Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy

SEP 4, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Disparities in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes Among South Asian American Women

Cancers

Large retrospective cohort study with robust sample size documenting disparities in breast cancer presentation and treatment patterns between ethnic groups, with clear survival outcomes but relying on observational data and administrative records rather than experimental evidence.

SEP 4, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Occupation and oncology: cancer care in Palestine

Frontiers in Oncology

A policy and practice review advancing a framework for understanding cancer-system deterioration under occupation and conflict, with proposed practical actions for health-system strengthening—not a clinical trial or empirical study generating original evidence.

SEP 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Changing epidemiology and etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Europe: implications for clinical practice and health policy

The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

A narrative synthesis of epidemiological trends and clinical management implications for HCC in Europe, intended to inform practice and policy rather than report a primary research finding.

AUG 17, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Thirty years of NCI thyroid cancer research investment (1996–2025): a longitudinal portfolio analysis of funding trends, molecular target emphasis and thematic evolution

Frontiers in Oncology

This is a descriptive portfolio analysis of research funding trends using administrative data; it characterizes what has been funded rather than testing clinical or scientific hypotheses, and generates no outcome data or efficacy evidence.

AUG 12, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

IMAGING, SURGICAL AND CIPHERABLE APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER IN NIGERIA

Nigerian Journal of Technology

A systematic narrative review synthesizing evidence on breast cancer imaging, surgery, and conservative therapies in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, identifying treatment gaps and recommending policy interventions rather than testing a specific clinical hypothesis.

AUG 11, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Thyroid Cancer Modified Anxiety Scale (TC-MAX): Development and External Validation of a Thyroid Cancer Distress Instrument

Thyroid

Sound instrument development and validation study with robust psychometrics in a relevant population, but measures a patient-reported outcome (anxiety) rather than a clinical endpoint, and is limited to papillary thyroid cancer patients.

AUG 10, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Impact of compounded financial collapse and armed conflict on access to radiation therapy in Lebanon: lessons for building resilient cancer care systems in fragile settings

Frontiers in Oncology

A single-centre retrospective observational study describing longitudinal service patterns during crises, without control group or randomisation; reports institutional volumes and technique shifts but lacks comparative effectiveness or causal inference.

JUL 27, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Simulation Training and Peripheral Angioplasty Learning: Protocol of a Quasi-Experimental Evaluative Cross-Sectional Study

Jmir Research Protocols

Protocol paper for an ongoing quasi-experimental study with only 35% enrollment and no outcome results yet; provides methodological framework but no efficacy or comparative data to evaluate.