MARJOLIN'S ULCER: MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION FROM BURN SCAR by Arif Tri Prasetyo, Sitti Rizaliyana, Iswinarno Doso Saputro

“…All patient undergo wide excision surgery done by surgical oncologist. All the defect is closed by flap modality. …”
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Enhancing patient engagement: the influence of an in-consult patient decision aid on shared decision-making for lung tumour radiation – protocol for the randomised trial ‘SDM Lung... by Karina Dahl Steffensen, Signe Timm, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Thomas Leth Fink, Charlotte Kristiansen, Torben Schjødt Hansen, Rune Slot Thing

“…One way of increasing patient engagement is by using shared decision-making (SDM), which is a joint effort of clinicians and patients making decisions together.When planning stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for a lung tumour located close to the thoracic wall, there are conflicting interests between (1) delivering the highest possible dose to obtain local tumour control and (2) reducing the dose to the thoracic wall to decrease the risk of chest wall pain and rib fractures following treatment. The radiation oncologist often makes the choice of dose without any engagement of the patient. …”
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Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System guided objective function parameter optimization for inverse treatment planning by Eduardo Cisternas Jiménez, Fang-Fang Yin, Fang-Fang Yin, Fang-Fang Yin

“…This study presents a proof-of-concept artificial intelligence (AI) system based on an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) to guide IMRT planning and achieve optimal, patient-specific prescriptions in aligned with a radiation oncologist's treatment objectives. We developed an in-house ANFIS-AI system utilizing Prescription Dose (PD) constraints to guide the optimization process toward achievable prescriptions. …”
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Nursing knowledge in cardio-oncology: results of an international learning needs-assessment survey by Anecita Fadol, Geraldine Lee, Valerie Shelton, Kelly C. Schadler, Asma Mohammed Younus, Mary Stuart, Lisa Nodzon, Edith Pituskin

“…Traditional care models, in which the cardiologist or oncologist assess patients individually, do not address complex cancer and cardiovascular needs. …”
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Prospective evaluation through questionnaires of the emotional status of cancer patients in the waiting rooms of a department of oncology by Roberta Resega, Sheila Piva, Annalisa Bramati, Christian Lurati, Nicla La Verde, Marco Riva, Marina Chiara Garassino, Anna Moretti, Claudio Mencacci, Valter Torri, Gabriella Farina, Maria Chiara Dazzani

“…We believe that each oncologist should be aware of the degrees of fear and sadness that patients experience during an oncological examination because these emotions can have an impact on communication and understanding.…”
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Evaluating ChatGPT-4o as a decision support tool in multidisciplinary sarcoma tumor boards: heterogeneous performance across various specialties by Tekoshin Ammo, Vincent G. J. Guillaume, Ulf Krister Hofmann, Norma M. Ulmer, Nina Buenting, Florian Laenger, Justus P. Beier, Tim Leypold

“…These recommendations were independently assessed by a multidisciplinary panel, consisting of an orthopedic surgeon, plastic surgeon, radiation oncologist, radiologist, and pathologist. Assessments were graded on a Likert scale from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree) across five categories: understanding, therapy/diagnostic recommendation, aftercare recommendation, summarization, and support tool effectiveness.ResultsThe mean score for ChatGPT-4o performance was 3.76, indicating moderate effectiveness. …”
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Translation, adaptation, and validation of the Care Coordination Instrument for cancer patients by Anne Werner, Anke Steckelberg, Alexandra Strobel, Andreas Wienke, Heike Schmidt, Dirk Vordermark, Patrick Michl, C. Benedikt Westphalen, Julia Lühnen

“…Significant factors on the care coordination score are treatment location (hospital vs. private practice oncologist M = -9.83 score points, p = 0.011) and gender (women vs. men M = 8.92 score points, p = 0.002). …”
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Long-term Prospective Comparative Analysis of Ototoxic and Survival Outcomes of Sequential Boost and Simultaneous Integrated Boost of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Head-Neck... by Nidhin Das, Sri Harsha Kombathula, Vidhu Sharma, Puneet Pareek, Kapil Soni, Amit Goyal

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Employment status and information needs of patients with breast cancer: a multicentre cross-sectional study of first oncology consultations by Lidia Del Piccolo, Maria Angela Mazzi, Cinzia Perlini, Giuseppe Deledda, Alberto Ghilardi, Chiara Buizza, Alessandro Bottacini, Claudia Goss

“…Of them, 164 were employed, 103 non-employed and 110 retired.Outcome measures The first consultation visit with an oncologist was audio-recorded and analysed for the number and type of questions asked. …”
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Uncertainty quantification in multi-parametric MRI-based meningioma radiotherapy target segmentation by Lana Wang, Zhenyu Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Dominic LaBella, Zachary Reitman, John Ginn, Jingtong Zhao, Justus Adamson, Kyle Lafata, Kyle Lafata, Kyle Lafata, Evan Calabrese, John Kirkpatrick, Chunhao Wang

