Colon and Rectal
News
Mailed fecal testing may catch more cancer than endoscopic screening
At a population level, FIT screening had the highest advanced neoplasia detection rate, at 4.5%, compared with 2.3% and 2.2% for screening by...
Perspectives
Management of Patients With Treatment-Resistant Metastatic Prostate Cancer
The following is a lightly edited transcript of a teleconference recorded in December 2018. It follows up on previous prostate-cancer...
Article
Presentation of a Rare Malignancy: Leiomyosarcoma of the Prostate
Prostatic leiomyosarcoma is an aggressive malignancy with a high risk of metastasis and a poor prognosis that poses unique diagnostic and...
Article
Primary Urethral Carcinoma With Nodal Metastasis
The presentation of a fungating penile mass often indicates penile carcinoma, but providers should be aware of urethral carcinoma in the...
Article
Skeletal-Related Events in Patients With Multiple Myeloma and Prostate Cancer Who Receive Standard vs Extended-Interval Bisphosphonate Dosing
In patients with multiple myeloma and prostate cancer, extending the bisphosphonatedosing interval may help decrease medication-related morbidity...
Article
Prostate Cancer Surveillance After Radiation Therapy in a National Delivery System
Guideline concordance with PSA surveillance among veterans treated with definitiveradiation therapy was generally high, but opportunities may...
Conference Coverage
Sociodemographic disadvantage confers poorer survival in young adults with CRC
SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with colorectal cancer aged 40 years or younger who lived in areas having low income and low educational attainment, or...
Conference Coverage
KRAS-mutation colon, rectal cancers have distinct survival profiles
News
New practice guideline: CRC screening isn’t necessary for low-risk patients aged 50-75 years
For individuals aged 50-79 with no symptoms and an estimated 15-year CRC risk below 3%, no screening is recommended by BMJ Rapid Recommendations...
Original Research
Comparing Artificial Intelligence Platforms for Histopathologic Cancer Diagnosis
Two machine learning platforms were successfully used to provide diagnostic guidance in the differentiation between common cancer conditions in...