Cancer screening: Is shared decision making actionable?
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
India launches its 2nd proton therapy center
Mumbai, India is now home to the country's 2nd proton center, and its first publicly-funded facility. 60% of patients will be getting their care paid for by the govt.
Proton therapy comes to public sector now | India News - Times of India
India News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the much-awaited proton beam therapy facility at the Tata Memorial Centre’s Kharghar campus on Thur
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India's first center, the Apollo Proton Cancer Center,...
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: IonsAreOurFuture Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Canadian patients coming to US for RT
My center includes protons so I'm used to patients traveling out of their home country to get care, but this headline surprised me:
Sending BC cancer patients to US won't fix overstretched system, says doctor
The situation in Vancouver, BC area is so bad that THOUSANDS of patients are now being sent to the US for XRT, all expenses paid. And it's not complicated patients, mostly prostate and breast patients.
It sounds like a 2 to 3 month wait to start treatment is not uncommon, and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: IonsAreOurFuture Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Increases in GP cancer referrals reflect succesful health policy, not accidental overmedicalisation
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Is the UK really ready to roll out prostate cancer screening?
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Current policies on early detection of prostate cancer create overdiagnosis and inequity with minimal benefit
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Surgery is better than SBRT for lung cancer
https://www.doximity.com/newsfeed/c1d005c5-2e19-4db4-aadc-0de0b0c76adc/public
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: RealSimulD Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Cancer rehabilitation
For those of you incorporating cancer rehabilitation into your practices, what are some things you are doing differently then general PM&R and pain. How are you going about getting referrals from oncology (what are you marketing to them) and what specific types of things are you generally treating? Genuinely interested as I am looking to incorporate some newer ideas/techniques/procedures into my practice that I might be overlooking to help build volume. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Dansk2011 Tags: PM&R Source Type: forums
Seeking Advice: How could I strengthen my med school application
Hello everyone,
I'm gearing up to start my second year at a community college this fall, majoring in Biology with a current GPA of 3.85. I have plans to transfer to the University of Texas MD Anderson School of Undergraduate Sciences for my third year. I chose this school because I'm drawn to its reputation as a leading institution for cancer research. This summer, I've enrolled for 14 credit hours.
For my MCAT. All my pre-req classes should be done by the end of Spring 2024. So, I have...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Gonzalo Ramiez Pulido Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Re: Cognitive impairment after cancer treatment: mechanisms, clinical characterization, and management
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Reapplication - Please assess my application
Please be completely honest. Thank you! I'm not quite sure how to improve my application.
ORM, SES disadvantaged
cGPA: 2.76 (Post-bacc: 4.0, full-time for several years)
SMP GPA: 3.67
MCAT: 519
IA: Academic dismissal halfway through undergraduate, went through readmissions process
Clinical:
• MA, scribe & manager for internal medicine: ~4000 hours
• MA urology: ~1500 hours
Research:
• Pancreatic cancer wet lab research (no publication/poster): ~900 hours
• Oncology database clinical...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: premed-dodo Tags: Re-Applicants Source Type: forums
WAMC + School List Help (3.65 sGPA/3.75 cGPA + 525 MCAT)
GPA: 3.65 sGPA, 3.75 cGPA, upward trend
MCAT: 525 (132/132/131/130)
Undergrad Institution: Engineering-focused public university, GA resident
Ethnicity/Race: Asian Male
Clinical Experience
220+ hours volunteering at a clinic for uninsured patients
100 hours volunteering at a cancer center
Shadowing
150+ hours shadowing (Primary Care, Hematology/Oncology, Ophthalmology, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Cardiology)
Nonclinical Volunteering...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amc1101 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
2023 Charles R. Drew University-Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
I want to start this thread since I have not seen so much about this program.
I was a student, and it is an excellent program with many research opportunities. The courseload is 75%basically the first year of medical school. The professors are amazing and really care for the students.
They also provide stipends if you are a part of some initiatives such as substance abuse research training programs (SART), Cancer research, and an Enrichment Program in Biomedical Sciences. In addition, they...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: blonde-latina Tags: Postbaccalaureate Programs Source Type: forums
WAMC 3.15 uGPA / 3.81 gGPA / 512 MCAT non-trad
cGPA and sGPA both 3.15
Peaks and valleys ranging from ~2.5-4.0 GPA's. Mother had cancer twice during undergrad, had other family emergencies as well. 5 W's (coinciding with the personal events), 1 D, a few C's. Graduated in 2018.
Master of Medical Science GPA 3.81
31 credits, 25 of which are BCPM by AAMC criteria.
Completed a thesis document
Graduated 2022
MCAT score and breakdown: 512 (128 / 128 / 128 / 128)
Got this score back today!
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Coconutshells Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
MSI High Rectal Cancer
Has anyone seen the latest NCCN rectal guidelines showing neoadjuvant/definitive immunotherapy for MSI high patients as category 2B recommendation. Does anyone know what data this recommendation is based on? I'm hoping it's not that 12 person study. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: madchemist89 Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
