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May 16th 2014

New DNA Stool Test Offers Higher Sensitivity Screening

A noninvasive stool DNA test may be a new option to increase rates of colorectal cancer screening, proving more sensitive in identifying colon cancer, advanced precancerous lesions, and polyps than currently available fecal immunochemical testing (FIT).

April 22nd 2014

Ramucirumab Approved for Advanced Stomach Cancer

By Silas Inman

April 10th 2014

Study Links High BMI Before Diagnosis to Increased Death Risk in Colorectal Cancer

By Christina Izzo

April 8th 2014

Second-Line mCRC Data Further Support RAS Testing Before Panitumumab Use

March 17th 2014

Good News About Colon Cancer

By Lisa Schulmeister, MN, RN, ACNS-BC, OCN , FAAN

CME Content

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Community Oncology Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy – Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team | Iowa

Sapna Patel, MD; Rakesh Bagai, MD

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Community Oncology Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy – Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team | New York

Yana G. Najjar, MD; Deepa Jagtap, MD

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Community Oncology Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy – Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team | Minnesota

Yana G. Najjar, MD; Anand Patel, MD

In-Person Event

20th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®

November 15, 2025

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Community Oncology Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy – Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team | Texas

Yana G. Najjar, MD; Kara Schenk, MD

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Community Oncology Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy – Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team | Washington

Yana G. Najjar, MD; Albert Dekker, MD

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Community Practice Connections™: 6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board

Andre H. Goy, MD; Monique Hartley-Brown, MD, MMSc (Guest Co-Chair); Chiara Battelli, MD, PhD; Marios Giannakis, MD, PhD; Shail Maingi, MD; Aparna Parikh, MD

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PER® Liver Cancer Tumor Board: How Do Evolving Data for Immune-Based Strategies in Resectable and Unresectable HCC Impact Multidisciplinary Patient Management Today… and Tomorrow?

Richard S. Finn, MD; Anthony B. El-Khoueiry, MD; Pierre Gholam, MD; Lipika Goyal, MD

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Navigating Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer – Enhancing Diagnosis, Sequencing Therapy, and Contextualizing Novel Advances

Kathleen N. Moore, MD, MS, FASCO; Susana Banerjee, MBBS, MA, FRCP, PhD; David M. O’Malley, MD; Ritu Salani, MD, MBA

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Advances In™: Taking R/R B-Cell ALL Management to the Next Level With New CAR T Approval

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD; Claire Roddie, MD, PhD

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Cases & Conversations™: Integrating Novel Approaches to Treatment in First-line ALK+ mNSCLC – Enhancing Patient Outcomes with Real World Multidisciplinary Strategies

Mark G. Kris, MD; Justin Gainor, MD; Isabel Preeshagul, DO, MBS; Helena A. Yu, MD

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Burst CME™: Stratifying Therapy Sequencing for LGSOC and Evaluating the Unmet Needs of the Standard of Care

Kathleen N. Moore, MD, MS, FASCO; Ritu Salani, MD, MBA

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Burst CME™: Implementing Appropriate Recognition and Diagnosis of Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Kathleen N. Moore, MD, MS, FASCO; David M. O’Malley, MD

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Burst CME™: Understanding Novel Advances in LGSOC—A Focus on New Mechanisms of Action and Clinical Trials

Kathleen N. Moore, MD, MS, FASCO; Prof Susana Banerjee, MBBS, MA, FRCP, PhD

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Community Oncology Connections™: DLL3-Targeting Bispecific Antibodies for Small Cell Lung Cancer – From Innovation to Practice | Louisiana

Jacob Sands, MD; Uday Dandamudi, MD

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Community Oncology Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy – Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team | Colorado

Sapna Patel, MD; Jyothi Dodlapati, MD

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Community Oncology Connections™: DLL3-Targeting Bispecific Antibodies for Small Cell Lung Cancer – From Innovation to Practice | Montana and Wyoming

Jacob Sands, MD; Brian Vicuna, MD

In-Person + Virtual Event

Annual Hematology Meeting: Preceding the 67th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

December 5, 2025

In-Person + Virtual Event

Breast Cancer Symposia in San Antonio

December 8-11, 2025

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Burst CME™: How is the Newly Approved CAR T-Cell Therapy Impacting R/R B-Cell ALL Management?

