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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
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
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
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
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
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment: A Guide for Clinicians Using the NCCN Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Guidelines
Sofia D. Merajver and Kara Milliron
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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
A Survey of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network on Approaches Toward Addressing Patients’ Transportation Insecurity
Krisda H. Chaiyachati, Diana Krause, Jessica Sugalski, Evan M. Graboyes, and Lawrence N. Shulman
infrastructure that is not suitable for patients with cancer; and inability to access ride services. 1 , 2 Transportation insecurity is a social risk factor 3 —adverse social conditions associated with poor health—that frequently co-occurs with other social risk
Bone Mineral Density Testing Disparities Among Patients With Breast Cancer Prescribed Aromatase Inhibitors
John Charlson, Elizabeth C. Smith, Alicia J. Smallwood, Purushottam W. Laud, and Joan M. Neuner
along with other risk factors for fracture. 3 , 5 – 8 Although a few studies early in the use of AIs suggested that adherence to these guidelines was suboptimal, 9 – 13 there are few recent data. As consensus about the importance of AIs in HT regimens
Risk and Timing of Neutropenic Events in Adult Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: The Results of a Prospective Nationwide Study of Oncology Practice
Jeffrey Crawford, David C. Dale, Nicole M. Kuderer, Eva Culakova, Marek S. Poniewierski, Debra Wolff, and Gary H. Lyman
2005 ; 23 : 569 – 575 . 16. Lyman GH Lyman CH Agboola O . Risk models for predicting chemotherapy-induced neutropenia . Oncologist 2005 ; 10 : 427 – 437 . 17. Gomez H Hidalgo M Casanova L . Risk factors for treatment
