Tuesday, 28 April 2020

SPO (Sociedade Portuguesa de Oncologia)

SPO (Sociedade Portuguesa de Oncologia [Portuguese Society of Oncology]).
Reference: SPO. n.d. Sociedade Portuguesa Oncologia. [online] Available at: <https://www.sponcologia.pt/pt/> [Accessed 28 April 2020].

Survey - conhecimento e percepções sobre o Registo Oncológico Nacional (Portuguese) (knowledge and perceptions about the National Cancer Registry)

Survey on knowledge and perceptions about the Portuguese RON (Registo Oncológico Nacional [National Cancer Registry]): https://forms.gle/JqyQRQZho2q7KcvF8
This questionnaire was prepared by the Oncology Data Working Group of the Portuguese Society of Oncology (SPO).

Survey - Oncologist's KAP in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Oncologist's Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic 24-04-2020

Dear colleague,

We appreciate your help in completing the following survey to understand oncologists' knowledge, attitude, and practice in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The survey will take a few minutes to complete.
Thank you again for your participation.

Abdul Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH
International Research Group on COVID-19 Impact on Cancer Care (IRG-CICC)

Survey here:

Sunday, 26 April 2020

SEOR

Sociedad Española de Oncología Radioterápica (SEOR) (Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology).
Bibliographic reference: SEOR. n.d. Inicio - SEOR. [online] Available at: <http://www.seor.es/> [Accessed 26 April 2020].

COVID-19 RadOnc Forum

[Spanish]

COVID-19 RadOnc Forum: una plataforma para evaluar diariamente el impacto de la pandemia COVID en la Oncología Radioterápica española (a platform to daily assess the impact of the COVID pandemic on Spanish Radiation Oncology).
More information on SEOR.

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Online certificate, diploma, M.Sc in advanced radiotherapy practice

Deadline: July 30th, 2020
Source: Tcd.ie. n.d. Online Taught Postgraduate Education - School Of Medicine - Trinity College Dublin. [online] Available at: <https://www.tcd.ie/medicine/radiation-therapy/postgraduate/ARP-online.php> [Accessed 21 April 2020].

Monday, 20 April 2020

IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer)

Bibliographic reference: International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer | IASLC [Internet]. Iaslc.org. [cited 20 April 2020]. Available from: https://www.iaslc.org/.

Monday, 6 April 2020

Tru-Cut®, core, lance or punch biopsy

It «is when a core of tissue (about 2 millimeters thick) is taken from a lump or tissue using a special needle. Although it can be done in certain circumstances under local anesthetic it is generally performed under a general anesthetic [1].» «The Tru-Cut® biopsy device helps you manually capture high-quality tissue samples with minimal patient trauma [2].» It is a «minimally invasive technique (transcutaneous punctures) for collecting tissue samples by means of special needles that remove a hemicylinder of a lesion, allowing its histological evaluation [3].» «Tru-Cut® biopsy, also called a core, lance, or punch biopsy with a tissue-cutting needle, provides tissue sampling by a percutaneous puncture. These instruments consist of a cutting cannula and a needle with a stylet tip and a semicylinder slot to collect a fresh tissue fragment [4,5]. This technique is normally used in cases when fine-needle aspirates cannot provide a definite diagnosis [5].»
«Tru-Cut® biopsy was first used in 1855 by Duchenne to diagnose Duchenne muscular dystrophy [5].»
Tru-Cut® biopsy device
Source: Tru-Cut® Biopsy Device [Internet]. Merit Medical Systems. [cited 2020 Apr 6]. Available from: https://www.merit.com/merit-biopsy/biopsy/soft-tissue-biopsy/tru-cut-biopsy-device/#toggle-id-3.

Tru-Cut® biopsy

Bibliographic references:
[1] Tru-cut biopsy [Internet]. Nottinghamshire Head & Neck Cancer Service. NHS; [cited 2020 Apr 6]. Available from: http://nottshncs.nhs.uk/glossary/tru-cut-biopsy.
[2] Tru-Cut® Biopsy Device [Internet]. Merit Medical Systems. [cited 2020 Apr 6]. Available from: https://www.merit.com/merit-biopsy/biopsy/soft-tissue-biopsy/tru-cut-biopsy-device/#toggle-id-3.
[3] Irion KL, Irion LD, Hochhegger B. (2006). Core Biopsy, Tru Cut Biopsy, Lanceting Puncture or Puncture Biopsy with Tissue Morcelatting Needle? Radiologia Brasileira, 39(4), VII. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842006000400003.
[4] Irion KL, Irion LD, Hochhegger B. (2006). Core Biópsia, Tru-Cut biópsia, punção lancetante ou biópsia por punção com agulha fragmentante tecidual (punção fragmentante - PFrag)? Radiologia Brasileira, 39(4), VII. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842006000400003.
[5] de Araújo Setin R, Fortes Cirimbelli C, Mazeto Ercolin AC, Pires ST, Disselli T, Ferrarini Nunes Soares Hage MC. Value of artisanal simulators to teach ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy using a tru-cut needle for veterinary and medical students. Adv Physiol Educ. 2018;42(2):209–214. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00185.2017.

DEGRO

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Radioonkologie (German) or German Society of Radiation Oncology.