RESOURCE ROUNDUP: YEAR-END 2024

RESOURCE ROUNDUP: YEAR-END 2024

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Resource Roundup: Year-end 2024

A Caregiver’s Research: Appendix Cancer & Pseudomyxoma-Peritonei-PMP CRS-HIPEC compiled by Julian S. (click here)

Canadian Pal Julian S. is a care partner with his wife, Maggie. As part of their experience navigating appendix cancer and her ultimate treatment – CRS & HIPEC – they learned a lot along the way. Last updated September 14, 2024

Cancer-related Articles & Studies (5)

Appendix Cancer, Continuing Education (Dr. Azeberoje Osueni; Dr. Yuvraj S. Chowdhury, National Library of Medicine) August 2023
Mapping how cancers form and spread, (National Institutes of Health/NIH) November 2024
Most tumors in body share important mutations (NIH) September 2018
Y chromosome affects cancer growth, (NIH) July 2023
14 Micro Self-Care Practices That Take Less Than 60 Seconds, (The EveryGirl) October 2024

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RESOURCE ROUNDUP: WINTER 2024

RESOURCE ROUNDUP: WINTER 2024

PMP Pals Resource Roundup: Winter 2024

Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International | PSOGI logoThis quarter, we found Purposeful Reading with a newsletter from PSOGI chairman and CRS/HIPEC pioneer Dr. Paul Sugarbaker, a handful of articles.

PSOGI World News (1)

  • Section 1: Progress in Clinical or Laboratory Research: A Classification of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Based on the Natural History of the DiseaseA classification essential for the surgeon to assess prognosis after CRS and HIPEC (Dr. Sugarbaker)
  • Section 2: The back story on Center of Excellence, The Basingstoke (Dr. Sugarbaker, edited by Tom Cecil)
  • Section 3: Listing of upcoming events
  • Section 4: Alternatives to traditional HIPEC, a peak at Radspherin®, a novel alpha-radiopharmaceutical for intraperitoneal administration to combat residual microscopic disease following CRS with or without HIPEC (Stein Gunnar Larsen,Roy Hartvig Larsen, Øyvind Sverre Bruland)
  • Section 5: Pioneers of progress in peritoneal surface malignancyWho was John Stricklin Spratt, Jr., MD? (Dr. Sugarbaker)
  • Section 6: Focus on active PSM protocols, Peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer treated with bidirectional approach comprising PIPAC and systemic chemotherapy (Shigeki Kusamura)
  • Section 7: Editorial comments

PSOGI Website (2)

Calculating the Peritoneal Cancer Index, October 2016
Who is candidate for CRS/HIPEC? Opinion from Dr. Sugarbaker, July 2016

Cancer-related Articles & Studies (8)

Research reveals how fructose in diet enhances tumor growth, (Talia Ogliore, Washington University) December 2024
The Landscape of Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) in Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma, (Various) December 2024
Leading Edge of Cancer Symposium, MD Anderson Center
– ABSTRACT: A Prospective Randomized Crossover Trial of Systemic Chemotherapy in Patients with Low-Grade Mucinous Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma (Submitter Dr. Abdelrahman Yousef, MD Anderson) December 2024
– ABSTRACT: Goblet Cell Tumors of the Appendix: Clinical & Molecular Features, (Submitter Dr. Abdelrahman Yousef, MD Anderson) December 2024
POSTER (Submitter Dr. Abdelrahman Yousef, MD Anderson) December 2024
– ABSTRACT: Utility of plasma tumor marker levels in management of patients with appendiceal adenocarcinoma (Submitter Dr. Abdelrahman Yousef, MD Anderson) December 2024
View the full book of abstracts and symposium posters on OpenWorks @ MD Anderson
Stressed out? These 8 skills can help boost mood and reduce anxiety (NPR) September 2024

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Resource Roundup: Late Summer 2024

Resource Roundup: Late Summer 2024

PMP Pals Resource Roundup: Late Summer 2024

We’re always scanning medical journals, practitioner magazines, cancer-focused blogs, and our partner websites for resources about this rare disease. Depending on where you are on your appendix cancer journey, you may be searching for information about current treatment practices, recovering well, and technology advancements showing promise in 2, 5, or 10 years. Be sure to check the footnotes references at the end of every reading. Here’s what we turned up this past week that may be of interest to you:

Appendix Cancer Articles (8)

Neoplasms of the Appendix, Deutsches Arzteblatt International, August 2023
10P Molecular mutations in appendix cancers, Science for Optimal Cancer Care, March 2023

Articles related to Colorectal Cancer (CRC) (2)

Hydroxygenkwanin suppresses peritoneal metastasis in colorectal cancer by modulating tumor-associated macrophages polarization, ScienceDirect, June 2024
FDA Approves Lonsurf Plus Avastin for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Cure, August 2023

General Cancer Articles (8)

Resource Roundup: Late Summer 2024

Resource Roundup: Summer 2024

We’re always scanning medical journals, practitioner magazines, cancer-focused blogs, and our partner websites for resources about this rare disease. Depending on where you are on your appendix cancer journey, you may be searching for information about current treatment practices, recovering well, and technology advancements showing promise in 2, 5, or 10 years. Be sure to check the footnotes references at the end of every reading. Here’s what we turned up this past week that may be of interest to you:

UPyTher aims to make peritoneal cancer treatable with a chemogel, company website, 6 July 2024

The impact of stage, grade, and mucinous histology on the efficacy of systemic chemotherapy in adenocarcinomas of the appendix: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base, Various physicians, first published: 27 October 2015

Effective Cancer Pain Management Key to Maximizing Mobility in Cancer Patients, Oncology Nurse Advisor, 8 July 2024

Drug Shortages Still Affecting US Cancer Centers, Survey ShowsOncology Nurse Advisor, 8 July 2024