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Hereditary Breast Cancer Syndromes Kathy Schneider1 and Emily Dalton2 1Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA 2Ambry Genetics, Boston, MA, USA Multiple Choice Questions 1.  Hereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndrome is associated with…

Radiotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies Manisha Palta1, Christopher Willett2, and Brian Czito2 1Duke Regional Hospital, Durham, NC, USA 2Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA Case study 121.1 A 65-year-old female…

Radiotherapy for Thoracic Malignancies Meredith E. Giuliani and Andrea Bezjak University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada Case study 120.1 A 84-year-old man presents with a T1N0M0…

Radiotherapy for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Beryl McCormick Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA Multiple Choice Questions 1.  Why does the appropriate treatment recommenda­tion for a woman…

Surgical Aspects of Melanoma Thomas Velancia The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA Introduction Although melanoma represents only 10% of skin cancers, it accounts for at…

Surgical Aspects of Prostate Cancer Peter Pinto Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA Case study 115.1 Low-Risk Disease A 65-year-old male with an elevated prostate-specific antigen…

Surgical Aspects of Bladder Cancer Michael B. Williams Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia Beach, VA, USA Case study 114.1 A 65-year-old male presents with gross painless hematuria. Diagnostic bladder tumor…

Surgical Aspects of Lower Gastrointestinal Cancers Anthony J. Senagore Central Michigan University School of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA Case study 112.1 A 65-year-old healthy female patient presents with a…