Jae H. Park, MD

Virtual Event

Evolving Strategies and Emerging Agents in PTCL: Subtypes, Mutations, and Modern Therapies

December 19, 2025

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Epithelioid Sarcoma: Applying Clinical Updates to Real Patient Cases

Mark Agulnik, MD; Shaina A. Rozell, MD, MPH

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Community Practice Connections™: Case Discussions in TNBC… Navigating the Latest Advances and Impact of Disparities in Care

Tiffany A. Traina, MD, FASCO; Demetria Smith-Graziani, MD, MPH

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Collaborating Across the Continuum®: Identifying and Treating Epithelioid Sarcoma

Mark Agulnik, MD; Mrinal M. Gounder, MD; Jacqueline M. Kraveka, DO; Lee M. Zuckerman, MD

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Mastering Epithelioid Sarcoma: Enhancing Diagnostic Precision and Tailoring Treatment Strategies

Mark Agulnik, MD; Mrinal M. Gounder, MD; Jacqueline M. Kraveka, DO; Daniel Lefler, MD; Shaina A. Rozell, MD, MPH; Lee M. Zuckerman, MD

Case-based Simulation

Clinical Showcase™: Selecting the Best Next Steps for a Patient with Epithelioid Sarcoma

Mark Agulnik, MD; Daniel Lefler, MD

In-Person Event

Inaugural Brain & Spine Metastases Conference: Evolving Practice and Emerging Therapies

January 22, 2026

In-Person Event

2nd Annual Hawaii Cancer Conference

January 24-25, 2026

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Medical Crossfire®: Bridging Evidence to Practice in AML…Updates on FLT3, IDH1/2, Maintenance, Combos, and Clinical Trials

Naval G. Daver, MD; Jessica Altman, MD; Amir T. Fathi, MD; Gail J. Roboz, MD; Joshua Zeidner, MD

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A Breath of Strength: Managing Cancer Associated LEMS and Lung Cancer as One

Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH; Millie Das, MD; Ruham Nasany, MD

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Striking the Right Nerve: Managing Cancer Associated LEMS in Lung Cancer Patients

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD; J. Douglas Miles, MD, PhD, FAAN; Suma Satti, MD

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Show Me the Data™: Bridging Clinical Gaps Along the Continuum From Resectable, Early Stage to Advanced Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers

Zev A. Wainberg, MD; Manish A. Shah, MD, FASCO; Syma Iqbal, MD

In-Person Event

19th Annual New York GU Cancers Congress™

March 13-14, 2026

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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Interpretations of the Latest Data in CLL Management – Understanding the Impact of Optimal Treatment Selection on Patient Outcomes

Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD; Alexey V. Danilov, MD, PhD; Matthew S. Davids, MD, MMSc

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Virtual Testing Board: Digging Deeper on Your Testing Reports to Elevate Patient Outcomes in Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Stephen V. Liu, MD; Michelle Afkhami, MD; Ignacio I. Wistuba, MD; Helena Yu, MD

In-Person Event

11th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology® (SOGO®)

April 11, 2026

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Addressing Unmet Needs in HER2+ Metastatic BTC

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA

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Community Practice Connections™: Tailored Treatment Approaches for Older Patients With Advanced HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO; Neil M. Iyengar, MD; Komal Jhaveri, MD, FACP

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Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Treatment Outcomes and Preserving Fertility in Premenopausal HR+ Breast Cancer

