Internal Medicine

Gynecologic Cancers

Questions discussed in this category

Would you transition from denosumab to anabolic agents in patients who are in urgent need for extensive dental work?

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What is your approach to cancer patients who inquire about alternative or complementary treatments?

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If blood counts are being checked during concurrent chemoradiation, is there a number at which point you would recommend a radiation treatment break?

For example, concerning throbocytopenia or neutropenia during anal cancer treatment with concurrent mitomycin/5FU, or other pelvic malignancies treate...

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When, if ever, would you consider deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis for patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy?

In your practice, what is the proportion of patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy who are diagnosed with VTE? Does this differ from patients rec...

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When can abdominal surgery be safely performed for presumptive ovarian cancer in a patient with recent pulmonary emboli?

(Normal oxygenation and echo)

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Do you recommend probiotics to patients receiving pelvic radiotherapy?

Is there a specific brand or formulation you prefer? The literature supporting the use of probiotics does not standardize the type or dose of probiot...

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How has the virtual aspect of tumor boards impacted their educational quality in the Covid-19 era?

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How do you manage real-time release of pathology and radiology results to oncology patients following enaction of the CURES act?

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How do you determine duration of anticoagulation for an ovarian vein thrombosis following a provoking event?

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How do you manage patients with chemotherapy-induced paronychia?

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Are there best practices or data regarding the use of open notes among oncology patients?

What is the impact among patients and providers? Has your documentation been adjusted now that patients can readily review?

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What strategies have you found to be most effective in engaging PCPs in a primary-care or shared-care model of survivorship for pediatric and AYA patients who will receive ongoing care in their communities away from their primary oncology treatment site?

In follow up to @Jacqueline Casillas presentation at ASCO 2021 regarding models of survivorship care delivery for AYA patients.

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What are the current official guidelines regarding COVID-19 vaccination for patients with cancer or for hematologic conditions?

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How do you counsel patients who are candidates for a clinical trial regarding their options?

Specifically, are there strategies you use to 1) empower patients to participate in decision-making and 2) reassure patients who may be skeptical?

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Do you routinely prophylactically anticoagulate patients undergoing systemic chemotherapy outside of the perioperative period?

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Do you routinely prescribe anticoagulation for patients on active chemotherapy?

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Papers discussed in this category

J Clin Oncol, 2020 Feb 10

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients With Cancer: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Update.

Blood, 2008-05-15

Development and validation of a predictive model for chemotherapy-associated thrombosis.

The New England journal of medicine, 2019-02-21

Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis in High-Risk Ambulatory Patients with Cancer.

J Thromb Haemost, 2019 Jul 28

The use of direct oral anticoagulants for primary thromboprophylaxis in ambulatory cancer patients: Guidance from the SSC of the ISTH.

N Engl J Med, 2018 Dec 04

Apixaban to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer.

Cancer Cell, 2020 Oct 08

Open Notes in Oncology: Patient versus Oncology Clinician Views.

J Gen Intern Med, 2021 Feb 02

Words Matter: What Do Patients Find Judgmental or Offensive in Outpatient Notes?

JAMA Netw Open, 2020 Jun 01

Frequency and Types of Patient-Reported Errors in Electronic Health Record Ambulatory Care Notes.

Practical radiation oncology, 2019-03

Impact of Open Access to Physician Notes on Radiation Oncology Patients: Results from an Exploratory Survey.

Blood Adv, 2017 Jun 22

Ovarian vein thrombus: to treat or not to treat?

Haematologica, 2019 Jan 03

The Khorana score for prediction of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology, 2019 Aug 22

Combination denosumab and high dose teriparatide for postmenopausal osteoporosis (DATA-HD): a randomised, controlled phase 4 trial.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2013-08-21

Wisconsin Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) to improve cancer-related fatigue: a randomized, double-blind trial, N07C2.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2018-01-01

Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival.

JAMA oncology, 2021 May 01

Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture or Auricular Acupuncture vs Usual Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Cancer Survivors: The PEACE Randomized Clinical Trial.

Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2020 Aug 07

Vitamin C and Cell Death.

Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2020 Oct 07

Targeting tumor hypoxia and mitochondrial metabolism with anti-parasitic drugs to improve radiation response in high-grade gliomas.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2000 Nov 04

The role of complementary and alternative medicine.

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