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Patients with cancer who underwent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic were also more likely to have respiratory complications.
Higher Mortality Risk Reported in Cancer Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 14th 2024

Patients with cancer who underwent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic were also more likely to have respiratory complications.

Roshni Rao, MD, FACS, discussed the use of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy and its complications in the treatment of patients with triple-negative breast cancer.
Questions Remain Around Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in TNBC

April 22nd 2024

7-Gene Predictive Biosignature Helps Predict Ipsilateral Breast Cancer Recurrence
7-Gene Predictive Biosignature Helps Predict Ipsilateral Breast Cancer Recurrence

April 22nd 2024

The latest KEYNOTE-756 data highlight the surgical outcomes of patients with high-risk early-stage estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer.
Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Regimens Lower RCB in ER+ Breast Cancer

April 19th 2024

Clipping of Lymph Nodes May Aid Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer
Clipping of Lymph Nodes May Aid Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer

April 19th 2024

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Retrospective Analysis Using Social Vulnerability Index Highlights At Risk Populations Following Surgery

Hannah Slater
February 19th 2021

“Patients from socially vulnerable communities had the most difficulty achieving a postoperative course without a complication, and they were the most likely to have an extended length of stay. These patients are in double and triple jeopardy,” said senior author Timothy Pawlik, MD.

Robert L. Coleman, MD

Robert L. Coleman, MD, on the Role of Surgery Moving Forward in Platinum-Sensitive, Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Robert L. Coleman, MD, FACOG, FACS
August 1st 2020

The US Oncology expert explained that results from 2 trials presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Program may change how oncologists choose to treat these patients.

Robert L. Coleman, MD

Robert L. Coleman, MD, on Findings from the NRG COG Study in Ovarian Cancer

Robert L. Coleman, MD, FACOG, FACS
July 29th 2020

The US Oncology expert reported that secondary surgical cytoreduction may not lead to improved outcomes in women platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer.

Do Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies Help Prevent Cancer Recurrence?

Do Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies Help Prevent Cancer Recurrence?

Dave Levitan
September 5th 2019

A new study found a low rate of cancer recurrence at the nipple-areola complex (NAC) in patients with breast cancer who underwent nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM).

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