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Mashup Score: 0Leveraging Molecular Diagnostic Technologies to Close the Global Cancer Pathology Gap - 2 year(s) ago
Integrating context-appropriate molecular diagnostics into LMIC cancer programs is essential to reduce inequities.
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 5Development and Adaptation of a Patient-Centered Communication Survey for Parents of Children With Cancer in Guatemala - 2 year(s) ago
PURPOSE Surveys to assess patient and family experiences of pediatric cancer care have been primarily developed and validated in high-income Western settings with English-speaking participants. However, 90% of children with cancer live in low- and middle-income countries. We sought to develop a survey focused on pediatric cancer communication for use in a low-literacy population in Guatemala,…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0
PURPOSE To update resource-stratified, evidence-based recommendations on secondary prevention of cervical cancer globally. METHODS American Society of Clinical Oncology convened a multidisciplinary, multinational Expert Panel to produce recommendations reflecting four resource-tiered settings. A review of existing guidelines, formal consensus-based process, and modified ADAPTE process to adapt…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 3The Armed Conflict and the Impact on Patients With Cancer in Ukraine: Urgent Considerations - 2 year(s) ago
On February 24, 2022, a war began within the Ukrainian borders. At least 3.0 million Ukrainian inhabitants have already fled the country. Critical infrastructure, including hospitals, has been damaged. Children with cancer were urgently transported to foreign countries, in an effort to minimize interruption of their life-saving treatments. Most adults did not have that option. War breeds…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1The Armed Conflict and the Impact on Patients With Cancer in Ukraine: Urgent Considerations - 2 year(s) ago
On February 24, 2022, a war began within the Ukrainian borders. At least 3.0 million Ukrainian inhabitants have already fled the country. Critical infrastructure, including hospitals, has been damaged. Children with cancer were urgently transported to foreign countries, in an effort to minimize interruption of their life-saving treatments. Most adults did not have that option. War breeds…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 2The Armed Conflict and the Impact on Patients With Cancer in Ukraine: Urgent Considerations - 2 year(s) ago
On February 24, 2022, a war began within the Ukrainian borders. At least 3.0 million Ukrainian inhabitants have already fled the country. Critical infrastructure, including hospitals, has been damaged. Children with cancer were urgently transported to foreign countries, in an effort to minimize interruption of their life-saving treatments. Most adults did not have that option. War breeds…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1The Armed Conflict and the Impact on Patients With Cancer in Ukraine: Urgent Considerations - 2 year(s) ago
On February 24, 2022, a war began within the Ukrainian borders. At least 3.0 million Ukrainian inhabitants have already fled the country. Critical infrastructure, including hospitals, has been damaged. Children with cancer were urgently transported to foreign countries, in an effort to minimize interruption of their life-saving treatments. Most adults did not have that option. War breeds…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 3
PURPOSE The current American Joint Cancer Committee (AJCC) staging system for salivary gland tumors does not include histology and grade in its classification despite their proven prognostic importance. We planned to analyze if a modified staging system integrating these two factors into the staging improves prognostic performance and then validate it externally. MATERIALS AND METHODS From SEER…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Are We Right on Target? Is Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Ready for Prime Time in Resource-Constrained Settings? - 2 year(s) ago
Comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) uses next-generation sequencing methods to detect specific molecular abnormalities in a patient’s tumor. CGP can disclose biomarkers at nucleotide-level resolution and typically comprises all major genomic variant classes, as well as large genomic signatures, maximizing the ability to find clinically actionable alterations.1There are several reasons why CGP…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 18
PURPOSE The globalization of clinical trials has accelerated recent advances in multiple myeloma (MM). However, it is unclear whether trial enrollment locations are reflective of the global burden of MM and whether access to novel therapies is timely and equitable for countries that participate in those trials. METHODS To assess this, we characterized where MM trials that led to US Food and Drug…
Source: JCO Global OncologyCategories: Expert Picks, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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