GI Oncology
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Commentary: Composite risk, not age, is key for timing first colorectal cancer screening
Age may not be the colorectal cancer screening issue.
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Proinflammatory diet linked to colorectal cancer testing positive for Fusobacterium nucleatum
Dietary scores in the highest tertile correlated with significantly increased risk (P = .03).
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Cirrhosis study finds no link between screening, liver cancer mortality
Among patients with cirrhosis, screening for hepatocellular carcinoma was not associated with reductions in liver cancer mortality.
Conference Coverage
Rivaroxaban bonus: Early unmasking of occult GI cancers
MUNICH – Secondary analysis of COMPASS trial hits pay dirt.
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Pancreatic surveillance identified resectable cancers
Nine of ten tumors were resectable and 85% of these patients survived at least 3 years.
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Mailing out fecal tests may improve CRC screening rates
Targeting patients overdue for CRC screening with mailed fecal immunochemical tests improved screening rates.
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Study examines the world of alcohol use
Alcohol-related problems cause 2.8 million deaths a year worldwide.
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Prealbumin level predicts outcomes for HCC resection
Preoperative prealbumin level may be a better predictor of survival after curative HCC resection than the more commonly used albumin level.
News
FDA approves lenvatinib for HCC
Lenvatinib was found noninferior but not statistically superior to sorafenib for overall survival in a trial of 954 patients.
Conference Coverage
Higher lymph node harvest could improve right-side colon cancer outcomes
ORLANDO – The inferior outcomes associated with right-sided colon cancers might be mitigated if a higher lymph node...