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17 Oct 2019 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Neurol Mechanical thrombectomy safe and effective for childhood stroke
Experience among children in real-world practice is consistent with that among adults in clinical trials.
3 Oct 2019 - Oncology Conference reports ESMO 2019 — Expert commentary: no hurry for radiotherapy in postoperative localised prostate cancer
But be cautious: longer follow-up is needed to assess the freedom from distant metastases at ten years
9 Oct 2019 - International Clinical Digest from JACC Heart Fail Acute heart failure: sonographic B-lines are prognostic
More of B-lines on simplified lung ultrasonography suggests increased risk.

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18 Oct 2019 - Univadis Medical News European Commission seeks experts for medical devices panels
The deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is November 10th.
17 Oct 2019 - Oncology Conference Roundups RCR 2019 – Ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology: be aware of risks and motives.
Patients and human decision-makers must remain at the centre of AI-guided radiology says Dr Adrian Brady, author on a new international joint position statement
17 Oct 2019 - Oncology Conference Roundups RCR 2019 – Palliative radiotherapy: should 10% 30-day mortality be a cause for concern?
Analysis of national data set shows variation in fractionation practice and 30-day mortality rates for palliative radiotherapy
17 Oct 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from J Cancer Moderate IMRT dose reduction feasible in T1-3 nasopharynx cancer
Similar outcomes with potentially lower toxicity.
16 Oct 2019 - Oncology Conference Roundups RCR 2019 – Combining precision radiotherapy with systemic treatment in biliary and pancreatic cancers
Proposed trial will examine combined local and systemic approaches, including stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
16 Oct 2019 - Oncology Conference Roundups RCR 2019 – Successful brachytherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer
Promising real-world outcomes in basal cell carcinoma using a direct contact applicator
16 Oct 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from Haematologica PET scan prognostic in frontline follicular lymphoma
Patients with high SUVmax benefit from R-CHOP over nonanthracycline-based regimens.
16 Oct 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from Gynecol Oncol Vaginal brachytherapy + chemo tied to OS benefit in uterine serous carcinoma
Study compares efficacy vs EBRT in subgroups with early endometrial cancer.
15 Oct 2019 - Oncology Conference Roundups RCR 2019 – CT-based check protocol enables earlier discharge after CT-guided lung biopsy
Protocol frees up recovery beds, according to Leeds pilot study
15 Oct 2019 - Oncology Conference Roundups RCR 2019 – Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for liver tumours: what is happening in UK practice?
The NHS is evaluating precision radiotherapy options for liver tumours, and their use is likely to expand.
15 Oct 2019 - UK Medical News Consensus on active surveillance for localised prostate cancer
Developed by an international panel including representation from the European Association of Urology.
15 Oct 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Injury After fall from standing, negative torso exam suggests no CT needed
Hundreds of scans could have been avoided in this single-center 3-year retrospective.
15 Oct 2019 - Web Series Video interview - Dr. Bertrand Legrand, "The need to help people" | Check-Up : Episode 3
Bertrand studied in Lille before joining his father's practice in a ZUP (urban development zone) in Tourcoing, where he has been working in a disadvantaged neighbourhood for 15 years. The TV programme "Envoyé spécial" interviewed him for an episode on violence against General Practitioners... He is now known as "Dr. Brave".
15 Oct 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from Cancer Anaplastic thyroid cancer: high-dose RT slows locoregional progression
Aggressive RT should be considered as part of a trimodal approach.

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