Hippocampal-Sparing Radiation Therapy in Primary Sinonasal and Cutaneous Tumors of the Head and Neck.

Purpose: Patients with primary sinonasal and cutaneous head and neck (H&N) malignancies often receive meaningful radiation dose to their hippocampi, but this not a classic avoidance structure in radiation planning. We aimed to characterize the feasibility and tradeoffs of hippocampal-sparing radiation therapy (HSRT) for patients with primary sinonasal and cutaneous H&N malignancies.

Methods And Materials: We retrospectively selected patients who were treated definitively for primary sinonasal or cutaneous malignancies of the H&N at an academic medical center.

Missed Follow-up is associated with worse survival in stage I lung cancer: results from a large multi-site academic hospital system.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of early incomplete follow-up on overall survival among stage I lung cancer patients. Patients with clinical stage I lung cancer at our institution between 2007 and 2016 were identified (N = 1111). Exclusions included < 18 years of age (N = 2), missing stage or demographics (N = 56), incomplete appointment data or had only one scheduled appointment (N = 351), or did not survive for at least 1 year after diagnosis (N = 120).

Managing Micronutrient Deficiencies in High-Risk Patients: No Small Feat!

Purpose Of Review: Micronutrients are vital dietary components for growth and development. Adequate intake of vitamins and minerals through diet is crucial for proper biomolecular and cellular functioning. Many developed countries supplement foods and micronutrient deficiencies are less common.

The effect of distance from cancer facility on advanced clinical stage at diagnosis in patients with cervical cancer.

Purpose/objectives: In the United States, cervical cancer remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The effect of distance has a complicated relationship with disease characteristics and outcomes in other cancers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between distance from cancer facility on clinical stage at diagnosis in women with cervical cancer.

A review of salvage treatment options for disease progression after radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer.

Recurrence of prostate cancer after initial treatment with radiation therapy (RT) is highly dependent on pretreatment risk group and unfortunately, a proportion of patients fail primary treatment. The treatment of recurrence after primary radiation is rapidly changing with advances in imaging and it is important to distinguish those with a local failure from those with distant failure. If disease remains locally confined, salvage treatment with a variety of techniques can still provide a potential cure.