Surgical Oncology
From the Journals
ASCO larynx-preservation guidelines reflect important practice changes
Larynx-preserving techniques do not compromise survival in patients with early-stage laryngeal cancers.
From the Journals
Defining quality in lung cancer surgery
Quality initiatives can lead to better outcomes, but can be complex.
Conference Coverage
Breast cancer margin guidelines reduced re-excisions, cost
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Costs and re-excisions for invasive breast cancer were reduced after the implementation of the “no tumor on ink” in a single-...
From the Journals
New persistent opioid use common after cancer surgery
One year after surgery, patients who developed new persistent opioid use were still filling prescriptions at high daily opioid doses, equivalent...
From the Journals
Perioperative blood transfusion linked to worse outcomes in renal cell carcinoma
PBT increased the risk of tumor recurrence, metastatic progression, and death in patients undergoing nephrectomy for RCC.
From the Journals
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Is ‘less is more’ the right approach?
Expert questions whether current guidance favoring total thyroidectomy goes too far.
News from the FDA/CDC
Reconstruction becoming more common after mastectomy
Nonsimultaneous procedure has gained popularity and moved out of the hospital.
From the Journals
Many new cancer drugs lack evidence of survival or QoL benefit
Even after several years on the market, only about half of cancer drug indications recently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) lacked...
Conference Coverage
Robot-assisted abdominoperineal resection outperforms open or laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancers
Patients assigned to robotic-assisted surgery had a total complication rate of 10.4%, compared with 18.8% for patients assigned to laparoscopy and...
From the Journals
Transoral robotic surgery assessed for oral lesions
A study is being conducted to assess transoral robotic surgery for oral and laryngopharyngeal benign and malignant lesions.
From the Journals
Robot-assisted prostatectomy providing better outcomes
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy shows better early postoperative outcomes than does laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.