Feb 18, 2014
Coincident with increased reconstruction with mastectomy are higher rates of mastectomy for early stage cancer and contralateral prophylaxis, suggesting the need for assessment of decision support tools and understanding of the patient perspective.
Feb 10, 2014
Early commencement of adjuvant chemotherapy is unlikely to be relevant for the majority of patients but unnecessary delay may be unwise for patients in whom the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy is expected to be significant.
Feb 10, 2014
This podcast describes the recent experience of single agent rituximab as management for newly diagnosed and relapsed nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. The podcast includes a summary of the trial and discussion of the implications of the findings that rituximab has activity in both the upfront...
Feb 10, 2014
The mature results of a randomized comparison of S-1 versus observation in Japanese patients who have undergone a D2 resection for gastric cancer continue to show a significant survival benefit supporting the use of post-operative chemotherapy.
Feb 10, 2014
Children treated for medulloblastoma using reduced dose craniospinal radiation with local tumor bed boost have improved neurocognitive outcomes compared with conventional therapy, pointing to an opportunity for prevention of severe late effects by treatment modification.