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Editorial: Innovations in surgical oncology [PDF]
Editorial: Innovations in surgical oncology.
Beatrice Aramini +2 more
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There has been a recent reassertion of the surgeon's role in cancer management. Traditionally, surgery has been the major modality of cancer treatment. In settings of clinical trials, surgeons had initially assumed a more passive status, contributing patients while chemotherapists and radiotherapists developed experimental protocols. Currently surgeons
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Global Curriculum in Surgical Oncology [PDF]
The significant global variations in surgical oncology training paradigms can have a detrimental effect on tackling the rising global cancer burden. While some variations in training are essential to account for the differences in types of cancer and biology, the fundamental principles of providing care to a cancer patient remain the same.
Riccardo A. Audisio +5 more
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The future of surgical oncology [PDF]
Fast moving ...
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Lymphadenectomy in Surgical Oncology
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for decision-making on the choice of the best treatment for patients with solid cancer. Gervasoni et al. 1 in a comprehensive review that included most but not all data from RCTs and observational studies report that lymphadenectomy does not improve survival.
Ziogas, D. +2 more
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Observations about the surgical oncologist and the discipline of surgical oncology are discussed.
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A call for collaboration in surgical oncology [PDF]
In their recent assessment of trends in cancer research since the establishment of the National Cancer Research Network in 2001, Stead et al (2011) reported significant improvement in both patient recruitment and study delivery over the intervening time period.
Glynn, R W, Sweeney, K J
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Innovation in surgical oncology [PDF]
Surgical techniques change through a continuous process of innovation. In recent years, there has been an increased use of minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of malignant tumours. These minimally invasive surgical procedures have advantages for the patient, including less pain and complications following the surgery and a faster ...
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Abstracts from the 2nd World Congress of the World Federation of Surgical Oncology Societies, Naples, Italy, September 19–22, 2001 [PDF]
Luca Pignataro +39 more
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Global Surgical Oncology: Addressing the Global Surgical Oncology Disease Burden [PDF]
Cancer care is quickly becoming a key component of global public health efforts. At the same time, the cancer incidence rate in lowand middle-income countries (LMIC) continues to increase dramatically. Only 15 % of cancers reported in 1970 were in LMIC, but 70 % is the proportion predicted by 2030.
Sandra L. Wong, T. Peter Kingham
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