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Yes! Tumor Boards Have a Place at All Major Oncology Meetings

Multidisciplinary tumor boards have become an essential component for the care of patients with cancer. Many countries require all hospitals that take care of patients with cancer hold tumor board meetings. A large number of countries even require tumor board decisions in order to have surgeries or medications approved. Comprehensive cancer centers, standalone cancer...

My Journey Through the Hematology / Oncology Fellowship Match

By Michael LaPelusa, MDIntroduction The 2022-2023 National Resident Matching Program Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match was the largest ever. A total of 9,387 applicants rode the tortuous rollercoaster known as the Fellowship Match. A lucky 7,648 fellowship applicants matched to a fellowship position. This figure included 3,892 graduates of MD medical schools, 1,093 graduates of...

Set Up Your Collaborative Team for Success: A Guideline for Advanced Practice Provider/Physician Team-Based Care in Oncology

By Tammy Triglianos, DNP, ANP-BC, AOCNP, Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, and Matthew Milowsky, MD, FASCONot only are the number of advanced practice providers (APPs) practicing in oncology continuing to increase, but the role of APPs caring for patients with cancer continues to expand. APPs have significant roles in providing continuity of patient care...

I Travel for Global Oncology: The Tale of My Great Journey at the University of Lahore in Pakistan

By Khalid El Bairi, MDOn a beautiful morning in early October 2022, I received a WhatsApp message from an enthusiastic young professor of pharmacy, Dr. Faisal Gulzar, who invited me to deliver presentations in a country very far from my home in Morocco—Pakistan! A country that I've never visited and that I mostly know...

In-Person Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma: Featuring Dr. Jennifer Amengual and Columbia University – April 20, 2023

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Chicago Lymphoma Workshop: June 17, 2023 – Save the Date

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Cervical Cancer in Women 65+ Often Deadly: So Why Not Screen?

Although guidelines recommend stopping cervical screening for women 65 and over, this age group accounts for one fifth of diagnoses, more late-stage disease, and higher mortality. Medscape Medical News

'Low-Value' Prostate Cancer Screening Prevalent in Primary Care

Despite guidelines against screening for prostate cancer in men aged 70 years and older, new findings show that the practice is still prevalent in the primary care setting. Medscape Medical News

Lower PSA Screening Rates Linked to Rise in Mets Prostate Cancer

Should national guidelines on PSA screening be revisited after an analysis found that a decrease in screening was associated with an increase in metastatic prostate cancer incidence? Medscape Medical News

New EU Guidelines: Individualize Care for Thyroid Cancer in Kids

Pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma is not the same as the adult form of the disease and requires a multidisciplinary and individualized approach to maximize outcomes, say new European guidelines. Medscape Medical News

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