Prof Shalini Vinod
@shalinivinod.bsky.social
Radiation Oncologist / #Lung Cancer / #Quality / #Equity
Important to assess quality of decision making at MDMs. Is the patient voice being heard? Do nurses contribute? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Quality of Decision-making at Oncology Multidisciplinary Team Meetings: A Structured Observational Study
Multidisciplinary meetings (MDMs) are crucial in cancer care, with increasing attention on improving the quality of decision-making. Validated tools h…
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October 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Important to assess quality of decision making at MDMs. Is the patient voice being heard? Do nurses contribute? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Pleasure to be part of this podcast about treating older people with #lungcancer thoraciconcology.org.au/podcasts/59-... @togaanz.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social @tomjohnston2796.bsky.social
59 - Challenging Ageism: Optimising Lung Cancer Treatment in Older Adults - TOGA - Thoracic Oncology Group Australasia
In this episode of Conversations in Lung Cancer Research, hosted by Dr Michael Krasovitsky, a medical oncologist at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, the focus is on lung cancer in older adults.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Pleasure to be part of this podcast about treating older people with #lungcancer thoraciconcology.org.au/podcasts/59-... @togaanz.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social @tomjohnston2796.bsky.social
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Super session announcing a new @thelancet.com @iaslc.bsky.social Commission on lung cancer at this year’s WCLC 2025 in Barcelona
September 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Super session announcing a new @thelancet.com @iaslc.bsky.social Commission on lung cancer at this year’s WCLC 2025 in Barcelona
Excited to be a commissioner for Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer www.lancetlungcancer.org @iaslc.bsky.social @thelancet.com
The IASLC - Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer
The IASLC - Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer brings together leading clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and patient advocates from across the globe aiming to reframe the global lung cancer agenda.
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September 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Excited to be a commissioner for Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer www.lancetlungcancer.org @iaslc.bsky.social @thelancet.com
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Are you thinking of studying the association of the time from cancer diagnosis to treatment and overall survival? Have a look at these consensus recommendations we developed and published in the British Journal of Cancer:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Recommendations for studying the association of the cancer diagnosis to treatment interval with overall survival: a modified Delphi process - British Journal of Cancer
British Journal of Cancer - Recommendations for studying the association of the cancer diagnosis to treatment interval with overall survival: a modified Delphi process
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September 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Are you thinking of studying the association of the time from cancer diagnosis to treatment and overall survival? Have a look at these consensus recommendations we developed and published in the British Journal of Cancer:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3694 people enrolled for lung cancer screening in first month of lung cancer screening in 🇦🇺 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @racgp.bsky.social @togaanz.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
3694 people enrolled for lung cancer screening in first month of lung cancer screening in 🇦🇺 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @racgp.bsky.social @togaanz.bsky.social
A #nurse led geriatric oncology model of care is a feasible way of ⬆️ geriatric screening & assessment of older adults with #cancer. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Implementation and evaluation of a nurse-led geriatric oncology model of care for older adults with lung cancer
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July 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A #nurse led geriatric oncology model of care is a feasible way of ⬆️ geriatric screening & assessment of older adults with #cancer. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🙏🏽 @medacape.com for showcasing #lungcancer screening in 🇦🇺 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Australia Launches Lung Cancer Screening Program for Smokers
Australia has launched its first lung cancer screening program, which targets current and recent smokers with biennial low-dose CT scans.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🙏🏽 @medacape.com for showcasing #lungcancer screening in 🇦🇺 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Lung cancer screening in 🇦🇺is finally here! Amazing amount of work from multidisciplinary group & consumers. www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlcsp Need @racgp.bsky.social support to assess patients for eligibility. It’s time to ⬆️ survival from lung cancer! @dkarikios.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social
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June 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Lung cancer screening in 🇦🇺is finally here! Amazing amount of work from multidisciplinary group & consumers. www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlcsp Need @racgp.bsky.social support to assess patients for eligibility. It’s time to ⬆️ survival from lung cancer! @dkarikios.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social
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The Onus of Proof: Evidence-Based Adoption of Advanced Radiation Therapy Technologies. www.redjournal.org/article/S036...
