HemOnc Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of HemOnc Today.
Table of Contents
- Burnout levels reach ‘tipping point’ among oncologists
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- Evolution of surgical management optimizes care for patients with rare gynecologic tumors Jubilee Brown, MD; Erin K. Crane, MD; R. Wendel Naumann, MD
- More effective cytomegalovirus prophylactic therapies needed for high-risk HSCT recipients Roy F. Chemaly, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA
- ASCO presents award to longtime pediatric oncologist
- ASH presents Scholar Awards to fellows, junior faculty
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Hospital appoints president
- Foundation gives awards to scientists
- Fox Chase appoints chair of hematology/oncology department
- MD Anderson treats inoperable brain, spinal tumors with refined laser interstitial thermal therapy
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- Modest changes should be given priority over mandatory wellness interventions Larry Cripe, MD; Jose M. Azar, MD
- Oncologists require support to overcome stressors, ensure work–life balance
- Oncology nurse navigator appointed to American Health Council board
- Surgeon, researcher to lead NYU Langone’s newly established pancreatic cancer center
- Two researchers chosen for ASH faculty development program
- University of Pennsylvania professor named to NHLBI advisory council
- Vanderbilt professor elected to National Academy of Inventors
- Weill Cornell Medicine names new dean
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- WVU Cancer Institute names new director
- HPV vaccination in older individuals: A mess, perhaps mitigated by herd protection Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD, FACP, FRACP, FASCO
- FDA approves Imbruvica for relapsed, refractory marginal zone lymphoma
- Alectinib induces CNS responses in pretreated, ALK–positive NSCLC
- Angelina Jolie’s 2013 editorial prompted spike in BRCA testing
- Anticoagulation therapy decreases proximal DVT and PE, increases bleeding after calf DVT
- ASCO guidelines for sentinel node biopsies remain unchanged
- Catheter-associated DVT does not warrant routine thrombophilia testing
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- Computer-aided thyroid nodule diagnosis demonstrates sensitivity similar to radiologists
- Five-tiered Gleason grouping system predicts prostate cancer mortality
- Inpatient palliative care may improve quality of life following HSCT
- Nivolumab-based therapy effectively treats mucosal melanoma
- Parents of children with cancer often face significant financial burden
- Philadelphia chromosome–like subtype accounts for more than 20% of adult ALL cases
- Pregnant women with thrombophilia at high risk for gestational VTE
- Preoperative assessment identifies patients with endometrial cancer at low risk for lymph node metastasis
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- Prescription subsidies reduce racial disparities in hormone therapy persistence
- US cancer death rate has dropped 25% since 1991
- Visual aids may help patients better understand some USPSTF screening recommendations
- Better coping strategies needed to reduce anxiety in partners of breast cancer survivors
- Hyperfractionated radiation improves head and neck cancer survival
- Most patients report decreased physical activity 1 year after cancer diagnosis
- Women treated for DCIS have lower all-cause mortality risk
- Younger survivors of thyroid cancer have increased risk for various aging diseases
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- Personalized approach must guide extended aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer Jai N. Patel, PharmD, BCOP, CPP
- Is fostering resilience and wellness to reduce physician burnout a personal responsibility?
- Monoclonal antibodies show promise in treating solid tumors