Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancers
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Dana-Farber Moves to Retract, Correct Dozens of Cancer Papers Amid Allegations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute retracts six papers and corrects more than 30 after data changes found.
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Radiation Oncologists Fight for Payment Reform Amid Cuts
Over the past decade, radiation oncologists have seen a 23% drop in Medicare reimbursement for...
From the Journals
SUDs rates highest in head, neck, and gastric cancer survivors
Alcohol use disorder was the most common type of SUD across multiple subtypes of cancer patients.
From the Journals
Study Suggests Inappropriate Use of Thyroid Ultrasounds
“It seems to be that we’re detecting smaller and smaller nodules. …Why are people being referred for all these ultrasounds? We looked for the...
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ASCO details how to manage ongoing cancer drug shortage
“This guidance document aims to support clinicians, as they navigate the complexities of treatment planning amid the drug shortage.”
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Pervasive ‘forever chemicals’ linked to thyroid cancer?
“Maybe there’s a correlation there, but you’d need to investigate this in much bigger samples, with more controls, and better data, to understand...
Conference Coverage
Can some patients with esophageal cancer avoid surgery?
About one-third of patients with esophageal cancer who have a compete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy may be able to avoid surgery....
Conference Coverage
Head, neck cancer radiotherapy regimen saves time when resources limited
A randomized controlled trial conducted in low- to middle-income countries showed that 11.5 days could be safely shaved off a conventional...
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Thyroid cancer increase observed in transgender female veterans
“I would characterize the trends in our data as being potentially suggestive or hypothesis generating – not conclusive.”
Conference Coverage
Measures of PTH predict postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia
“This measure can serve as a guide for discharging patients the same day, with instructions to return if they develop any symptoms of hypocalcemia...
Conference Coverage
Triple therapy boosts anaplastic thyroid cancer survival
"The very long median overall survival in the study's neoadjuvant group is quite remarkable for a group of patients who used to have a very poor...