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The study by Smith et al. on the Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Cancer Function Brief 3D Profile shows that it can be used to measure how an individual functions and how his or her function changes during cancer treatments.
This is important because most patients will experience a decline in function during cancer treatment and will struggle to fully participate...
BACKGROUNDAlthough breast conservation therapy (BCT) is standard for breast cancer treatment, patients with tumors measuring >5 cm have been excluded from clinical trials. Nevertheless, only a few small retrospective series to date have compared BCT with mastectomy for tumors measuring >5 cm. The current study was performed to determine whether survival is equivalent for BCT versus mastectomy...
BACKGROUND:Cancer patients and their oncologists often report differing perceptions of consultation discussions and discordant expectations regarding treatment outcomes. CONNECT, a computer‐based communication aid, was developed to improve communication between patients and oncologists.
METHODS:CONNECT includes assessment of patient values, goals, and communication preferences; patient communication...
BACKGROUND:Randomized trials have demonstrated that escalated‐dose external‐beam radiotherapy (EDRT) is better than standard‐dose radiotherapy (SDRT) for patients with prostate cancer and that adding androgen‐deprivation therapy (ADT) to SDRT is better than SDRT alone; however, no trials have compared EDRT versus SDRT plus ADT or EDRT versus EDRT plus ADT. The authors designed a model to estimate...
BACKGROUND:BRCA1/2 testing is not recommended for children, as risk reduction measures and screening are not generally recommended before 25 years old (YO). Little is known about the prevalence and predictors of parent communication to offspring and how offspring respond to this communication.
METHODS:Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with parents who had BRCA1/2 testing and at least 1 child...
BACKGROUND:The authors systematically reviewed the literature and conducted a pooled analysis of studies on small renal masses who underwent active surveillance to identify the risk progression and the characteristics associated with metastases.
METHODS:A search of the MEDLINE database was performed to identify all clinical series that reported the surveillance of localized renal masses. For studies...
BACKGROUND:Robotic surgery has been widely adopted for radical prostatectomy. We hypothesized that this change is rapidly shifting procedures away from hospitals that do not offer robotics and consequently increasing patient travel.
METHODS:A population‐based observational study of all prostatectomies for cancer in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2009 was performed using hospital...
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