By the Abstracts – MSK Authors at the 2015 ASCO Meeting

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Library Staff

The American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting this year had close to 6,000 abstracts submitted for review, with 4,882 abstracts published in conjunction with this conference. Of these abstracts 2,392 were presented onsite during the poster discussion, oral abstract, and poster sessions. Details can be found on the ASCO website.

Memorial Sloan Kettering contributed 296 abstracts which represents an increase of approximately 15% from last year’s total abstract count. Also last year, there were 7 MSK authors that published 10 or more abstracts. This year there were 12 MSK authors that published 10 or more abstracts: C.A. Hudis (18), M.F. Berger (15), D.M. Hyman (15), M.G. Kris (15), R.J. Motzer (13), M.E. Arcila (12), L.B. Saltz (11), M. Ladanyi (10), H.I. Scher (10), D.B. Solit (10), M.H. Voss (10), and J.D. Wolchok (10). The top three categories (as determined by ASCO) were Genitourinary (Nonprostate) Cancer (26), Gastrointestinal (Noncolorectal) Cancer (21), and Lung Cancer-Non-Small Cell Metastatic (21). The abstracts include three on the historic IBM Watson Oncology application being implemented at MSK.

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3D Printing Innovations for Animals

Posted on June 30, 2015 by admin

The things people are doing with 3D printing – from robotic prosthesis to cookie cutters shaped like Yoda – never cease to amaze me. We’ve mentioned some of the medical applications to the 3D printing in previous blog posts, but those have been in relation to human patients. I thought I would look in the cuter side of the internet to see how 3D printing has been helping our fuzzier friends.

The plastic used in many 3D printers is ideal for creating beaks for birds who have birth defects or injuries. Grecia the toucan (warning: graphic image), is due to receive a prosthetic beak after losing a large portion of his to human cruelty. Another bird, a bald eagle named Beauty, received a custom-made, 3D printed beak to replace her broken one. Continue reading →

PubMed Makes it Easier to Find References

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Library Staff

PubMed has a built-in discovery tool called Similar Articles (formerly labeled Related Citations). This feature appears below each reference on a list of results as well as on the abstract view page for a reference. The name was changed to make this feature clearer to users. It’s a useful tool to be aware of, especially for those tough searches that don’t yield a sufficient number of results. See the screenshots below for examples of what you can expect to see in PubMed.

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