Sample Topics in Oncology

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• Abiraterone and newer antiandrogen compounds for castrate resistant metastatic prostate cancer
• Adjuvant and neoadjuvant imatinib for gastrointestinal stromal tumors
• Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion gene positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer
• Cervical cytology: Interpretation of results
• Chemotherapy-induced alopecia
• Cigarette smoking and other risk factors for lung cancer
• First-line chemotherapy for advanced (stage III or IV) epithelial ovarian cancer
• Anti-CTLA-4 immunotherapy in advanced melanoma
• Inflammatory breast cancer: Clinical features and treatment
• Management of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and patients with BRCA mutations
• Management of potentially resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases
• Metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Local options to control tumor growth
• Molecularly targeted therapy for metastatic melanoma
• Overview of fertility and pregnancy in cancer survivors
• Overview of the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer
• Prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
• Role of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in patients with cancer
• Initial systemic therapy for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
• Treatment of locoregionally advanced (stage III and IV) head and neck cancer: The larynx and hypopharynx
• Patient information: Choosing treatment for early-stage breast cancer (The Basics)
• Patient information: Prostate cancer screening (PSA tests) (The Basics)