Oncology
News
Sugary drinks may up risk for liver cancer, liver disease death
“Regardless of whether this is a surrogate marker for liver disease risk (such as fatty liver disease) or a consequence of the drink itself, it is...
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Older women risk overdiagnosis with mammograms: Study
Overdiagnosis carries the risks of complications from overtreatment, plus financial and emotional hardships.
Commentary
The best CRC screening test is still this one
Both the AAFP and the ACP question the lowering of the age for first colonoscopy.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA clears AI-assisted colonoscopy device
The device helps identify lesions in real time and is associated with a significant increase in the adenoma detection rate.
Commentary
The surprising occupations with higher-than-expected ovarian cancer rates
This is how these types of studies work; they tend to raise more questions than they answer.
News
Higher alcohol consumption linked to early-onset CRC
Compared with light drinking, moderate and heavy drinking were associated with a significantly elevated risk of early-onset CRC.
News
AHA statement addresses equity in cardio-oncology care
Statement says developing personalized cardioprotection strategies that integrate biological, genetic, and social determinant markers is one way...
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In head and neck cancer, better outcomes seen in patients with overweight
Among 445 patients treated with chemoradiation, those with overweight saw improvements in survival and tumor recurrence, compared with patients...
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Should race and ethnicity be used in CRC recurrence risk algorithms?
Removing race from clinical risk predictions could lead to higher racial bias in model accuracy and less accurate estimation of risk in some...
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Warts difficult to eradicate in immunocompromised children
Warts completely resolved with treatment in only 24% of children undergoing active cancer treatment.