Rick Maffei

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[Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy] A series of semi-structured interviews with breast specialists revealed how surgeons’ own beliefs regarding patients’ ability to accept death influenced how they managed treatment decision making.

This month’s featured section examines aspects of nurse–patient and nurse–caregiver communication.

[OncoTargets and Therapy] In this study, the efficacy of the chemotherapeutic regimen DCAG in patients aged 14 to 60 years with newly diagnosed AML was compared with standard therapy. Complete remission rate after the first cycle was comparable between the 2 regimens; but after the second cycle, a significant difference was observed.

[Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma]

[Cancer Management and Research] Despite the efficacy of radiotherapy, response to treatment can vary by breast cancer subtype and type of therapy. In this review, researchers summarize the prognostic differences and discuss potential reasons for them.

[Blood and Lymphatic Cancer: Targets and Therapy] This study analyzes the clinical outcomes reported with IDH1mut inhibitors and other agents in adult patients with IDH1mut R/R AML.

This fact sheet examines the relationship between the HCAs and PAHs produced by cooking meats and cancer risk.

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