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Open AccessPatient Perceptions of Care Coordination during Neoadjuvant Therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Effective cancer care coordination (CCC) is an integral component of health care delivery and critical to achieving optimal oncologic outcomes. Neoadjuvant therapy (NT), the delivery of multimodality therapy p...
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Open AccessA single-arm pilot of MyInspiration: a novel digital resource to support spiritual needs of patients undergoing cancer-directed surgery
This study aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and satisfaction associated with the MyInspiration intervention, a digital spiritual support tool for patients undergoing cancer surgery. Additionally...
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Open AccessRadiation therapy for retroperitoneal sarcoma: practice patterns in North America
The addition of radiation therapy (RT) to surgery in retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS) remains controversial. We examined practice patterns in the use of RT for patients with RPS over time in a large, national coh...
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Open AccessResident dictation of operative notes: a reimbursement comparison and mixed-methods analysis
Surgical documentation is crucial to ensure quality patient care and accurate coding and billing. Operative dictation also serves as a valuable educational opportunity for surgical trainees. However, resident ...
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Immigrant Doctors and Their Role in US Healthcare
The composition of the US healthcare workforce relative to citizenship status remains ill-defined. We sought to characterize practice patterns among US doctors relative to citizenship status.
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Machine-Based Learning Hierarchical Cluster Analysis: Sex-Based Differences in Prognosis Following Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may have a heterogeneous presentation, as well as different long-term outcomes following surgical resection. We sought to use machine learning to cluster patients i...
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Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Patients and Outcomes: Impact of Mental Health
Mental health encompasses cognitive, emotional, and behavioral well-being with mental disorders defined by clinically significant disturbances in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior. Mental health disor...
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Impact of early vs late palliative care referrals on healthcare utilization in patients with pancreatic cancer
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of early versus late palliative care referral (PCR) following pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
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Comparing Outcomes of Minimally Invasive and Open Hepatectomy for Primary Liver Malignancies in Patients with Low-MELD Cirrhosis
Cirrhotic patients with primary liver cancer may undergo curative-intent resection when selected appropriately. Patients with T1 tumors and low-MELD are generally referred for resection. We aim to evaluate whe...
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Disparities in Liver Transplantation Rates and Outcomes Among Adults with and without Mental Illnesses
Patients with mental illnesses face unique disparities in access to liver transplantation. We sought to compare rates of evaluation, transplantation, and post-transplant outcomes among patients with and withou...
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Survival Benefit Relative to Treatment Modalities Among Patients with Very Early Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: an Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Liver transplantation (LT) has been considered a potential curative treatment for patients with very early intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and cirrhosis, yet the survival benefit of LT has not been well ...
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Response Assessment of Primary Liver Tumors to Novel Therapies: an Imaging Perspective
The latest developments in cancer immunotherapy, namely the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors, have led to a fundamental change in advanced cancer treatments. Imaging is crucial to identify tumor re...
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Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the liver (MCN-L) including biliary cystadenomas (BCA) and biliary cystadenocarcinomas (BCAC) are rare cystic lesions that comprise less than 5% of all liver cysts and affect only ...
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Evaluating the Quality of Online Information Regarding Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Neoadjuvant therapy (NT) is increasingly utilized for patients with localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Patients with cancer have high information needs and the Internet has materialized as a le...
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Association between the Environmental Quality Index and Textbook Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Access to high-quality cancer care is affected by environmental exposures and structural inequities. This study sought to investigate the association between the environmental quality index (EQI) and achieveme...
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Telemedicine may serve as an important avenue to address disparities in access to cancer care. We sought to define factors associated with telemedicine use among Medicare beneficiaries who underwent hepatopanc...
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