Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Newer Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer Less Harmful to Rectum
Major Finding: Acute grade 2 toxicities occurred in 16.9% and 13.9% of patients in the 3D-CRT and IMRT groups, respectively.Data Source: An...
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Lymph Node Target Questioned in Colon Cancer Surgery
Major Finding: In 1988-1990, only 35% of colon cancer patients underwent examination of at least 12 lymph nodes; that rate increased to 38% in...
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Bisphosphonate Cancer Risk Divides FDA Officials
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New Diarrheal Syndrome Tied to Cord-Blood Transplants
Major Finding: 11 of 104 patients who underwent cord-blood hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) developed a diarrheal syndrome that was...
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Response to Locoregional Embolization Predicts Survival in Liver Cancer
Major Finding: Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who showed radiographic response to locoregional tumor embolization at 6 months post...
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Mutations Linked to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Barrett's Esophagus
Major Finding: Mutations in the MSR1, ASCC1, or CTHRC1 genes were found in 11% of 116 patients with Barrett’s esophagus and/or esophageal...
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Radiofrequency Ablation Works Well for Dysplatic Barrett's Esophagus
Major Finding: At 2 years following radiofrequency ablation, 101 of 106 subjects (95%) with dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus had complete...
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Endoscopic Resection Sufficient for Many T1 Colorectal Cancers
Major Finding: Assumed risk factors for poor outcomes following discovery of a T1 colorectal cancer on endoscopy – including lymphatic vessel...
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Cancer Survivors Lag in Care for Comorbid Conditions
Major Finding: Among colorectal cancer survivors, there were four indicators of worse chronic care (COPD visits, lipid monitoring after angina,...
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Fruits, Vegetables Confer Small but Significant Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Risk
Major Finding: The summary relative risk for colorectal cancer among patients with the highest intake of fruits and vegetables, versus the lowest...
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Colorectal Cancer Rates Decline
Major Finding: The incidence of colorectal cancer decreased by more than 10% from 52.3/100,000 in 2003 to 45.5/100,000 in 2007.Data Source: Data...