Rebecca Shatsky, MD; Kelly McCann, MD, PhD; Michelle L. Taylor, ANP-BC

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From Bench to Bedside: Paradigm Shifts in HER2+ Metastatic BTC Treatment

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Shubham Pant, MD, MBBS

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Proactive Adverse Event Management for HER2+ BTC Treatments

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO

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Community Practice Connections™: Empowering Interventional Radiologists in the Emerging Era of Oncolytic Immunotherapies for Melanoma

Yana G. Najjar, MD; Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI; Rahul A. Sheth, MD, FSIR

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A Case-Guided Discussion on Managing Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

Cindy Neunert, MD, MSCS; Hanny Al-Samkari, MD; Joseph Shatzel, MD, MCR

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PER Tumor Board®: Applying Recent Advances to Transform the Treatment Paradigm in SCLC—Expert Perspectives on New Approvals and Emerging Strategies

Jonathan W. Goldman, MD; Percy Lee, MD, FASTRO; Erminia Massarelli, MD, PhD, MS; Misty D. Shields, MD, PhD

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Medical Crossfire®: Improving Patient Outcomes in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms With Novel Therapeutic Approaches

Rami Komrokji, MD; Gabriela Hobbs, MD; John Mascarenhas, MD; Naveen Pemmaraju, MD

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Cases & Conversations™: Transforming AML Care—Precision Strategies, Evolving Therapies, and Clinical Insights

Gail J. Roboz, MD; Hagop Kantarjian, MD; Catherine Lai, MD, MPH; Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS

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Tumor Board: Expert Insights on Managing Classical 𝘌𝘎𝘍𝘙 Mutations, 𝘌𝘎𝘍𝘙 Exon 20 Insertions, and Atypical 𝘌𝘎𝘍𝘙 Mutations in Metastatic NSCLC

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS; Enriqueta Felip, MD, PhD; Julia Rotow, MD

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Medical Crossfire®: Precision Medicine in Glioma Treatment — Integration of Molecular Profiling to Inform Targeted Therapies

Vinay K. Puduvalli, MD; Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, MBA; Stephen J. Bagley, MD, MSCE; Angela Waanders, MD, MPH, MS

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GI Tumor Board—Applying Recent Advances in Biomarker Testing and Treatment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

John H. Strickler, MD; Stacey A. Cohen, MD; Aparna Parikh, MD; Kanwal P.S. Raghav, MBBS, MD

$Cases and Conversations™: Sorting Through the Expanding Treatment Options for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma$

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Cases and Conversations™: Sorting Through the Expanding Treatment Options for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD; Mohamad Mohty, MD, PhD; Surbhi Sidana, MD

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Evolving Treatment Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer: Current Standards, Emerging Targets, and the Role of Molecular Testing

Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD; E. Gabriela Chiorean, MD, FASCO; Michael J. Pishvaian, MD, PhD; Brian Wolpin, MD, MPH

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Medical Crossfire®: Integrating Next-Generation Endocrine Targeting Therapies to Improve Outcomes for Patients With HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

William J. Gradishar, MD, FASCO, FACP; Laura Huppert, MD; Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD

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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Perspectives on Targeting c-Met Overexpression and 𝘔𝘌𝘛 Genomic Alterations in NSCLC – Unveiling the Complexities of 𝘔𝘌𝘛 Dysregulation

Rebecca Heist, MD, MPH; Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD, FACP; Sandip Patel, MD, FASCO; Jeremy Segal, MD, PhD

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Medical Crossfire®: Harnessing the Power of Modern Therapies in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD; Mohamad Mohty, MD, PhD; Surbhi Sidana, MD

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Breast Cancer Tumor Board: Targeting TROP2 – Innovations in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment

Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD; Matthew P. Goetz, MD; Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO

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Expert Guidance on Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Use of ADCs in TNBC

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO; Erika P. Hamilton, MD; Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc

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Evaluating the Latest Data and Ongoing Trials for Novel ADC Approaches in TNBC

