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Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Version 1.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

Christopher K. Bichakjian, Thomas Olencki, Sumaira Z. Aasi, Murad Alam, James S. Andersen, Rachel Blitzblau, Glen M. Bowen, Carlo M. Contreras, Gregory A. Daniels, Roy Decker, Jeffrey M. Farma, Kris Fisher, Brian Gastman, Karthik Ghosh, Roy C. Grekin, Kenneth Grossman, Alan L. Ho, Karl D. Lewis, Manisha Loss, Daniel D. Lydiatt, Jane Messina, Kishwer S. Nehal, Paul Nghiem, Igor Puzanov, Chrysalyne D. Schmults, Ashok R. Shaha, Valencia Thomas, Yaohui G. Xu, John A. Zic, Karin G. Hoffmann, and Anita M. Engh

– 7 , 17 , 19 , 22 , 30 , 31 and depend on stage at presentation. 5 – 7 , 15 , 17 , 19 - 22 , 26 , 30 , 32 – 34 Risk Factors for MCC Sun exposure is believed to be a major risk factor for MCC, based on increased incidence in geographical areas

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Real-World Impact of a Decision Support Tool on Colony-Stimulating Factor Use and Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia Among Patients With Breast Cancer

Abiy Agiro, Andrea DeVries, Jennifer Malin, and Michael J. Fisch

Factors recommend febrile neutropenia (FN) prophylaxis using a colony-stimulating factor (CSF) when risk, based on the chemotherapy regimen and patient risk factors, is “high” (>20%). 7 CSF prophylaxis may also be considered based on patient risk factors

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Elderly Black Non-Hispanic Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer Have the Worst Survival Outcomes

Jessica D. McDermott, Megan Eguchi, Rustain Morgan, Arya Amini, Julie A. Goddard, Evelinn A. Borrayo, and Sana D. Karam

to the ongoing genius of American medicine.” More than 30 years later, such disparities persist. In this updated SEER-Medicare analysis, Black NH race continues to function as a critical risk factor for worst CSS outcomes in HNC. We identified late

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Secondary Neoplasms of the Female Lower Genital Tract After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Howard A. Chang, Saro H. Armenian, and Thanh H. Dellinger

-positive, but none of the 6 tested patients with LSIL were HPV-positive, implicating non-specific therapy-related changes. Significant risk factors for the development of HSIL (regardless of HPV status) included unrelated human leukocyte antigen–matched donor

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NCCN Task Force Report: Bone Health in Cancer Care

Julie R. Gralow, J. Sybil Biermann, Azeez Farooki, Monica N. Fornier, Robert F. Gagel, Rashmi N. Kumar, Charles L. Shapiro, Andrew Shields, Matthew R. Smith, Sandy Srinivas, and Catherine H. Van Poznak

falls among older adults—United States, 1993-2003 and 2001-2005 . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2006 ; 55 : 1221 – 1224 . 26 Tinetti ME Speechley M Ginter SF . Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community . N Eng J Med

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Testicular Cancer, Version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

Timothy Gilligan, Daniel W. Lin, Rahul Aggarwal, David Chism, Nicholas Cost, Ithaar H. Derweesh, Hamid Emamekhoo, Darren R. Feldman, Daniel M. Geynisman, Steven L. Hancock, Chad LaGrange, Ellis G. Levine, Thomas Longo, Will Lowrance, Bradley McGregor, Paul Monk, Joel Picus, Phillip Pierorazio, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Philip Saylor, Kanishka Sircar, David C. Smith, Katherine Tzou, Daniel Vaena, David Vaughn, Kosj Yamoah, Jonathan Yamzon, Alyse Johnson-Chilla, Jennifer Keller, and Lenora A. Pluchino

fertility. 28 – 31 If sperm banking is desired, it may be performed before orchiectomy in patients with risk factors for infertility (atrophic contralateral testicle, history of infertility), but certainly should be considered before subsequent therapy in

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Breast Cancer Risk Assessment: A Guide for Clinicians Using the NCCN Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Guidelines

Sofia D. Merajver and Kara Milliron

National Cancer Data Base, 2000 . CA Cancer J Clin 2000 ; 50 : 171 – 183 . 3 Dupont WD Page DL . Risk factors for breast cancer in women with proliferative breast disease . N Engl J Med 1985 ; 312 : 146 – 151 . 4 Slattery ML

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Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolic Disease, Version 1.2015

Michael B. Streiff, Bjorn Holmstrom, Aneel Ashrani, Paula L. Bockenstedt, Carolyn Chesney, Charles Eby, John Fanikos, Randolph B. Fenninger, Annemarie E. Fogerty, Shuwei Gao, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Paul Hendrie, Nicole Kuderer, Alfred Lee, Jason T. Lee, Mirjana Lovrincevic, Michael M. Millenson, Anne T. Neff, Thomas L. Ortel, Rita Paschal, Sanford Shattil, Tanya Siddiqi, Kristi J. Smock, Gerald Soff, Tzu-Fei Wang, Gary C. Yee, Anaadriana Zakarija, Nicole McMillian, and Anita M. Engh

mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for cancer, 17 – 19 and is more prevalent among patients with cancer compared with the general population. Various estimates have been reported for the fraction of cancer cases attributable to obesity, ranging from 3

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Regional Radiation Therapy Impacts Outcome for Node-Positive Cutaneous Melanoma

Tobin Strom, Javier F. Torres-Roca, Akash Parekh, Arash O. Naghavi, Jimmy J. Caudell, Daniel E. Oliver, Jane L. Messina, Nikhil I. Khushalani, Jonathan S. Zager, Amod Sarnaik, James J. Mulé, Andy M. Trotti, Steven A. Eschrich, Vernon K. Sondak, and Louis B. Harrison

Background Node-positive cutaneous melanoma is heterogeneous, with 5-year survival rates ranging from 40% to 79%. 1 Many risk factors have been shown to be generally associated with regional recurrence following lymphadenectomy, including

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Effect of Preexisting Sarcopenia on Acute and Late Postoperative Pneumonia Among Patients With Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Yi-Nong Chen, Ching-Wen Chiang, Yu-Hsiang Tsai, Wan-Ming Chen, Mingchih Chen, Ben-Chang Shia, Chun-Chi Huang, and Szu-Yuan Wu

of postoperative pneumonia (POP), which is high in patients with OCSCC who receive curative surgery, contributed to the high mortality and morbidity of these patients. 12 – 14 Consequently, identifying a modifiable risk factor for POP is crucial for