“…Gross tumor volumes (GTVs) were contoured by a single experienced radiation oncologist on high-resolution contrast-enhanced T1 MRI scans (T1ce), and both T1 and T1ce images were utilized for segmentation. …”
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Evaluating risk factors for Trastuzumab-Deruxtecan Pneumonitis in patients with metastatic breast cancer by Jonathan Henricks, Tyler Haddad, Omair Ahmed, Jonathan Schoenhals, Pavnesh Kumar, Ryan Wilson, Jianing Ma, Jing Gennie Wang, Michael Wert, Vincent Esguerra, Ian Bentley, Kai Johnson, Daniel Stover, Sachin R. Jhawar, Margaret Gatti-Mays, Kevin Ho

“…Pneumonitis was documented by the treating oncologist at the time of toxicity and retrospectively independently confirmed by a member of the study team through chart and radiologic review. …”
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Physicochemical and functional optimization of probiotic yogurt with encapsulated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei E1 enriched with green tea using Box–Behnken design by Muhaimin Rifa'i, Mochammad Fitri Atho'illah, Siti Nur Arifah, Aditya Ragil Suharto, Aghnia Nuri Fadhilla, Nur Alfi Maghfirotus Sa'adah, Esha Ardiansyah, Rahmi Izati, Belinda Nabiila Al Faizah, Dawama Nur Fadlilah, Septhyanti Aprilia Kavitarna, Shinta Oktya Wardhani, Wisnu Barlianto, Hideo Tsuboi, Yoga Dwi Jatmiko

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A non-randomised open-label exploratory ‘window of opportunity’ study of TG02 treatment in patients with locally advanced primary and recurrent RAS mutant colorectal cancer by Sara Roth, Kasmira Claire Wilson, Robert George Ramsay, Catherine Mitchell, Shienny Sampurno, Toan Duc Pham, Joseph Cherng Huei Kong, Stephen Q. Wong, Alexander Graham Heriot, Sanjeev Deva, Matthew Burge, Cecilie Sverdrup, Anne-Sophie Moller, Lukasz Kuryk, Jon Amund Eriksen, Magnus Jaderberg, John Raymond Zalcberg, Michael Michael

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Artificial intelligence contouring in radiotherapy for organs-at-risk and lymph node areas by Céline Meyer, Sandrine Huger, Marie Bruand, Thomas Leroy, Jérémy Palisson, Paul Rétif, Thomas Sarrade, Anais Barateau, Sophie Renard, Maria Jolnerovski, Nicolas Demogeot, Johann Marcel, Nicolas Martz, Anaïs Stefani, Selima Sellami, Juliette Jacques, Emma Agnoux, William Gehin, Ida Trampetti, Agathe Margulies, Constance Golfier, Yassir Khattabi, Olivier Cravéreau, Alizée Renan, Jean-François Py, Jean-Christophe Faivre

“…Using a scoring scale from 1 to 3 (best score), radiation oncologists blindly assessed the quality of contouring of organs-at-risk and lymph node areas of all scans and MRI data by the eight AI programs. …”
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Primary Fallopian Tube Carcinoma: Results of a Single-Institutional Retrospective Analysis of 17 Patients with Evaluation of Staging and Prognostic Factors by Neserine Tounsi, Hanen Bouazize, Ikram Margheli, Nadia Boujelbene, Hechiche Monia, Maher Slimane, Khaled Rahel

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Title not available by Gina Tarditi

“…Nonetheless, little is known in Mexico about oncologists’ perspectives on these issues. Objectives: To explore the roles and responsibilities medical oncologists working in Mexico City perceive themselves as having when discussing and implementing ACP, supporting PA, and the challenges they encounter on these issues in their practice. …”
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Feasibility of implementing a decision aid for advanced cancer patients in a comprehensive cancer centers' outpatient setting: Valuable lessons learned by K. Laryionava, R. Boekels, J. Schildmann, M. Wensing, U. Wedding, B. Surmann, K. Mehlis, C. Gebel, M. Cinci, K. Krug, E. C. Winkler

“…This study focuses on perspectives of oncologists and other healthcare providers on the hindering and facilitating factors for implementing a customizable DA. …”
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Advancing treatment choices: CDK4/6 inhibitor switching in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer by Paola Zagami, Angela Esposito, Beatrice Taurelli Salimbeni, Pier Paolo Maria Berton Giachetti, Roberta Scafetta, Matteo Lambertini, Massimo Di Maio, Giuseppe Curigliano, Carmen Criscitiello, Saverio Cinieri

“…This study explores oncologists' experiences and future perspectives on CDK4/6 inhibitor switching following this new approval. …”
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The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Cancer: A Review of Mathematical Models of Necrosis and Tumor Cell Diversity by John D. Nagy

“…This review attempts to synthesize various theoretical structures built by mathematical oncologists into potential explanations of necrosis and cellular diversity, including both total cell diversity within a tumor and cellular pleomorphism within the parenchyma. …”
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A cross-sectional study exploring the perception of exercise oncology in the Italian population by Anita Borsati, Diana Giannarelli, Giampaolo Pase, Christian Ciurnelli, Linda Toniolo, Ilaria Trestini, Daniela Tregnago, Lorenzo Belluomini, Marco Sposito, Jessica Insolda, Michele Milella, Federico Schena, Sara Pilotto, Alice Avancini

“…Forty-two percent and 51.9% of participants expressed a positive opinion regarding the advice of oncologists and the encouragement of family/friends to exercise, respectively. …”
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