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO; Erika P. Hamilton, MD

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Establishing the Rationale for ADC and ICI Combinations in TNBC

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc; Tiffany A. Traina, MD, FASCO

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Breaking Down the Rationale for Targeting TROP2 in TNBC

Filipa Lynce, MD; Rita Nanda, MD

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Dissecting Clinical Trial and Real-World Data for ADCs in TNBC

Filipa Lynce, MD; Rita Nanda, MD

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Breaking Down the Latest Clinical Data for First-line Maintenance and R/R SCLC

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS

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Cross-Disease Integration of Immunotherapy Innovations

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA; Laura Williams Goff, MD, MSCI, MMHC, FASCO; Arndt Vogel, MD, PhD

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Broadening the Frontline—Studies Informing the Use of Immunotherapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA; Laura Williams Goff, MD, MSCI, MMHC, FASCO; Arndt Vogel, MD, PhD

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Optimizing Treatment for Biliary Tract Cancers

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA; Laura Williams Goff, MD, MSCI, MMHC, FASCO; Arndt Vogel, MD, PhD

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PER Resource Center: Integrating Novel Approaches in TNBC – New Avenues for TROP2-Targeting ADCs and Beyond – Nursing

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO; Erika P. Hamilton, MD; Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc; Filipa Lynce, MD; Rita Nanda, MD; Tiffany A. Traina, MD, FASCO

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Practical Considerations and Future Directions for New Treatment Strategies in SCLC

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Misty D. Shields, MD, PhD

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Show Me the Data®: New and Emerging Roles for Oral SERD Therapy in the Treatment of ER+/HER2– Breast Cancer

Ana C. Garrido-Castro, MD; Pedram Razavi, MD, PhD

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Expert Roundtable and Panel Discussions: Current and Future Landscape of TNBC

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO; Erika P. Hamilton, MD; Tiffany A. Traina, MD, FASCO

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Navigating Treatment Gaps in SCLC: Relapse, Resistance, and Need for New Options

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Giannis Mountzios ΜD, PhD

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Working Together: Overcoming Barriers to Optimize Outcomes in Patients Treated With Radioligand Therapy Through Multidisciplinary Care

Jeremie Calais, MD, PhD; Tanya B. Dorff, MD; Nerina McDonald, MSPAS, PA-C; Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO

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Radioligand Therapy 101: The Science Behind the Strategy

Jeremie Calais, MD, PhD; Tanya B. Dorff, MD; Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO

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Ready for Radioligand Therapy? Patient Selection and Sequencing Simplified

Jeremie Calais, MD, PhD; Tanya B. Dorff, MD; Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO

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BURST CME™ Resource Center: Integrating Novel PSMA-Directed Radioligand Approaches for Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer

Jeremie Calais, MD, PhD; Tanya B. Dorff, MD; Nerina McDonald, MSPAS, PA-C; Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO

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Advances in Managing EGFR-Mutant NSCLC: Applying Evidence Across the Disease Continuum

Tina Cascone, MD, PhD; Christina Baik, MD, MPH; David Planchard, MD, PhD

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Community Practice Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy–Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team

Yana G. Najjar, MD; Sapna Patel, MD

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A New Era of Targeted Therapy for Advanced NSCLC: Exploring Future Directions for Bispecific Antibodies and ADCs

Sandip Patel, MD, FASCO; Myung-Ju Ahn, MD; Giannis Mountzios, MD, MSc, PhD; Zofia Piotrowska, MD, MHS

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Enhancing Prostate Cancer Outcomes – The Role of PSMA and Targeted Treatment Strategies

Ana Kiess, MD, PhD; Erin Grady, MD, CCD, FACNM, FSNMMI; Himanshu Nagar, MD, MS; Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FASCO, FACP

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Medical Crossfire® in Adjunctive Testing: Charting a New Course in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment

Jason Hafron, MD; Aaron D. Berger, MD; Arpeet Shah, MD

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treatment

ByLisa Schulmeister, MN, RN, ACNS-BC, OCN , FAAN

March 11th 2014

Study suggests that more than half of all patients received second and third line therapies.

Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Among African Americans

ByKelly Brittain, PhD, RN

November 13th 2013

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death among African Americans. The CRC mortality rate among African Americans is 29.8% compared with 19.5% among Caucasians.

Matching Ostomy Pouching Systems to Patient Need

ByYvonne Weideman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNE

October 7th 2013

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2013, 142,820 individuals in the United States will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 72,570 with bladder cancer

New Phase III Trial

ByLisa Schulmeister, RN, MN, APRN-BC, OCN, FAAN

August 19th 2013

PACES trial will evaluate 2 drugs to prevent colon adenomas.

Colorectal Surgery

ByLisa Schulmeister, RN, MN, APRN-BC, OCN, FAAN

February 19th 2013

A consensus panel issues a set of discharge warning instructions regarding colorectal surgery.

A Surgeon's Perspective on GI Cancer Navigation

ByLauren M. Green

January 14th 2013

For Johns Hopkins' gastrointestinal cancer surgeon Mark Duncan, MD, those who help his patients to cope with their diagnosis and manage their often complex treatment and follow-up are critical members of the healthcare team.

Hereditary Colon Cancer: Which Patients Are at High Risk?

ByEllen T. Matloff, MS, CGC

July 16th 2012

Colon cancer is equally as likely as breast and ovarian cancer to be hereditary (approximately 10% of cases, overall) and there are many different genes responsible for these cases.

Noninvasive Stool Test Effectively Detects Colon Cancer

ByOncLive Nursing

September 19th 2011

The iFOBT test examines the stool for hidden blood, which could come from anywhere in the GI tract, and possibly indicates a colon tumor or precancerous growths known as polyps.

Janet Hampton Explains the Distress Thermometer Study

ByJanet Hampton, RN, BS

May 24th 2011

Janet Hampton from the University of Michigan Health System Cancer Center Explains the Distress Thermometer Study

Janet Hampton on the Distress Thermometer Study Results

ByJanet Hampton, RN, BS

May 24th 2011

Janet Hampton University of Michigan Health System Cancer Center Explains Distress Thermometer Study Results

Janet Hampton Describes the Distress Thermometer

ByJanet Hampton, RN, BS

May 23rd 2011

Janet Hampton Describes the Distress Thermometer

Laura Metcalfe on Colorectal Screening

ByLaura Metcalfe, MSN, RN

March 12th 2011

Laura Metcalfe, MSN, RN, APN, C, AOCNS Advanced Practice Nurse, GI Division from John Theurer Cancer Center on Colorectal Screening

Laura Metcalfe on the Virtual Colonoscopy

ByLaura Metcalfe, MSN, RN

March 12th 2011

Laura Metcalfe, MSN, RN, APN, C, AOCNS Advanced Practice Nurse, GI Division from John Theurer Cancer Center on the Virtual Colonoscopy

Net Guides: Liver Cancer

March 7th 2011

Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Liver Cancer

John Theurer Cancer Center Opens New Comprehensive Facility

March 4th 2011

The John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC) at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, one of the largest cancer centers in the United States

Interview With Siddhartha Mukherjee, Author of The Emperor of All Maladies

ByChristin Melton

March 4th 2011

Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, discusses his book The Emperor of All Maladies.

Canine Cancer Hounds

March 4th 2011

A black Labrador retriever was able to detect colorectal cancer >90% of the time when sniffing a patient%u2019s breath or stool sample.

Oncology Community Facing Severe Drug Shortages

December 19th 2010

Hospitals, pharmacists, and physicians across the United States are reporting shortages of critical anticancer drugs, including carboplatin, cisplatin, dacarbazine, fludarabine, and cytarabine.