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MECCC Earns Three-Year Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons – Again!

Balazs Halmos, MD, discusses novel targets for drug development in small cell lung cancer.

Balazs Halmos, MD, discusses challenges associated with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer.

One of the prime risk factors for CRC is the consumption of a high-risk, Western-style diet high in processed foods, refined grains, red meat, and sugar.

Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, discusses the recognition of racial disparities in breast cancer, as well as the mitigation of treatment-related toxicities.

Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, discusses the significance of the new classification of HER2-low breast cancer and how this affects HER2+ breast cancer treatment

Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, discusses disparities, post-treatment care, and technological advancements in breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, discusses the importance of personalized medicine in breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, discusses how the use of personalized medicine has evolved in breast cancer management.

Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, discusses the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month as well as timely screening and early detection.

Drs Patel and Stiles discuss the significance of the FDA approval of perioperative durvalumab for patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer.

Brendon M. Stiles, MD, discusses the FDA approval of perioperative durvalumab plus chemotherapy in early-stage non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr Halmos discusses common AEs associated with the ADCs that are used in NSCLC and ways to manage and mitigate these toxicities.

Radiation therapy is a critical component of cancer care that is currently being used in approximately 50% of all patients with cancer.

Neel P. Chudgar, MD, discusses his presentation on resectability in non–small cell lung cancer at the 21st Annual Winter Lung Cancer Conference®.

As genomic testing becomes ubiquitous in cancer care, some patients experience out-of-pocket costs that may affect oncologists’ genetic testing decisions.

Neel P. Chudgar, MD, discusses considerations for determining lung cancer resection eligibility and how neoadjuvant therapy may affect resectability.

Neel P. Chudgar, MD, discusses the nuances of defining resectability in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Balazs Halmos, MD, discusses the FLAURA2 and MARIPOSA trials of EGFR TKIs plus chemotherapy in EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

Investigators evaluated risk factor–based guidelines and risk model–based strategies for lung cancer screening in World Trade Center–exposed responders.

Balazs Halmos, MD, discusses treatment strategies for patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer.

Genetic screening and testing have only recently become an integral part of cancer care.

Drs Donington and Stiles discuss the implications of perioperative immunotherapy trials on early-stage lung cancer management, definitions of resectability, and the incorporation of new multidisciplinary management guidance.

Leading researchers in rare blood cancers to investigate new therapeutic strategy that targets leukemic stem cells.

Drs Donington and Stiles discuss how the findings from the ADAURA trial with adjuvant osimertinib have changed thoracic surgery expectations, the potential surgical implications of the ALINA trial with adjuvant alectinib, and the importance of early-stage molecular testing in lung cancer.

Dr Halmos discusses the ongoing investigation of the potent, selective, and irreversible EGFR inhibitor BDTX-1535 in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center opened a new state-of-the-art breast center at the Hutchinson Metro Center at 1250 Waters Place.

Beth N. McLellan, MD, discusses the use of a low-cost, topical treatment to prevent severe cases of acute radiation dermatitis potentially caused by the skin bacterium Staphylococcus aureus in breast cancer.

The newly renamed Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded comprehensive designation by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, the ultimate standard achieved by only 55 other NCI cancer centers in the U.S.

As oncogene-driven therapies move into clinical practice, it is paramount that clinicians have the tools and understanding to integrate the latest evidence for the appropriate treatment of patients with lung cancer.