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Palliative Care Integrated With Chemotherapy Improves Survival in NSCLC Dr. Kathy Miller praises a study indicating patients with metastatic NSCLC who receive early palliative care live longer and have better quality of life than those receiving regular therapy.
Miller on Oncology, August 2010
Is It Important to Test for EGFR Mutations in Patients With Lung Cancer? Dr. Mark Kris reports on recent studies outlining the best approach to mutation testing and treatment of patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Kris on Oncology, August 2010
Are Older Patients With Colon Cancer Undertreated? In this Medscape Oncology Minute, Dr. Howard Hochster reviews a study that indicates older patients with stage 3 colon cancer are treated with adjuvant therapy less often than are younger patients.
Medscape Oncology Minute, August 2010
Colon Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy vs Sigmoidoscopy Is colonoscopy being challenged as the gold standard for colon cancer screening? David A. Johnson, MD, explores the controversy, commenting on recent data and offering screening recommendations.
Johnson on Gastroenterology, August 2010
Gemcitabine: The Latest Continuation Maintenance Agent in NSCLC Dr. Mark Kris reviews several abstracts presented at the ASCO annual meeting that support the use of gemcitabine in continuation maintenance therapy for advanced NSCLC.
Kris on Oncology, August 2010
Young Women Diagnosed With BRCA Genes -- What Should They Do? Dr. Sarah Blair with UC San Diego Health System talks about breast cancer genetics, what the risks are, and what surgical treatment options are available for patients.
August 2010
Antiangiogenesis Agents Improve Survival in Cervical Cancer Patients The use of an antiangiogenesis agent provides clinical benefit in patients with advanced or recurrent cervical cancer, as evidenced by a study described by Dr. Maurie Markman.
Markman on Oncology, August 2010
Advanced Directives: What Patients Want to Know but Won't Ask In this Medscape Oncology Minute, Dr. Howard Hochster looks at a study that suggests physicians may need to initiate the discussion of advanced directive with their patients.
Medscape Oncology Minute, August 2010
Combination Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer In this Medscape Oncology Minute, Dr. Howard Hochster reports on the first definitive trial to show a benefit of combination therapy in patients with unresectable or recurrent biliary cancers.
Medscape Oncology Minute, August 2010
Organ Transplantation From Deceased Donors With Brain Cancer: Is It Safe? Can organs from deceased donors with primary intracranial malignancy transmit cancer to the recipient? Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses a recent study that sheds new light on this long-held controversy.
Shapiro on Transplantation, August 2010
Clinical Trials: A WEIRD and Cautionary Tale A recent anthropology study prompts Dr. Kathy Miller to question the practice of generalizing clinical trial results achieved in a subset of patients to a wider population.
Miller on Oncology, July 2010
Guidelines: Help or Hindrance to the Standard of Care? Practice guidelines provide standards of care, yet Dr. John Marshall argues they can become cookie-cutter solutions that hinder physicians from taking innovative steps toward treatment advances.
Marshall on Oncology, July 2010
Do You Want a Cola or a Cure? Dr. Miller reports that US funds for cancer research amount to 69 cents per person per week. Put another way, cancer research dollars amount to one sixth of what Americans spend on soft drinks.
Miller on Oncology, July 2010
Different Metastasis Pattern Detected in BRCA-Defective Ovarian Cancer Patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 ovarian cancer may be at increased risk for visceral metastases, as suggested by a recent study discussed by Dr. Maurie Markman.
Markman on Oncology, July 2010
Is Mandatory Biopsy in Clinical Trials Justifiable? Dr. Kathy Miller weighs the ethical concerns about requiring biopsies to participate in breast cancer clinical trials against the critical gains in therapeutic efficacy those biopsies permit.
Miller on Oncology, July 2010
The Dumbing Down of US Oncologists Dr. John Marshall asks whether US oncologists are going to once again become leaders in clinical research or be content to take a back seat to European investigators.
Marshall on Oncology, July 2010
A Promising New Combo for a Rare Uterine Cancer The optimal management of carcinosarcoma of the uterus is challenging. Dr. Maurie Markman reviews a study indicating paclitaxel and carboplatin combination therapy is active against this rare cancer.
Markman on Oncology, July 2010
Induction or Adjuvant Therapy: Which Is Better for Locally Advanced NSCLC? Dr. Mark Kris continues his discussion of the optimal treatment for patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, focusing on whether to offer chemotherapy before or after surgery.
Kris on Oncology, July 2010
Fresh Faces Bring a Fresh Start July brings an influx of medical students, residents, and fellows to an academic cancer center, prompting Dr. John Marshall to celebrate the new teaching cycle and the promise it holds for oncology.
Marshall on Oncology, July 2010
Choosing the Best Treatment for Patients With Locally Advanced NSCLC Radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery may be used to treat patients with locally advanced NSCLC. Dr. Mark Kris reviews the salient studies and variables impacting the choice of management plan.
Kris on Oncology, June 2010
Demystifying Microsatellite Instability in Stage 2 Colon Cancer What is MSI, and what does it mean to the care of patients with stage 2 colon cancer? Dr. John Marshall outlines the prognostic value of MSI and how it impacts patient care.
Marshall on Oncology, June 2010
Obesity Increases the Risk for Pancreatic Cancer Dr. Maurie Markman looks at a large, randomized trial that demonstrates a strong association between obesity and the risk for pancreatic cancer, and the risk is higher for women than for men.
Markman on Oncology, June 2010

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Commentary and Interviews

Palliative Care Integrated With Chemotherapy Improves Survival in NSCLC
Commentary, August 2010
Late Effects of Mantle-Field Radiotherapy in Women
Viewpoint, August 2010
Is It Important to Test for EGFR Mutations in Patients With Lung Cancer?
Commentary, August 2010
Are Older Patients With Colon Cancer Undertreated?
Commentary, August 2010

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Oncologists in the News

Surgeon Grows Into a Leader in Louisiana, ASCO, and Beyond
Medscape Medical News, September 1, 2010
Dr. Harvey Jay Cohen, Leader in Geriatric Oncology
Medscape Medical News, August 24, 2010
Merrill J. Egorin, MD, Renowned Cancer Researcher, Dies at 62
Medscape Medical News, August 19, 2010
Dr. Eli Glatstein's Deep Impact on Radiation Oncology and Trainees
Medscape Medical News, August 19, 2010

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