The Onus of Proof: Evidence-Based Adoption of Advanced Radiation Therapy Technologies
Historically, there has been a relative paucity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
in radiation oncology relative to the number in medical oncology. In an analysis of
almost 700 RCTs published bet...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Onus of Proof: Evidence-Based Adoption of Advanced Radiation Therapy Technologies. www.redjournal.org/article/S036...
🙏🏽 ABC for shining the light on 🇦🇺 deadliest cancer. Bring on #lungcancer screening www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... @abcnewsbot.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social @bensolomon1.bsky.social
Australia's deadliest cancer to get new screening program
After years of lobbying from patients, the first ever national lung cancer screening program will roll out next month for people who have a significant history of smoking.
www.abc.net.au
June 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🙏🏽 ABC for shining the light on 🇦🇺 deadliest cancer. Bring on #lungcancer screening www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... @abcnewsbot.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social @bensolomon1.bsky.social
Need exercise physiologists as routine members of oncology team esp for survivorship care
Landmark clinical trial shows exercise improves colon cancer survival. healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/news...
Landmark clinical trial shows exercise improves colon cancer survival
In a world-first clinical trial, researchers working with the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) and Sinclair Cancer Research Institute at Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), ...
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June 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Need exercise physiologists as routine members of oncology team esp for survivorship care
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 work by PhD student Dr Kim-Lin Chiew - Quality Indicators and Benchmarks for Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Modified Delphi Approach - Clinical Oncology www.clinicaloncologyonline.net/article/S093... @gerryhanna.bsky.social
Quality Indicators and Benchmarks for Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Modified Delphi Approach
While there are many published quality indicators (QIs) for assessing clinical care
in lung cancer few specifically measure the quality of radiotherapy (RT). To address
this gap, we used a structured ...
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May 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 work by PhD student Dr Kim-Lin Chiew - Quality Indicators and Benchmarks for Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Modified Delphi Approach - Clinical Oncology www.clinicaloncologyonline.net/article/S093... @gerryhanna.bsky.social
🇦🇺lung cancer screening coming 1st July. Guidelines state “ Suitability for lung cancer surgery should not be a contraindication for screening, as those with comorbidities can safely be Rx with radiotherapy (SABR) with minimal toxicities”. www.targetingcancer.com.au/dereks-story/ @racgp.bsky.social
Derek’s Story - Radiation Oncology Targeting Cancer
A game-changing radiation therapy technique called SABR is offering hope to people living with lung cancer, like Derek Peffe
www.targetingcancer.com.au
May 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🇦🇺lung cancer screening coming 1st July. Guidelines state “ Suitability for lung cancer surgery should not be a contraindication for screening, as those with comorbidities can safely be Rx with radiotherapy (SABR) with minimal toxicities”. www.targetingcancer.com.au/dereks-story/ @racgp.bsky.social
Guidance on appropriate imaging in FU after #lungcancer Rx. Highly variable in practice. Time for #commonsenseoncology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iaslc.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social @hannaradonc.bsky.social
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Lung Cancer-Surveillance After Therapy
This document reviews the evidence supporting different imaging modalities and techniques used to evaluate patients with a history of lung cancer. It …
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May 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Guidance on appropriate imaging in FU after #lungcancer Rx. Highly variable in practice. Time for #commonsenseoncology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iaslc.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social @hannaradonc.bsky.social
Fascinating research on how a simple photo can be used to predict survival in cancer patients. FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study
Our results suggest that a deep learning model can estimate biological age from face
photographs and thereby enhance survival prediction in patients with cancer. Further
research, including validation...
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May 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Fascinating research on how a simple photo can be used to predict survival in cancer patients. FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Great work @nicoleranski.bsky.social on psychosocial influencers & barriers for #lungcancer screening www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Psychosocial impacts of, and barriers to, lung cancer screening: an international qualitative study of multidisciplinary health professionals’ perspectives
Many lung cancer screening (LCS) programs are in development following landmark trials demonstrating the effectiveness of screening for reducing lung …
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May 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Great work @nicoleranski.bsky.social on psychosocial influencers & barriers for #lungcancer screening www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Excited to obtain funding for #radiotherapy RCT of functional lung avoidance in lung cancer radiotherapy www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... @sydney.edu.au
Sydney researchers awarded new funding for clinical trials and cohort studies
University of Sydney medicine and health researchers awarded over $8 million under the National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies grant scheme.
