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Managing Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer with Short-Course Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The pandemic has raised important issues for clinicians, and, after weighing the risks and benefits, the Colorectal Disease Management Team at MSK decided that all patients with locally advanced colorectal cancer will be treated with short-course radiation therapy rather than standard long-course chemoradiation therapy.
Babak J. Mehrara, MD
The Best Preoperative Assessment Tools for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Secondary Upper Extremity Lymphedema

For the past five years, we have prospectively evaluated patients with secondary lymphedema of the upper extremity who presented for surgical consultation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
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CAR T May Be Beneficial and Safe in Older Patients with Relapsed/Refractory LBCL and Geriatric Vulnerabilities

Older, vulnerable patients with relapsed/refractory large B cell lymphoma should receive the same consideration for CAR T cell therapy as younger patients.
Dr. Joseph Disa
PROs Crucial in Cost Analyses of Reconstruction Options Straight After Mastectomy

When comparing options for immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy, cost analyses should include patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures, such as BREAST-Q scales and complication rates.
Dr Joachim Yahalom
Very Low-Dose Radiotherapy Effective for Grade 3A Follicular Lymphoma

Very low-dose radiotherapy (VLDRT) is effective for treating grade 3A follicular lymphoma and provides patients with a shorter treatment course and fewer side effects.
Breast surgeon Dr. Melissa Pilewskie
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Breast Density, Not BMI, Linked to Higher Cancer Risk in Lobular Carcinoma in Situ

Increased breast density, but not BMI, is an additional risk factor for breast cancer in women with lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS).
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Less Lymphedema with SLN Mapping vs Lymphadenectomy Post Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping leads to significantly less lower-extremity lymphedema compared to comprehensive lymphadenectomy (LND) after hysterectomy in patients with endometrial cancer.
Epidural analgesia for patients with non-small cell lung cancer
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Epidural Analgesia Unnecessary in Minimally Invasive Lobectomy

The routine use of epidural analgesia for patients with non-small cell lung cancer who undergo a minimally invasive lobectomy is not warranted.
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Managing Hypertension in Patients Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Blood pressure should be monitored closely and on an ongoing basis for several months after initiating ibrutinib treatment in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to our retrospective study.
Breast surgery
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Axillary MRI Is No Better than a Clinical Exam Alone in Predicting Breast Cancer in Sentinel Nodes after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is no more accurate than a clinical exam alone in predicting sentinel lymph node pathology in breast cancer patients with clinical N1 disease.