Oncology
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Tool Can Help Predict Futile Surgery in Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers evaluate patients with anatomically resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who underwent pancreatic resection.
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The Last 30 Days: How Oncologists’ Choices Affect End-of-Life Cancer Care
Researchers analyze data from more than 17,000 patients who died of cancer between 2012 and 2017.
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Ancient Viruses in Our DNA Hold Clues to Cancer Treatment
Targeting remnants of a virus in our DNA could lead to more effective cancer treatment with fewer side effects.
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Breakthrough Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Gets Green Light
The test’s approval could make it more likely that people get screened for and survive the disease.
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Which Patients With Early TNBC Can Avoid Chemotherapy?
Researchers examine breast cancer–specific survival at prespecified stromal TIL cutoffs in women with stage I TNBC who had undergone a lumpectomy...
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Baseline Bone Pain Predicts Survival in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
Researchers conduct a post hoc secondary analysis to examine the relationship between bone pain and overall survival.
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Paclitaxel Drug-Drug Interactions in the Military Health System
This study sought to provide an overview of paclitaxel use, identify potential drugs that interact with the antineoplastic agent used to treat...
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Using Telehealth to Increase Lung Cancer Screening Referrals for At-Risk Veterans in Rural Communities
This proof-of-principle quality improvement project aimed to determine whether a telehealth intervention would increase lung cancer screening for...
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Prognostication in Hospice Care: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Importance of Functional Status
Given the generally poor training and limited medical education, use of functional scales may improve the accuracy of life expectancy predictions...
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Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening via Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Testing in a Veterans Affairs Health System
Could a proactive, population-based colorectal cancer screening program centered on mailed fecal immunochemical testing kits outside of a...
