GI Oncology
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Colorectal polyps often recur after incomplete resection
Compared with complete resection, incomplete resection substantially increases the likelihood that a polyp will be found during follow-up...
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Shorter HCC screening intervals benefit high-risk patients
The greatest improvements with shorter screening intervals were seen in patients who had underlying hepatitis B or cirrhosis.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update Expert Review: Management of malignant alimentary tract obstruction
Whatever approach is taken, it needs to take into account characteristics of the obstruction and the patient’s expectations, prognosis, and...
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Mutational signature may reveal underlying link between red meat and CRC
This is the first time it’s been described in CRC, and data suggest mutational changes may begin early in the path of colorectal carcinogenesis....
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Early-onset CRC associated with longer survival
Early screening could be important because the observed increased survival diminished with more advanced stages.
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Performance matters in adenoma detection
One strength of the study is how the authors demonstrated that high-quality colonoscopy was more important in individuals with high-risk adenomas...
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NPs and PAs performing colonoscopies: Why not?
Lowering the age for colonoscopy to 45 years will increase the current pool eligible for screening by 22%. Is there capacity for that without help...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Chemoprevention for colorectal neoplasia
The update encouraged only a few options for consideration based on effectiveness, affordability, and safety.
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Size, location may help reveal SMICs
These factors may predict which granularly mixed laterally spreading colorectal tumors should be treated by en bloc resection.
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Novel oncogene found in hepatoblastoma
NFE2L2 mutations accelerate growth and make this cancer even deadlier.