-stage cervical cancer is either surgery or radiation therapy (RT). Surgery is typically reserved for early-stage disease and smaller lesions, such as stage IA, IB1, and selected IIA1. 27 The panel agrees that concurrent chemoradiation is generally the primary
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Alok A. Khorana
recent studies have shown an overall low risk with contemporary catheters. 8 Cancer patients undergoing surgery have a 2-fold increased risk of postoperative VTE compared with noncancer patients, and this elevation in risk can persist for up to 7 weeks
Takashi Taketa, Kazuki Sudo, Arlene M. Correa, Roopma Wadhwa, Hironori Shiozaki, Elena Elimova, Maria-Claudia Campagna, Mariela A. Blum, Heath D. Skinner, Ritsuko U. Komaki, Jeffrey H. Lee, Manoop S. Bhutani, Brian R. Weston, David C. Rice, Stephen G. Swisher, Dipen M. Maru, Wayne L. Hofstetter, and Jaffer A. Ajani
surgery, the most common recommendation is chemoradiation followed by surgery, or trimodality therapy (TMT). 5 , 6 Despite advances in the treatment of localized EAC, the cure rate remains at 30% to 45% for patients with clinical stage II or III, and
Anita Pudusseri and Alex C. Spyropoulos
2009. 1 Patients with cancer undergo surgeries and procedures for various purposes, including prophylaxis, diagnosis, staging, cure, debulking, palliation, and reconstruction. 2 The diagnosis of cancer itself, along with its well
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is surgery, followed by radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation (iodine-131) in selected patients and thyroxine therapy in most patients. Imaging is performed before surgery to ascertain the extent of disease and to aid in the surgical decision
working with him in his new leadership role.” Dr. D'Amico is director of clinical oncology, program director of thoracic surgery, and professor in the department of surgery at Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a recognized leader in the field of
Kamran Aghayev, Frank Vrionis, and Marc C. Chamberlain
. Surgery Microsurgery is the cornerstone of spinal cord tumor treatment. Tumor type and grade have been shown to be the most important factors affecting outcome ( Table 3 ). Surgery allows tissue sampling, and consequently a pathologic diagnosis with
Presenters: Meena S. Moran and A. Marilyn Leitch
) remains a challenge. For surgery, an important goal is de-escalation of axillary surgery without adversely affecting survival and locoregional control. These and other issues related to locoregional management were discussed at the NCCN 2022 Annual
Mathias Kvist Mejdahl, Birgitte Goldschmidt Mertz, Pernille Envold Bidstrup, and Kenneth Geving Andersen
several years after treatment, 2 and has been reported to negatively affect quality of life 3 – 6 and physical function. 7 PPBCT is defined as pain in the breast, side of chest, axilla, or arm more than 3 months after the last surgery, when other causes
Holly Dushkin and Massimo Cristofanilli
indicated as part of the systemic chemotherapy regimen. Mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection is standard in patients with IBC who respond to preoperative chemotherapy. After surgery, postmastectomy radiation is recommended with adjuvant endocrine
