Implications of the New Face of Head and Neck Cancer
September 15th 2015Although screening methods for HPV-OPSCC have not yet been developed, population-based prevention may be achievable through HPV vaccination, but only if concerted efforts are made to increase vaccine uptake in the United States.
Should Response to Preoperative Therapy Guide Local Management in Node-Positive Breast Cancer?
September 15th 2015Current data challenge the statement that recommendations for postmastectomy radiotherapy should be based on the highest clinical or pathologic stage. Instead, data suggest that in a majority of patients, the pathologic stage after neoadjuvant chemotherapy carries more prognostic value.
Country Docs With City Technology Can Address Rural Cancer Care Disparities
September 15th 2015As technology has affected every segment of society, we in the oncology community have a responsibility to make every effort to utilize these advances to enable the broadest possible outreach to our patient population in a continual process of quality improvement.
The Legacy of Intraperitoneal Therapy in Ovarian Cancer: Why Are We Never Satisfied With the Answer
September 15th 2015The evidence suggests that few centers offer IP therapy routinely. Why? The answer may be that oncologists simply don’t know what to do. There have been three completely distinct regimens, none of which has been used in the outpatient setting.
Should Men Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer Hit the Gym?
September 15th 2015Despite the clearly established overall health benefits of exercise, its role in reducing prostate cancer risk is unclear. Whereas some studies found often dramatic reductions in prostate cancer risk, others found no effect.