Oncology (All Articles)
ACR Thyroid Imaging and Reporting
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:09h | UTCACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free, and legal, PDF via Unpawall)
Commentary: New ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies – University of Alabama at Birmingham, via EurekAlert (free)
Best of the 2017 ASCO Live Blog
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:07h | UTCBest of the 2017 ASCO Live Blog: Breast, Lung, Colon and Prostate Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Development and validation of risk prediction equations to estimate survival in patients with colorectal cancer
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:59h | UTCCommentary: New web calculator to more accurately predict bowel cancer survival – University of Nottingham, via EurekAlert (free)
See also: QCancer-2017(colorectal, survival) risk calculator (free risk calculator based on the data)
Why treating breast cancer with less radiation may be more
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:53h | UTCWhy treating breast cancer with less may be more – The Conversation (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Original article: Cost-effectiveness Analysis Comparing Conventional, Hypofractionated, and Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer – Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guidelines for gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:46h | UTC
Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma
18 Jun, 2017 | 16:06h | UTCCompletion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick take video summary: Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis (free)
Commentaries: Watch-and-Wait OK in Sentinel Node Positive Melanoma – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Common Surgical Treatment for Melanoma Does Not Improve Patients’ Overall Survival, Study Shows – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, via NewsWise (free)
Asia–Pacific clinical practice guidelines on the management of hepatocellular carcinoma
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:35h | UTC
Global Health Initiatives of the International Oncology Community
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:34h | UTCGlobal Health Initiatives of the International Oncology Community – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Improving Prevention and Survivorship
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:33h | UTCPancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Improving Prevention and Survivorship – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
New Insight Into the Biology, Risk Stratification, and Targeted Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:31h | UTC
Optimizing Breast Cancer Adjuvant Radiation and Integration of Breast and Reconstructive Surgery
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:32h | UTC
Using the New ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline for Palliative Care Concurrent With Oncology Care Using the TEAM Approach
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:30h | UTC
Perspectives on the Use of Clinical Pathways in Oncology Care
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:29h | UTCPerspectives on the Use of Clinical Pathways in Oncology Care – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
New Developments and Challenges in Rare Genitourinary Tumors: Non-Urothelial Bladder Cancers and Squamous Cell Cancers of the Penis
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:28h | UTC
Breast Cancer After Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:27h | UTC
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know in 2017
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:26h | UTCChronic Myeloid Leukemia: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know in 2017 – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
Pain and Opioids in Cancer Care: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:24h | UTCPain and Opioids in Cancer Care: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
Challenges in Opening and Enrolling Patients in Clinical Trials
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:25h | UTCChallenges in Opening and Enrolling Patients in Clinical Trials – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)
Kidney Cancer – NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:02h | UTCKidney Cancer, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
‘How long have I got?’: Why many cancer patients don’t have answers
12 Jun, 2017 | 19:55h | UTC‘How long have I got?’: Why many cancer patients don’t have answers – USA Today (free)
Related: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update(free)
See more on Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation in our April 24 issue, see #8
“ASCO now recommends that everyone with advanced cancer receive palliative care within eight weeks of diagnosis.” (RT @cancerassassin1 see Tweet)
Palliative care: A pathway to value-based care for nursing homes
12 Jun, 2017 | 19:56h | UTCPalliative care: A pathway to value-based care for nursing homes – Diane E. Meier, M.D via McKnight (free)
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers
12 Jun, 2017 | 19:47h | UTCNCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 2.2017 (free)
Mammograms: Are we overdiagnosing small tumors?
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:06h | UTCAre Small Breast Cancers Good because They Are Small or Small because They Are Good? – New England Journal of Medicine (no abstract available – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Some Small Tumors In Breasts May Not Be So Bad After All – NPR Health News (free) AND Mammograms: Are we overdiagnosing small tumors? – Yale University, via MedicalXpress (free) AND With Breast Cancer, the Best Treatment May Be No Treatment – Wired (free)
See a related article and commentaries on Mammography and Overdiagnosis in our October 14th, 2016 issue, see #1 and #2.
Precision Oncology: Who, How, What, When, and When Not?
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:01h | UTCPrecision Oncology: Who, How, What, When, and When Not? – ASCO Educational Book (free) (RT @pash22)
See also: 2017 ASCO Educational Book – full volume (free)
Hope and hype around cancer immunotherapy
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:00h | UTCOpinion: Hope and hype around cancer immunotherapy – CNN (free)