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Factors influencing the performance of clinical research networks to improve the success of cancer clinical trials: A scoping review and organizational analysis Open
Cancer clinical research networks (CRNs) play a vital role in medical research globally by generating investigator-initiated research, pooling expertise, and enabling recruitment across multiple sites. Completing clinical trials is challen…
View article: A cost comparison of radiotherapy and topical imiquimod for lentigo maligna treatment: Considerations for clinical decision-making
A cost comparison of radiotherapy and topical imiquimod for lentigo maligna treatment: Considerations for clinical decision-making Open
Imiquimod represents a substantially more cost-effective treatment option for managing LM compared with radiotherapy. Patient-centered shared decision-making should be prioritized.
‘Warts and All’ - Consider Even Definitive Salvage Radiotherapy for Recalcitrant Adult Viral Warts Open
Recalcitrant adult viral warts can cause significant functional and cosmetic impacts. A 60-year-old adult male with a five-year history of recurrent, recalcitrant, and progressive warts of both hands had failed prior treatments with laser,…
Narrative review of the impact on physicians of administering euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide and its association with moral distress Open
Background Moral distress affects a significant proportion of clinicians who have received requests and participated in euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (E/PAS) globally. It has been reported that personal and professional support …
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Macroscopic Regional Nodal Melanoma Open
Adjuvant radiation therapy (ART) for macroscopic regional nodal cutaneous melanoma has evolved. A significant step was the discovery of targeted therapies, particularly towards V600E-mutated melanoma, and immunotherapy under its different …
Experiences with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for treating symptomatic peripheral joint osteoarthritis (OA) with Low Dose Radiotherapy (LDRT) – a case series Open
Introduction: Peripheral joint osteoarthritis (OA) in Australia is the third leading cause of life-years lost. Implant surgery is a great help, but patients who are waiting or are inoperable suffer. Low Dose Radiotherapy (LDRT) is well est…
Management of Skin Toxicities in Cancer Treatment: An Australian/New Zealand Perspective Open
Cancer systemic therapeutics and radiotherapy are often associated with dermatological toxicities that may reduce patients’ quality of life and impact their course of cancer treatment. These toxicities cover a wide range of conditions that…
Randomized Trial of Postoperative Radiation Therapy After Wide Excision of Neurotropic Melanoma of the Head and Neck (RTN2 Trial 01.09) Open
Background Cutaneous neurotropic melanoma (NM) of the head and neck (H&N) is prone to local relapse, possibly due to difficulties widely excising the tumor. This trial assessed radiation therapy (RT) to the primary site after local excisio…
View article: Definitive superficial radiotherapy for challenging skin cancers – a case series of experiences and learnings
Definitive superficial radiotherapy for challenging skin cancers – a case series of experiences and learnings Open
Definitive radiotherapy (RT) for cancer treatment offers tissue conservation. Superficial radiotherapy (SXRT) is an excellent modality for treating selected skin cancers. Through this case series, we aim to assist clinicians new to SXRT to…
View article: Response to: Radiation Oncology Viewpoint: Wide‐field radiation therapy for skin cancerisation—Have we forgotten what we learned?
Response to: Radiation Oncology Viewpoint: Wide‐field radiation therapy for skin cancerisation—Have we forgotten what we learned? Open
Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.
Impact of whole brain radiotherapy after treatment of melanoma brain metastases on an individual’s employment and household income Open
Purpose: A cancer diagnosis can result in a considerable financial burden to individuals and their households. This study aimed to investigate this problem in patients treated for melanoma brain metastases. Methods: An economic evaluation …
A scientific approach to skin radiotherapy nursing Article 4 – How nurses can predict, explain, and care for the acute side effects that may arise during a course of skin radiotherapy Open
Nurses play an important role in the care of patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) for skin conditions, such as skin cancers. This is the final article in a four-part series that aims to supplement general oncology nurse training by prov…
A scientific approach to skin radiotherapy nursing Article 3 - The skin RT prescription and plan especially in relation to volume and dose Open
Nurses play an important role in the RT of skin and its diseases. This is the third of four articles that attempts to provide a scientific basis for nurses to better understand skin RT patients, skin and its diseases, and acute RT skin rea…
A scientific approach to skin radiotherapy nursing Article 2 - The anatomy, physiology, pathology and radiobiology of skin and its diseases Open
Nurses play an important role in the care of patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) for skin conditions such as skin cancers. A series of four articles will aim to supplement general oncology nurse training by providing a scientific basis…
View article: A scientific approach to skin radiotherapy nursing Article 1 - The role of the nurse in patient assessment
A scientific approach to skin radiotherapy nursing Article 1 - The role of the nurse in patient assessment Open
Nurses play an important role in the care of patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) for skin conditions, such as skin cancers. A series of four articles will aim to supplement general oncology nurse training by providing a scientific basi…
Experiences with a pilot electronic skin multidisciplinary clinic for complex skin cancer Open
Introduction: Complex skin cancers (CSCs) may benefit from review by a specialist skin multidisciplinary team (MDT). Accessing an MDT may be difficult for practitioners in non-metropolitan settings. Technology has been promoted as a soluti…
Re: Reply to letter to the editor re: ‘practical guide on the use of imiquimod cream to treat lentigo maligna’ Open
To the editor We thank Dr Brown et al. for their interest in our article in which, based on our clinical experience and review of the literature, we proposed practical clinical strategies for the application of imiquimod for patients with …
Towards better treatment outcomes for Australians with skin keratinocyte cancers - time for the patient voice? Open
Keratinocyte cancer (also known as non-melanoma skin cancer) is Australia's 'national cancer'. 1 Keratinocyte cancers are the most common malignant tumours in Australia, 2 and Australian and New Zealand populations suffer the world's highe…
Circumferential volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy of the lower legs–a technique described in a case of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis Open
A case of a fit 65-year-old male with a long history of recalcitrant Disseminated Superficial Actinic Porokeratosis (DSAP) treated with Volumetric Modulated Arc Radiotherapy (VMAT) is presented. The whole circumference of both lower legs f…
Is the contribution of Australian research to the national 2019 clinical practice guidelines for keratinocyte cancer adequate? A simple analysis Open
Introduction: The Australian 2002 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) treatment guidelines for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) were updated in 2008. At this time, the lack of high-quality Australian research conducted betw…
Superior outcomes of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) in the palliation of skull metastases of multiple myeloma: a case report Open
Palliative radiotherapy (RT) is often given to symptomatic sites of multiple myeloma (MM). Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) is often the main modality due its efficiency but it may involve irradiation volumes which include …
Does psoriasis need more radiation dose to clear recalcitrant plaques? A case series of lesions from a single subject Open
Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic benign disease of the whole thickness of the epidermis with symptomatic plaque formation impacting quality of life. Relatively low doses of fractionated radiotherapy (RT) have been used in the past to a tota…
Melanoma brain metastases: the outcome of whole brain radiation therapy in the era of effective systemic therapy Open
Background: Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is sometimes recommended for patients with multiple melanoma brain metastases (MBM) in addition to systemic therapy and/or local therapy. We report outcomes of WBRT and identify associated f…
A technique for external beam radiotherapy to the eyelid without the need for an internal eye shield Open
Cancer of the eyelids is difficult to treat. Surgery can lead to tissue loss. Superficial radiotherapy (SXRT) can be used in this scenario, but each fraction requires topical ophthalmic local anaesthetic and the insertion of an internal ey…