American Society of Clinical Oncology 2013 top five list in oncology.

Rare but real: management of small bowel adenocarcinoma.

Despite representing the longest segment of the alimentary tract, small bowel adenocarcinomas are rare. The diagnosis of small bowel adenocarcinoma is frequently delayed because of the nonspecific clinical symptoms and the limitations of small bowel imaging. The majority of patients will present with either lymph node or distant metastatic disease. Though the role of adjuvant therapy for resect...

Getting from choosing wisely to spending wisely.

It is intuitively true that the most just ways of reducing health care costs are to reduce unnecessary tests and interventions and improve the efficiency of care. Neither of these imperils outcomes (and may improve many) nor involves restricting care (and developing efficient care may require expansion of overall care). The first activity comes under the aegis of reducing waste, and the second,...

Angioedema in a patient with renal cell cancer treated with everolimus in combination with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.

American Society of Clinical Oncology/Oncology Nursing Society chemotherapy safety standards.

Thrombosis and cancer: emerging data for the practicing oncologist.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently updated clinical practice guidelines on the treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cancer. Although several new studies have been reported, many questions remain about the close relationship between VTE and malignant disease. The risk of VTE among patients with cancer continues to increase and is clearl...