Radiation
Specialized ChatGPT shows high accuracy in answering common patient questions
Responses from an artificial intelligence-powered large language model to questions patients undergoing radiation therapy typically ask appeared accurate and concise, study results showed.
Many survivors of localized melanoma fear recurrence despite favorable prognosis
Despite the high cure rate of localized cutaneous melanoma, many patients who undergo successful surgical resection experience severe anxiety and fear about the possibility of recurrence, according to findings published in JAMA Dermatology.
‘Paradoxical’ data show routine imaging lacks benefit for head and neck cancer survivors
Compared with expectant management, imaging-based surveillance did not improve outcomes among patients in remission after completion of primary radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
Radiation oncologist calls on field to ‘advocate and educate’ as numbers fall
Arya Amini, MD, still remembers sitting on the steps outside of his dean’s office at University of California, Irvine, more than a decade ago, prepared to race inside in case he did not get matched with a radiation oncology residency.
Behavioral health disorders have a ‘big impact’ on cancer surgery outcomes
Medicare recipients with various cancer types had more frequent surgical complications when they also had at least one behavioral health disorder, according to study results published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
A ‘low-judgment zone’ needed to manage the psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors
A woman in her late 50s is currently receiving treatment for her second bout of breast cancer. She is thought to be in remission, but Neelam Desai, MD, worries about more than just the disease.
‘Practice-changing’ radioligand therapy may ‘redefine’ treatment of neuroendocrine tumors
Adding radioligand therapy to first-line treatment of grade 2 or grade 3 gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors conferred a significant reduction in risk for disease progression or death, results of a randomized study showed.
Urologists’ advice factors heavily in choosing active surveillance for prostate cancer
Men with low-risk prostate cancer chose active surveillance more often than surgery or radiation when urologists recommended that course of action, according to study results published in Cancer.
WIN Consortium chair aims to promote collaboration, innovation in personalized cancer medicine
Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, has been elected chair of the Worldwide Innovative Networking (WIN) in Personalized Cancer Medicine Association — WIN Consortium.
Prioritizing purpose, setting limitations key to minimizing burnout, achieving balance
A panel discussion at American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting focused on provider burnout in oncology.