Postoperative VTE prediction models show substantial heterogeneity and high bias risk in lung cancer surgery patients undergoing systematic review analysis
Existing lung cancer VTE prediction models show mixed results in surgery patients
A systematic review of twenty prediction models for venous thromboembolism in lung cancer surgery patients revealed substantial heterogeneit…
A review of twenty studies found that current tools for predicting blood clots in lung cancer surgery patients vary widely in accuracy and c…
Narrative review discusses AI-driven pathology models for esophageal cancer and Barrett's esophagus management
AI Pathology Models May Help Screen Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer
This narrative review examines the role of AI-driven pathology models in managing patients with esophageal cancer and Barrett's esophagus. T…
A narrative review suggests AI-driven pathology models could improve early screening and diagnosis for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal ca…
Tucidinostat plus R-CHOP improves outcomes in MYC/BCL2 double-expressor DLBCL
New drug tucidinostat improves outcomes for high-risk lymphoma patients
A phase 3 trial found adding oral tucidinostat to R-CHOP significantly improved event-free survival and complete response rates in patients …
A large trial shows adding tucidinostat to standard chemo lowers disease risk and improves survival for patients with aggressive lymphoma.
Mind-body therapies reduce depression and anxiety in people with cancer, network meta-analysis finds
Mind-body therapies help cancer patients feel less depressed and anxious
This network meta-analysis of 16,835 people with cancer evaluated mind-body therapies versus usual care for depression and anxiety. Several …
People with cancer who used mind-body therapies like yoga or mindfulness felt significantly less depressed and anxious compared to usual car…
Evidence mapping review on nutritional prehabilitation for head and neck cancer patients
Nutritional prehabilitation improves outcomes for head and neck cancer patients
This evidence mapping review synthesized 6 systematic evaluations, 13 randomized controlled trials, and 4 observational studies on pretreatm…
Nutritional prehabilitation helps patients with head and neck cancer by improving their nutritional status and quality of life while reducin…
Meta-analysis shows PET/CT alters management in one of five adults with abdominal malignancies
New scan changes treatment plans for one in five patients with abdominal cancer problems
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the impact of 18-FDG PET/CT on clinical management for adults with abdominal malignancies…
A review of fourteen studies shows that 18-FDG PET/CT scans change how doctors manage about twenty-two percent of patients with abdominal ca…
Robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer shows lower conversion and mortality vs laparoscopic approach
Robotic surgery lowers reoperation risk for rectal cancer patients compared to laparoscopy
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 82,149 patients undergoing low anterior resection for rectal cancer found robotic surgery was as…
A massive review of 82,000 patients shows robotic surgery reduces the need for reoperation and death after rectal cancer surgery compared to…
Meta-analysis finds survivorship programs improve quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors
Survivorship Programs Improve Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 RCTs involving 2,949 colorectal cancer survivors found that survivorship programs significant…
Colorectal cancer survivors who joined structured survivorship programs reported better physical and mental well-being, a new analysis finds…
Systematic review and meta-analysis links infertility to higher thyroid cancer risk
Large review shows infertility linked to higher thyroid cancer risk in men and women
This systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies found that infertility is associated with a significantly higher risk of t…
A massive study of over 4.5 million people found that infertility is connected to a greater chance of developing thyroid cancer. The link wa…
Systematic review and meta-analysis of remote-access thyroidectomy versus open thyroidectomy in thyroid cancer patients
Remote surgery offers short-term quality of life boosts for thyroid cancer patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated remote-access thyroidectomy (RAT) versus open thyroidectomy (OT) in 29 records of thyroid…
A new analysis shows remote-access thyroidectomy improves quality of life, pain, and swallowing early on compared to open surgery, though be…
Review of a case report on epithelioid clear cell mesothelioma in a 76-year-old male with 24 months follow-up
A 76-year-old man with rare cancer stayed cancer-free for two years
This publication is a review of a single case report involving a 76-year-old male with epithelioid clear cell mesothelioma. The patient had …
A 76-year-old man with a rare form of cancer had no signs of the disease returning after two years, offering hope for others facing this dif…
Systematic review and meta-analysis on neoadjuvant selection and liver transplantation for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma
Transplant selection may boost survival in bile duct cancer
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized evidence on protocol-based neoadjuvant selection and liver transplantation versus liver…
For a tough bile duct cancer, a new approach to choosing patients for transplant shows better long-term survival than surgery alone.