June 2019 - 33 articles
Introduction: RIntroductionadiation-induced brain necrosis [“radionecrosis” (RN)] is a relatively uncommon but potentially severe adverse effect of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastasis. Although dose, volume, and hypofractionation hav...
Background and Purpose: Adjuvant whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery, typically delivered over several weeks, is the traditional standard of care for low-risk breast cancer. More recently, hypofractionated, partial-breast irradia...
Background: Isolated abdominal lymphadenopathy is frequently detected, but often challenging to diagnose. To obtain a tissue diagnosis, percutaneous biopsy (PB) or laparoscopic biopsy (LB) is often undertaken. The safety profiles and diagnostic accur...
Introduction: Total pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has historically been associated with substantial patient morbidity and mortality. Given advancements in perioperative and postoperative care, evaluation of the surgical treatmen...
Background: We investigated whether preoperative anemia and perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) are associated with overall survival and recurrence-free survival in patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer. Methods: From 1 January 2009 to 31 D...
Background: Diagnosis and treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) might be different in Indigenous Canadians than in non-Indigenous Canadians. In this cohort study, we compared RCC presentation and treatments in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadian...
Background: Patients with limited-stage (LS) or extensive-stage (ES) small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) are commonly given platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment. Standard chemotherapy for patients with LS SCLC includes a platinum agent such...
Background: Clinical practice guidelines recommend a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care that brings together all relevant disciplines to discuss optimal disease management. However, the literature is characterized by heterogeneous definitions...
Background: Chemoradiation with curative intent is considered the standard of care in patients with locally advanced, stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, some patients with stage III (N2 or N3, excluding T4) NSCLC might be eligible...
Although mastectomy is an effective procedure, it can have a negative effect on body image, sense of attractiveness, and sexuality. As opposed to the combination of breast oncologic surgery and plastic surgery, whose primary focus is on replacing los...
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