Gastrointestinal Cancer
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ASCO details how to manage ongoing cancer drug shortage
“This guidance document aims to support clinicians, as they navigate the complexities of treatment planning amid the drug shortage.”
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Pancreatic cystic neoplasms rarely turn cancerous, study shows
Study is the first to report the proportion of pancreatic cancers that develop from cystic neoplasms.
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Long-term organ preservation in rectal cancer is possible
“Our results support the recommendation that patients with rectal cancer offered [watch-and-wait] after neoadjuvant therapy should have very close...
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Surgery is falling out of favor in rectal cancer
“This case series shows that rectal cancer is increasingly being managed medically,” the authors said.
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Jury still out on whether green tea lowers colon cancer risk
Combining random trials so far shows no advantage from green tea. But there may still be a benefit.
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This tool can predict recurrence in rectal cancer watchful waiting
This validation study confirms that the Immunoscore biopsy “is an independent parameter predicting time to recurrence” and can help physicians and...
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Mixed CRC screening messaging. Confusing? Some docs think so
The discordance may confuse patients and lead to varying referral practices among primary care physicians.
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AI detects hidden, potentially curable pancreatic cancers
"Artificial intelligence model could mitigate the inadequacies of imaging and the diagnostic errors in interpretation," the authors wrote.
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Early-onset NAFLD tied to higher cancer risk
Among adults younger than 45 at NAFLD onset, cancers were mainly digestive and lung cancers.
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Jury out on how tea drinking influences colorectal cancer risk
Tea drinking may reduce the risk for colorectal cancer by 24%, but the estimate is uncertain.
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Vegetarian diets tied to lower risk for some GI cancers
“The results of this systematic review indicate that adherence to vegetarian diets can reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, compared with...