www.sydney.edu.au
May 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Excited to obtain funding for #radiotherapy RCT of functional lung avoidance in lung cancer radiotherapy www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... @sydney.edu.au
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TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer
@estroradiotherapy.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #ESTRO25 #ESTRO2025 #GastricCancer #TOPGEAR #CRT #GEJ
@estroradiotherapy.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #ESTRO25 #ESTRO2025 #GastricCancer #TOPGEAR #CRT #GEJ
TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer - OncoDaily
TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer / cancer, ESTRO, ESTRO 2025, gastric cancer, Headlines, Leong
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May 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer
@estroradiotherapy.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #ESTRO25 #ESTRO2025 #GastricCancer #TOPGEAR #CRT #GEJ
@estroradiotherapy.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #ESTRO25 #ESTRO2025 #GastricCancer #TOPGEAR #CRT #GEJ
🇦🇺 guidelines for #lungcancer screening. Screening coming 1st July. Great step forward in #lungcancer Mx. Spread the word. www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlc... @newsgp.bsky.social @ausgov.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @bensolomon1.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social
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April 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
🇦🇺 guidelines for #lungcancer screening. Screening coming 1st July. Great step forward in #lungcancer Mx. Spread the word. www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlc... @newsgp.bsky.social @ausgov.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @bensolomon1.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social
👏🏽🎉Dr Vicky Chin on being awarded the Frank Ellis medal for greatest contribution to advancing the science of cancer
treatment in 2023 Clinical Oncology. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964031/ @unsw.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social #Cardiooncology #PhD
treatment in 2023 Clinical Oncology. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964031/ @unsw.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social #Cardiooncology #PhD
Validation of a Fully Automated Hybrid Deep Learning Cardiac Substructure Segmentation Tool for Contouring and Dose Evaluation in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy - PubMed
The novel hybrid automatic segmentation tool reported high accuracy and consistency over a validation set with challenging anatomical and imaging variations. This has promising applications in substru...
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April 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
👏🏽🎉Dr Vicky Chin on being awarded the Frank Ellis medal for greatest contribution to advancing the science of cancer
treatment in 2023 Clinical Oncology. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964031/ @unsw.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social #Cardiooncology #PhD
treatment in 2023 Clinical Oncology. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964031/ @unsw.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social #Cardiooncology #PhD
Clinicians have their own specialty bias for Rx on NSCLC. Hardly surprising but how can we ensure balanced opinions for patients? Should they see all treating specialists? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iaslc.bsky.social @patientadvocacy.bsky.social
Physician Specialty Shapes Hypothetical Self-Treatment Choices for Locally 2 Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is the 'Best' Option Subjective?
Recent trials show evolving paradigms in systemic therapy improve outcomes for select patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). How…
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April 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Clinicians have their own specialty bias for Rx on NSCLC. Hardly surprising but how can we ensure balanced opinions for patients? Should they see all treating specialists? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iaslc.bsky.social @patientadvocacy.bsky.social
Physician Specialty Shapes Hypothetical Self-Treatment Choices for Locally 2 Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is the 'Best' Option Subjective?
Recent trials show evolving paradigms in systemic therapy improve outcomes for select patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). How…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Clinicians have their own specialty bias for Rx on NSCLC. Hardly surprising but how can we ensure balanced opinions for patients? Should they see all treating specialists? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iaslc.bsky.social @patientadvocacy.bsky.social
Clinical trials of systemic Rx in NSCLC NOT assoc with time toxicity in Canada! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Health Care Contact Days for NSCLC Treated in Clinical Trials vs Routine Care
This cohort study examines patterns of contact days among patients with advanced-stage non–small cell lung cancer receiving care in clinical trials compared with routine practice.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Clinical trials of systemic Rx in NSCLC NOT assoc with time toxicity in Canada! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Surveillance with FDG PET/CT does not improve rates of curatively treated recurrences, TTR, or OS compared to ceCT in NSCLC patients after curative treatment.
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Surveillance with [18F]FDG PET/CT of stage I-III lung cancer patients after completion of curative treatment (SUPE_R): a randomized controlled trial
Post-treatment surveillance is recommended for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to a high risk of recurrence, but evidence on the optimal survei…
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April 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Surveillance with FDG PET/CT does not improve rates of curatively treated recurrences, TTR, or OS compared to ceCT in NSCLC patients after curative treatment.
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