SOI Article Series: Minimally Invasive Training in Surgical Oncology: Current Status and Needs Assessment
Release Date: 07/15/2025
SSO Education Series: Evidence Today and Tomorrow – HAIP Therapy
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In this series “Evidence Today and Tomorrow”, the HPB disease site working group of the SSO explored current gaps in HPB surgical oncology, highlighting existing evidence and ongoing work aimed at filling those gaps. In this episode, Dr. Julie Hallet, chair of the HPB disease site working group, and Dr. Noah Cohen, member of the HPB disease site working group, are joined by Drs. Michael Lidksy and Bas Groot Koerkamp to review evidence in hepatic artery infusion pump therapy.
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SSO Education Series: Lateral Lymph Nodes and Rectal Cancer
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Drs. Abhineet Uppal and Shirin Sabbaghian Hebert will discuss management considerations for the treatment of lateral pelvic nodes in patients with rectal cancer. We have the great opportunity to speak with Dr. Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD-PhD), who has maintained an essential role within the Lateral Node Study Consortium. He is a great resource of knowledge in this field as he trained at the University of Tokyo in Japan, where lateral node dissection is performed more routinely for patients with rectal cancer. Following his training, he worked at the...
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Outside the OR: Good Palliative Care = Good Surgical Care
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In the premiere episode of Outside the OR, host Dr. Russell Berman sits down with surgical oncologists Dr. Bridget Fahy and Dr. EeeLN Buckarma for an insightful conversation on the critical role of palliative care in surgical oncology. Whether you’re a surgical oncologist, trainee, or healthcare professional, you’ll gain valuable perspectives on why good palliative care is truly good surgical care.
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SSO Education Series: Imaging for Breast Density
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr, Zahraa AlHilli is joined by Dr. Christine Klassen, Dr. Wendie Berg, and Dr. Jennifer Harvey discuss what it means when patients receive a mammogram result of “dense breasts”, including the risk of cancer being missed on a mammogram and also the risk of developing breast cancer in the context of family history and other factors. The group will further detail options for supplemental screening with MRI, ultrasound, or, in the future, contrast-enhanced mammography and uses of AI in breast imaging.
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ASO Article Series: The Landmark Series: The Future of Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials.
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In this new episode of Speaking of SurgOnc, Dr. Rick Greene discusses with Dr. David Seo recent and ongoing high-impact clinical trials that analyze the multidisciplinary treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, as reported in the article, "The Landmark Series: The Future of Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials.”
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SSO Education Series: Increasing Patient Diversity in Clinical Trials
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Drs. Oluwadamilola "Lola" Fayanju and Jose Trevino moderate a conversation with Drs. Ugwuji Maduekwe and Rebecca Snyder on the importance of patient diversity in clinical trials as they also provide systemic, investigator-led, and patient-level strategies to facilitate enrollment of diverse trial participants.
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SOI Article Series: Multidisciplinary Management of Nonmetastatic Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer (T3-4N0M0)
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Dr. Daniel Shapiro, Section Editor of the Urologic Oncology Editorial Board section of Surgical Oncology Insight, discusses with Dr. Marcelo Bigarella a review of the treatment options for patients with locally advanced prostate cancer. Dr. Bigarella is the author of “Multidisciplinary management of nonmetastatic locally advanced prostate cancer (T3-4N0M0),” published in the June 2025 issue of the journal.
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SSO Education Series: Ablative Therapy for Primary and Recurrent Thyroid Cancer
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Yinin Hu from the University of Maryland and Dr. Jennifer Kuo from the Columbia University Medical Center discuss current evidence, best practices, and future directions for percutaneous ablative therapy for thyroid cancer.
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SSO Education Series: Evidence Today and Tomorrow – Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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In this series “evidence today and tomorrow”, the HPB disease site working group of the SSO explored current gaps in HPB surgical oncology, highlighting existing evidence and ongoing work aimed at filling those gaps. In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Julie Hallet from the Unviersity of Toronto and chair of the SSO HPB Disease Site Working Group, and Dr. Winnie Lo from Eastern Virginia Medical School are joined by Dr. Adam Yopp and Dr. Amit Singal from UT Southwestern, and Dr. Katie Kelley from University of California San Francisco. They will be discussing the state-of-the-art evidence...
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SSO Education Series: Colorectal Disease Site Working Group : 2025 ASCRS and SSAT Program Recap
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, the SSO Colorectal Disease Site Working Group will recap content from the 2025 American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCARS) and Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) programs. Broad highlights of both benign and malignant disease conditions are covered. This episode is hosted by Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ocuin, Dr. Jitesh Patel, Dr. Abhineet Uppal, and Dr. Prakash Pandalai. They cover hot topics, areas of controversy, and new research shared across various specialties including colorectal surgery, surgical oncology, gastroenterology, basic, and...
info_outlineIn this episode of SurgOnc Today's Surgical Oncology Insight series, Dr. Mitchell Posner, Section Editor of the Education/Training Editorial Board section, discusses with Dr. Melissa Hogg the current state of robotic training in surgical oncology and directions for future research and practice, as reported in her article, "Minimally invasive training in surgical oncology: Current status and needs assessment."