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Cervix Cancer and HPV Tumor Discussion
fiji128 said: “Easiest” way would be to increase brachytherapy requirements to the point where graduates would be technically competent in most brachy procedures. This will not happen for obvious reasons. Click to expand... I wonder how many people would die from cancer in the year after brachytherapy were hypothetically to vanish (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TheWallnerus Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums

Lymphadenectomy in high-risk prostate cancer
Hey! I am asking for a friend here. He is planning a trial and would like to have some feedback on worldwide practice. In your experience, do urologists perform lymphadenectomy in high-risk cN0 prostate cancer (provided the high-risk cancer was known before surgery - based on GS, PSA, cT3) when performing radical prostatectomy as primary treatment. Thank you! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 16, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Palex80 Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums

What is meant by wider reading?
Thread Starter What is meant by wider reading? Follow 10 hours ago 10h ago ...
Source: The Student Room - October 13, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Wired_1800 Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Association of ultra-processed food consumption with colorectal cancer risk among men and women: results from three prospective US cohort studies - Isn ’t it time to restrict access to Ultra processed Food?
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Source: BMJ Comments - October 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Landmark RCT on colonoscopy screening for colon cancer
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2208375 “The trial’s primary analysis found that colonoscopy only cut colon cancer risk by roughly a fifth, far below past estimates of the test’s efficacy, and didn’t provide any significant reduction in colon cancer mortality. Gastroenterologists, including Bretthauer, reacted to the trial’s results with a mixture of shock, disappointment, and even some mild disbelief. “This is a landmark study. It’s the first randomized trial... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 10, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: wamcp Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums

Ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer: where do we go from here?
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Source: BMJ Comments - October 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

WAMC/School List 3.3 GPA, 518 MCAT, URM, 3.9 post-bacc GPA
Hi! I just wanted to post on here to get some input on creating a school list. My GPA and MCAT are pretty unbalanced so it has been a little difficult to gauge. cGPA: 3.3 sGPA: 3.0 Explanation (if it matters): My dad died suddenly the year before I started college which was obviously traumatic for me and my family. Then a few months later my grandpa was diagnosed with cancer. So ya know, having my own dad die then having to see my mom suffer with her dad's illness and then death was just a... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 2, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drelfcat Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums

WAMC 3.96GPA, 515, international, URM school list help
I just graduated in December from a relatively small university with a 3.96, sGPA: 3.98. Currently taking 1-2 gap years to work as a research assistant at a T20 and I should have about 4,000hrs and a few papers at the end. I currently have one third author pub. I also got some research experience in undergrad totaling to be about 1000 hours so I should be sitting at 5,000hrs at the time of my application in the 2023-2024 cycle. Massively interested in rare diseases and cancer and I have... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 1, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sunrizon Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums

Re: Margin status and survival outcomes after breast cancer conservation surgery: prospectively registered systematic review and meta-analysis
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Source: BMJ Comments - October 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Directed to megathread University Choices
Thread Starter University Choices Follow 3 hours ago 3h ago Quote: ...
Source: The Student Room - September 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MedMama Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Association of ultra-processed food consumption with colorectal cancer risk among men and women: results from three prospective US cohort studies
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Prostate cancer: case finding scheme is unapproved “screening by stealth,” GPs claim
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Protective beneficial effects of coffee for colorectal cancer?
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

No more PMRT for cN1 ypN0 breast cancer?
De-escalation of radiotherapy after primary chemotherapy in cT1–2N1 breast cancer (RAPCHEM; BOOG 2010–03): 5-year follow-up results of a Dutch, prospective, registry study​ Background​Primary chemotherapy in breast cancer poses a dilemma with regard to adjuvant locoregional radiotherapy, as guidelines for locoregional radiotherapy were originally based on pathology results of primary surgery. We aimed to evaluate the oncological safety of de-escalated locoregional... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 3, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TheWallnerus Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums

WAMC: 3.9 cGPA, 3.8 sGPA, 518 MCAT
WAMC 3.9 cGPA 3.8 sGPA 518 MCAT State/Country of Residence: MI Ties to other States/Regions: Significant other in Chicago URM? (Y/N): N Year in School: Graduated in May Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Majors: Biology and Spanish Minor: Translation Cumulative GPA: 3.9 Science GPA: 3.8 MCAT Score(s): 514, 518 Research Experience: - 250 hours RA cancer biology - 225 hours RA HU involving implicit biases Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 28, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: maddiemoo Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums