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Prostate Cancer, Version 3.2012 Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines

James L. Mohler, Andrew J. Armstrong, Robert R. Bahnson, Barry Boston, J. Erik Busby, Anthony Victor D’Amico, James A. Eastham, Charles A. Enke, Thomas Farrington, Celestia S. Higano, Eric Mark Horwitz, Philip W. Kantoff, Mark H. Kawachi, Michael Kuettel, Richard J. Lee, Gary R. MacVicar, Arnold W. Malcolm, David Miller, Elizabeth R. Plimack, Julio M. Pow-Sang, Mack Roach III, Eric Rohren, Stan Rosenfeld, Sandy Srinivas, Seth A. Strope, Jonathan Tward, Przemyslaw Twardowski, Patrick C. Walsh, Maria Ho, and Dorothy A. Shead

especially encouraged. Overview Prostate cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the most common cancer in men. These changes may result partly from the use of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for early detection of prostate cancers that may include

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Patient Attitudes and Issues in Colon Cancer Screening

Dayna S. Early and Darrell M. Gray II

. Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology

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A Young Woman With Bilateral Breast Cancer: Identifying a Genetic Cause and Implications for Management

Monique A. de Bruin, James M. Ford, and Allison W. Kurian

diagnosis, should be discussed. 15 The broad tumor spectrum associated with TP53 mutations poses a challenge in terms of early detection and prevention. Although data on effectiveness are limited, the following clinical surveillance guidelines are

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NCCN Framework for Resource Stratification: A Framework for Providing and Improving Global Quality Oncology Care

Robert W. Carlson, Jillian L. Scavone, Wui-Jin Koh, Joan S. McClure, Benjamin E. Greer, Rashmi Kumar, Nicole R. McMillian, and Benjamin O. Anderson

of resources are available regionally through a process of evidence-based resource stratification for breast cancer early detection, diagnosis, and treatment. 9 The BHGI methodology acknowledges varying levels of health care resources and develops a

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Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Metastatic Cancer Receiving Specific Critical Care Therapies

Kah Poh Loh, Ankit Kansagra, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penelope Pekow, Peter Lindenauer, Mihaela Stefan, and Tara Lagu

patients with chronic malignancies, improved ICU management, changes in ICU admission policies, and early detection of the causes leading to ICU admission. 5 Therefore, studies suggest that these patients may derive benefit from intensive care support. 2

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Ovarian Cancer, Version 1.2016, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

Robert J. Morgan Jr, Deborah K. Armstrong, Ronald D. Alvarez, Jamie N. Bakkum-Gamez, Kian Behbakht, Lee-may Chen, Larry Copeland, Marta Ann Crispens, Maria DeRosa, Oliver Dorigo, David M. Gershenson, Heidi J. Gray, Ardeshir Hakam, Laura J. Havrilesky, Carolyn Johnston, Shashikant Lele, Lainie Martin, Ursula A. Matulonis, David M. O'Malley, Richard T. Penson, Sanja Percac-Lima, Mario Pineda, Steven C. Plaxe, Matthew A. Powell, Elena Ratner, Steven W. Remmenga, Peter G. Rose, Paul Sabbatini, Joseph T. Santoso, Theresa L. Werner, Jennifer Burns, and Miranda Hughes

. 32. Clarke-Pearson DL . Clinical practice. Screening for ovarian cancer . N Engl J Med 2009 ; 361 : 170 – 177 . 33. Goff BA Mandel LS Drescher CW . Development of an ovarian cancer symptom index: possibilities for earlier detection

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Factors Associated With Delays in Chemotherapy Initiation Among Patients With Breast Cancer at a Comprehensive Cancer Center

Katya Losk, Ines Vaz-Luis, Kristen Camuso, Rafael Batista, Max Lloyd, Mustafa Tukenmez, Mehra Golshan, Nancy U. Lin, and Craig A. Bunnell

Background Over the past 50 years, substantial reductions in early breast cancer mortality have been documented due to a combination of earlier detection and to advances in adjuvant treatment. 1 – 4 In particular, adjuvant chemotherapy has

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The Senior Toronto Oncology Panel (STOP) Study: Research Participation for Older Adults With Cancer and Caregivers

Martine T.E. Puts, Schroder Sattar, Takami Fossat, Margaret I. Fitch, Geraldine J. Macdonald, Tina Hsu, Ewa Szumacher, Douglas A. Stephens, Joseph Robinson, David Macdonald, Andrew S. Choate, Eric Pitters, Barbara Liu, Lianne Jeffs, Katherine S. McGilton, and Shabbir M.H. Alibhai

younger patients rating early detection of recurrence and palliative treatment higher, and older adults rating side effect management as more important; these were not mentioned by our subjects. A common challenge cited by researchers in patient

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The Role of Active Surveillance in the Management of Prostate Cancer

Simon D. Fung-Kee-Fung, Sima P. Porten, Maxwell V. Meng, and Michael Kuettel

the disease. Although uncertainty remains with respect to the optimal screening strategy and magnitude of benefit, earlier detection of disease clearly reduces cancer-related morbidity and mortality in some men and has contributed to the reduction in

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The Utility of Routine Chest Radiography in the Initial Evaluation of Adult Patients With Febrile Neutropenia Patients Undergoing HSCT

Deborah S. Yolin-Raley, Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, Heidi B. Niell, Robert J. Soiffer, Joseph H. Antin, Edwin P. Alyea III, and Brett E. Glotzbecker

neutropenic children with cancer? Pediatr Blood Cancer 2004 ; 43 : 224 – 228 . 9. Roberts SD Wells GM Gandhi NM . Diagnostic value of routine chest radiography in febrile, neutropenic children for early detection of pneumonia and mould