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adenocarcinoma (AJCC I–III) diagnosed 2004 to 2015. Exposures of interest were geographic region of diagnosis: Western (West), Midwestern (MW), Southern (SO) or North Eastern (NE), and race. The endpoints were: (1) recommendation of no surgery by the provider, (2

surgery or radiation) are presented at the bottom of the figure. Vertical black lines represent the interquartile range. Each annual dollar amount was discounted to time zero. Abbreviations: AS, active surveillance; O, observation; WW, watchful waiting

) among postoperative patients from a tertiary care center of a developing country. Materials & Method: Prospective cohort/next 50 group, surgery between July 2017 to September 2018: Preoperative variables included demographic profile, MRI findings, PSA

and Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In fact, less may be more when it comes to minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for the primary treatment of certain gynecologic cancers, she added. Dr. Fader is an editorial board member for

Although surgery still holds “the highest place” in treatment of operable esophageal cancer, photodynamic therapy (PDT) represents an effective, minimally invasive treatment option in selected patients, declared Keyvan Moghissi, BSc, MD, MS, FRCS

who undergo a complete resection of node-positive stage III tumors, adjuvant FOLFOX achieves an estimated one-third reduction in the risk of recurrence compared with surgery alone. 9 The existing evidence for the role of adjuvant therapy is largely

excision, separate groin incision, lymphatic mapping, radiation, chemotherapy, and exenteration. Surgery The goal of primary surgery is to obtain an adequate negative margin of 1 to 2 cm, Dr. Greer told the audience. Early-stage tumors (T1, smaller T2

) 79-47-51 randomized 204 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with surgery to either postoperative radiation to 50.4 Gy or the same radiation regimen with concurrent bolus 5-FU with semustine both preceded and followed by adjuvant 5-FU

with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) in the United States using data from the National Cancer Database (NCDB). 8 Patients who received concurrent chemoradiation therapy without surgery had lower survival rates. 8 Others, however, used

Cancer Panel. Adjuvant RT After Breast-Conserving Surgery In short, the NCCN recommendations for RT of invasive breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery include RT to the whole breast, with or without a boost; APBI in select patients; and