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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Cancer Medicine and Surgery

Cancer Medicine and Surgery current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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July 2024

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and palliative care 10.1136/spcare-2022-003798

Advances in diagnosis and management of cancer of the esophagus 10.1136/bmj-2023-074962

B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (Lancet seminar) 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02705-8

Cancer incidence and survival statistics for Northern Ireland: 1993-2021 (new NI Cancer Registry statistics – published 21/05/2024)

Cancer palliative care referral: patients’ and family caregivers’ perspectives 10.1136/spcare-2022-003990

Cardiovascular toxicity of immune therapies for cancer 10.1136/bmj-2023-075859

Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: finding the balance between overtreatment and undertreatment 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00425-2

Early palliative care in haematological malignancies 10.1136/spcare-2024-004812

Effect of the HPV vaccination programme on incidence of cervical cancer and grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by socioeconomic deprivation in England 10.1136/bmj-2023-077341

Frailty and prognosis in lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1136/spcare-2023-004577

Good death from cancer–the patient view: systematic review of qualitative studies 10.1136/spcare-2022-004146

Home-based supportive care in advanced cancer: systematic review 10.1136/spcare-2023-004721

Integrative oncology in cancer care – implementation factors: mixed-methods systematic review 10.1136/spcare-2022-004150

Iron deficiency in patients with cancer: a prospective cross-sectional study 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-002913

The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00747-5

Malignant ovarian and testicular germ cell tumors: common characteristics but different prognoses 10.1111/joim.13778

Nab-paclitaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine versus cisplatin and gemcitabine as first line chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: randomised phase 3 clinical trial 10.1136/bmj-2023-077890

Non-curative surgical oncology: postoperative needs and preferences 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002789

Oncology palliative care: access barriers 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003387

Weight-centric prevention of cancer 10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100106

Sources

BMJ, The (May-Jun); BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care (May-Jun); Journal of Internal Medicine (Jun); Lancet, The (May); NEJM (Jun); NI Cancer Registry website (May); Obesity Pillars (Jun)

May 2024

Antibody–drug conjugates transform the outcome of individuals with low-HER2-expression advanced breast cancer 10.1002/cncr.35205

Association of travel time, patient characteristics, and hospital quality with patient mobility for breast cancer surgery: A national population-based study 10.1002/cncr.35153  

Endocrine therapy for cancer 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.005

Fostering resilience in adolescence and young adulthood: Considerations for evidence-based, patient-centered oncology care 10.1002/cncr.35182 See also: Resilience in adolescent and young adult oncology: problems and prospects 10.1002/cncr.35180

Hereditary and familial cancer 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.008

The impact of COVID-19 on patients diagnosed with melanoma, breast, and colorectal cancer  10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.09.040

Lung cancer statistics, 2023 10.1002/cncr.35128  

Maintenance and consolidation strategies for patients with untreated advanced follicular lymphoma: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials 10.1002/cncr.35137  

Managing menopause after cancer 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02802-7

Microwave coagulation for liver metastases (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD010163.pub3

Optimal targeting of PI3K-AKT and mTOR in advanced oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00676-9

Practical guidance for direct oral anticoagulant use in the treatment of venous thromboembolism in primary and metastatic brain tumor patients 10.1002/cncr.35220

Primary care clinicians’ perspectives on interacting with patients with gynaecological conditions: a systematic review 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0133

Principles of cancer screening 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.003

Principles of cancer treatment by radiotherapy 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.001

The principles of neoplasia and oncology 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.002

Principles of systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.015

The role of the surgeon in cancer care 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.006

The socioeconomic impact of cancer on patients and their relatives: Organisation of European Cancer Institutes task force consensus recommendations on conceptual framework, taxonomy, and research directions 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00636-8

Targeted therapies in cancer 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.004

Sources

American Journal of Surgery (Mar); BJGP Open (Mar); Cancer (Apr-1st May); Cochrane Library (Mar-Apr); Lancet, The (9th-15th Mar); Lancet Oncology, The (Apr); Surgery – Oxford (Mar)

March 2024

Cancer care and treatment during homelessness 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00567-3

Cancer diagnoses after recent weight loss 10.1001/jama.2023.25869

Co-design and evaluation of a digital serious game to promote public awareness about pancreatic cancer 10.1186/s12889-024-18050-7

Employment and workdays lost among spouses of cancer survivors: Intersection with gender across cancer treatment status 10.1002/cncr.35070  

Fertility preservation before and after cancer treatment in children, adolescents, and young adults 10.1002/cncr.35108  

Functional outcomes after localized prostate cancer treatment 10.1001/jama.2023.26491

The future of cancer care in the UK—time for a radical and sustainable National Cancer Plan 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00511-9

How much do Europeans know about the link between alcohol use and cancer?  10.1186/s13104-024-06707-w

International multidisciplinary consensus on the integration of radiotherapy with new systemic treatments for breast cancer 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00534-X

Invasive breast cancer and breast cancer death after non-screen detected ductal carcinoma in situ from 1990 to 2018 in England 10.1136/bmj-2023-075498

It takes more than rainbows: supporting sexual and gender minority patients with trauma-informed cancer care 10.1002/cncr.35120  

Living alone and cancer mortality by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status among US working-age adults 10.1002/cncr.35042  

Multiscale spatial mapping of cell populations across anatomical sites in healthy human skin and basal cell carcinoma 10.1073/pnas.231332612

Non-surgical ablation for breast cancer: an emerging therapeutic option 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00615-0

Patient-reported symptom monitoring and adherence to therapy in patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia 10.1002/cncr.35021  

PET-based response assessment criteria for diffuse gliomas 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00525-9

A potential biomarker of radiosensitivity in metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer patients treated with combination external beam radiotherapy and radium-223 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.110063

Prognosis and risk of suicide after cancer diagnosis 10.1002/cncr.35118  

Risk of chronic health conditions in lesbian, gay, and bisexual survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers 10.1002/cncr.35015  

Stage IV breast, colorectal, and lung cancer at diagnosis in adults living with intellectual or developmental disabilities 10.1002/cncr.35068

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for primary renal cell carcinoma 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00513-2

Sources

BMC Public Health (Feb); BMC Research Notes (Feb); BMJ (24th Jan); Cancer (Jan-Mar); JAMA (23rd/30th Jan); Lancet Oncology, The (Jan-Mar); PNAS (Jan); Radiotherapy and Oncology (Dec)