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Pancreatic Cysts: Diagnosis & Management
Martin J. Heslin, MD, discusses diagnosis and proper management of neoplastic pancreatic cysts.
Breast Cancer Surgical Margins Update
Through a series of case studies, Rachael B. Lancaster, MD, gives an update on breast cancer surgical margins and discusses the recent changes in the landscape.
Lymph Node Dissection for Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Thomas N. Wang, MD, PhD, discusses where it is necessary to dissect the lymph node for well-differentiated thyroid cancer.
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer Patients
Carlo M. Contreras, MD, FACS, discusses the benefits of several neoadjuvant treatment options for patients with gastric cancer.
The Future of Cervical Cancer Screenings
Warner Huh, MD discusses the history of cervical cancer screenings and what the research suggests for the future.
Indications for Neoadjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer
Rachael B. Lancaster, MD, discusses the indications and prognosis for neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer and illustrates these points with case studies.
Optimal Preoperative Evaluation in the Esophageal Cancer Patient
Benjamin Wei, MD, discusses the optimal preoperative evaluation of patients with esophageal cancer, which includes staging the cancer, evaluating the patient, and determining the optimal therapy.
The Current Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma
Marshall Urist, MD, discusses the current role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma.
Laparoscopy in Colorectal Cancer
Gregory D. Kennedy, MD, gives an update on surgical therapies for colorectal cancer and discusses neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy options.
Familial & Hereditary Colorectal Cancers
Daniel I. Chu, MD, discusses hereditary colorectal cancers and when you should consider referring your patient for genetic testings.
When to refer a breast cancer patient to genetic testing?
Helen Krontiras, MD, discusses types of breast cancers and when it is appropriate to refer a breast cancer patient to genetic testing.
Pancreatic Cancer Update
In part one of his grand rounds lecture, Carlo M. Contreras, MD, FACS, discusses how the adequacy of lymphadenectomy has been defined in other gastrointestinal epithelial cancer and how we might apply that to pancreatic cancer through the use of the American College of Surgeons national database.
Melanoma Update
In part two of his grand rounds lecture, Carlo M. Contreras, MD, FACS, discusses chemotherapy options, the role of surgical lymphatic staging, and estimating prognosis of melanoma.
600 Our Failure to Deliver - Partridge
Since 1991 cancer mortality rates have been steadily declining in the United States. Tremendous progress has been made with advancements and improvements in cancer care. Dr. Edward Partridge, director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, contends that if everybody had exactly the same mortality rate as our best rates, there would be about 600 less deaths per day.![Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH, Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship](/documents/204604/494979/Cancer-Cancer-outcomes-survivorship-thumb.png/776ae4c1-cc0d-490a-a9ee-0cff58d071b1?t=1447881412210")
Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship
Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH, discusses the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship and the importance of survivorship clinics.
Common Late Effects of Cancer Treatment
Gabrielle Rocque, MD, and Rodney Tucker, MD, MMM, discuss common late effects seen in cancer patients.
Survivorship Care Planning
Rodney Tucker, MD, MMM, and Gabrielle Rocque, MD, discuss the quality of survivorship care at UAB medicine.
The Palliative Care Model at UAB
Rodney Tucker, MD, and Gabrielle Rocque, MD, MMM, discuss the UAB Medicine palliative care model.