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The Importance and Underuse of Germline Testing
Germline testing for inherited genetic variants is recommended to many people with cancer, yet such useful testing is notably underutilized.
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Hashtag Cancer: Social Media and Oncology
Most Americans use social media, making it a crucial tool in oncology, where new findings, biomarkers, treatments, and trials are presented.
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Single-Gene Testing vs. NGS: Seeking One Target or Many
Choosing NGS first rather than Single-Gene Testing in cancer is a financially effective and diagnostically efficient strategy in many cases.
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Raising Awareness of New Targeted Oncology Clinical Trials
To enroll in clinical trials for targeted cancer therapies, people must be aware of them; thus, raising awareness is vital to enrollment.
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Blood-based Biomarkers in Cancer
Liquid biopsy for cancer is non-invasive and easily repeated, permitting molecular profiling and many other purposes with strong accuracy.
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Blood-based Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease
Blood-based biomarkers (BBMs) hold promise for a fast, convenient, and simple means to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's Disease.
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How Does Awareness of Biomarkers Compare to Prevalence?
We compared awareness in oncologists of selected biomarkers to the prevalence of actionable oncogenic mutations across cancers.
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RAS Biomarker Trending and Awareness in Oncologists
We examined RAS/KRAS trending and awareness for oncologists; results track strongly with the history of scientific KRAS advancements.
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NTRK Trending and Awareness in Community Oncologists
We analyzed trending and awareness patterns of NTRK and NTRK-targeting compounds in academic and community oncologists.
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What is an Awareness Algorithm?
Awareness of new and emerging cancer biomarkers and compounds is vital so HCPs will test for and treat molecular oncogenic drivers.
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The Value of Molecularly Defined Patient Advocacy Groups
Patient advocacy groups provide support, education, advocacy, and information sharing while including the patient perspective in healthcare.
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Does Every Cancer Patient Get Next Generation Sequencing?
NGS is useful for diagnosis and prognosis but also for treatment decisions and resistance monitoring yet it is not consistently used.
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