Oncology (all articles)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Early Breast Cancer
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:23h | UTC
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:21h | UTC
ESMO Guideline: Delirium in Adult Cancer Patients
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:12h | UTCDelirium in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Playing Doctor with Watson: Medical Applications Expose Current Limits of AI
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCPlaying Doctor with Watson: Medical Applications Expose Current Limits of AI – Spiegel (free) (via @EricTopol)
“IBM has big plans for how its Watson artificial intelligence software could change the medical industry. But a number of hospitals have ended their experiments with the platform, arguing that it doesn’t help diagnose or treat diseases.”
ESMO guideline: Management of Cancer Pain in Adult Patients
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:03h | UTCManagement of cancer pain in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Randomized Trial: Esomeprazole and Aspirin in Barrett’s Esophagus
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:00h | UTCEsomeprazole and aspirin in Barrett’s oesophagus (AspECT): a randomised factorial trial – The Lancet (free)
Invited Commentary: Should aspirin and PPIs be recommended for patients with Barrett’s oesophagus? – The Lancet (free)
NICE Guideline: Early and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:57h | UTCGuideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
ESMO Guideline: Advanced Breast Cancer
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:56h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Enhanced Recovery After Gastric Cancer Surgery
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:50h | UTCCommentary: Enhanced recovery programmes after stomach cancer surgery reduce hospital stay without increasing complications – NIHR Signals (free)
See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines and Reviews (all free)
Study: Clinician Engagement Regarding Financial Toxicity After Diagnosis of Cancer
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:39h | UTCUnmet Need for Clinician Engagement Regarding Financial Toxicity After Diagnosis of Breast Cancer – Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Greater efforts are needed to address ‘financial toxicity’ of cancer treatment – eCancer News (free) AND Doctors don’t always recognize ‘financial toxicity’ of cancer – Reuters (free)
Related: The high price of anticancer drugs: origins, implications, barriers, solutions (free commentaries)
Summary: ASCO Guideline for the Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:34h | UTC
Cohort Study: Complementary Medicine, Refusal of Conventional Cancer Therapy, and Survival Among Patients with Curable Cancers
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCComplementary Medicine, Refusal of Conventional Cancer Therapy, and Survival Among Patients With Curable Cancers – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Association of complementary medicine, cancer treatment, survival – eCancer News (free)
ESMO Guideline: Management of Constipation in Advanced Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:06h | UTC
Perspective: Is Your Cellphone Giving you Cancer?
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCIs your cellphone giving you cancer? A comprehensive guide to the messy, frustrating research – VOX (free)
Consensus: Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:56h | UTC
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Carcinoma
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:49h | UTC
NCCN Guideline Update: Rectal Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:47h | UTC
NCCN Guideline Update: Anal Carcinoma
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC
NCCN Guideline Update: Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali
13 Jul, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: June 2018 – eCancer News (free)
This review has an interesting opinion on changing definitions of clinically meaningful endpoints in cancer research.
Study: The Right Diet Can Boost Potency of Cancer Drugs (in mice)
13 Jul, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCThe right diet can boost potency of cancer drugs – Nature News (free)
Original article: Suppression of insulin feedback enhances the efficacy of PI3K inhibitors – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related: Top oncologist to study effect of diet on cancer drugs – The Guardian (free)
“Diets appear to matter in mouse cancer Rx – can these preclinical findings be translated to humans?” (via @Aiims1742 see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Anticoagulation for Perioperative Thromboprophylaxis in People with Cancer
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCAnticoagulation for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in people with cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Blood thinners for the prevention of blood clots in people with cancer undergoing surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
NICE Guideline: Brain Tumors (Primary) and Brain Metastases in Adults
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:57h | UTC
Review: Optimal Pain Management for Patients with Cancer in the Modern Era
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:42h | UTC
Review: Update on Infection Control Practices in Cancer Hospitals
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCUpdate on infection control practices in cancer hospitals – CA: A Cancer Journal of Clinicians (free)