dalteparin for Cancer-Related Venous Thromboembolism – Cardiology Advisor (free)
Research: Apalutamide Treatment and Metastasis-free Survival in Prostate Cancer
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:34h | UTC“Apalutamide improves castration resistant prostate CA survival compared with… placebo. Why wasn’t it compared w bicalutamide?” (via @RichardLehman1 see Tweet). See Richard Lehman’s point of view
Research: Cancer Risk Associated with Chronic Diseases and Disease Markers
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCCancer risk associated with chronic diseases and disease markers: prospective cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Study reveals substantial impact of chronic diseases on cancer risk – eCancer News (free) AND Chronic Disease Linked To Increased Risk of Cancer and Cancer Death – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Double Trouble: These Diseases Could Raise Your Risk for Cancer – Live Science (free) AND Higher cancer risk from chronic diseases – OnMedica (free)