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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"NCCN guidelines"”.
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Evaluation of Current Clinical Criteria For Li-Fraumeni Syndrome In A Diverse Sample of Tp53 Mutation Carriers
… LFS. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) combines several in its Clinical Practice Guidelines for <em>TP53</em> genetic testing. Prior studies have shown that the cumulative sensitivity of criteria included in these guidelines approaches 100% in populations referred for testing due …
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Evaluation of prognostic risk factors at diagnosis and treatment outcomes in adult patients with early-stage hodgkin lymphoma in Cape Town, South Africa
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines are a recognized standard for prognostic staging in Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL). We aimed to determine if the NCCN staging system and its individual risk factors correlated with patient treatment outcomes in early-stage adult classical HL (cHL) …
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Does thyroid sparing total laryngectomy decrease the risk of hypothyroidism?
… in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. However, it is associated with a 32-89% risk of hypothyroidism, which represents a problem especially for patients without access to thyroid hormone monitoring and replacement. Sparing the thyroid gland does not compromise …
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Examination of Transfusion Practice in Cancer Related Anemia in Northern Nevada, A Pilot Study
… The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN, 2013) recommends associated supportive transfusion therapy guidelines for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients who lean toward hemoglobin maintenance goals of: 7 to 9 g/dL in asymptomatic patients; 8 to10 g/dL in symptomatic patients; and …
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Genetic Testing Uptake and Yield in Patients with Male Breast Cancer
… and <em>BRCA2</em>. Despite established guidelines recommending germline testing for all patients with MBC, there is wide variability in the reported prevalence of germline pathogenic variants (gPV) in this population, and the risk for MBC in moderate-risk breast cancer genes remains …
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The SYNQ study: SYmptoms, Nutrition, and Quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors
… the national comprehensive cancer network (NCCN) guidelines recommending formal speech and swallowing evaluations for patients, survivors in our study had to request their own therapies. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on appropriate referrals to counseling and therapeutic services …