USMSTF Releases New Guidelines on Management of Malignant Colorectal Polyps
December 2nd 2020The guidance is intended to inform gastroenterologists of how to assess lesions for endoscopic features associated with cancer, discuss how these factors guide endoscopic management, and to outline the factors that frame whether to advise surgery after a malignant polyp has been endoscopically resected.
Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go: Cancer Care Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 28th 2020The newest episode of Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go speaks with 2 authors of an article from the October Issue of the journal ONCOLOGY focusing on effective cancer care management during the coronavirus pandemic.
Older Patient and Caregiver Prognostic Estimates Suggest Need for Prognostic Interventions
October 24th 2020Researchers indicated that these findings demonstrate a need for interventions to improve prognostic understanding between older patients with advanced cancer, caregivers, and health care professionals.
Older Adults with Cancer Not Represented Proportionately in Clinical Trials According to Study
October 23rd 2020A study led by researchers from City of Hope found that there is not a significant enough effort being made to representing older adults with cancer in clinical trial populations for new cancer drugs.
Machine Learning Intervention Triples Serious Illness Conversations Among Oncology Clinicians
October 22nd 2020An intervention that delivered machine learning mortality predictions with behavioral nudges to oncology clinicians significantly increased the rate of serious illness conversations among all patients included in this study.
Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go: The Psychological Aspect of Patients in Phase 1 Clinical Trials
October 14th 2020The latest episode of Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go explores an article from the September issue of the journal ONCOLOGY regarding the psychological states of patients enrolling in phase 1 clinical trials.
Re-Evaluating Standard Clinical Trial Practices as a Result of COVID-19
October 2nd 2020Researchers suggested that the current situation be used as an opportunity to re-evaluate standard practices for clinical trials in order to make them more accessible and less stressful for potential patients and thus allow for broader participation.
The Role of Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Changes in Care Among Low-Income Patients
September 4th 2020The authors suggested that the “results of the current study have provided valuable insight into chronic medication adherence and health care use in a low-income population of patients with and without cancer.”
ESMO Releases Recommendations on Next-Generation Sequencing for Metastatic Cancers
August 26th 2020The recommendations were developed on the basis of the ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of molecular Targets (ESCAT) ranking for genomic alterations occurring in the 8 cancers responsible for the most deaths worldwide.
Psychosocial Oncology Professionals Report Severe Disruptions in Care Due to COVID-19
August 20th 2020Results from a survey of psychosocial oncology professionals suggested that “there are significant ongoing concerns about funding and how services and research activity will be maintained in coming months and years.”