GI Oncology
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Genetic marker for better colon cancer prognosis halved among African Americans
Key clinical point: Racial disparity in colon cancer mortality may be due in part to biological differences in tumor type.Major finding: The...
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Vaccine-chemo combination boosts immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer
Key clinical point: A therapeutic vaccine combined with low-dose chemotherapy converted pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas into immunogenic cancers...
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Pancreatic cancer predicted to become second-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths by 2030
Major finding: In the United States, pancreatic and liver cancers are projected to overtake breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers to become the...
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Angiogenesis inhibitor approved for advanced gastric cancer
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Few eligible patients undergo radical cholecystectomy
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Physician’s adenoma detection rate predicts patient’s cancer risk
Major finding: For patients of physicians with adenoma detection rates in the highest quintile (33.51%-52.51%), compared with those of physicians...
From the AGA Journals
Interval CRC may be distinct pathology
Major finding: Up to 6% of colorectal cancers may not be detected until within 6-60 months of an index colonoscopy.Data source: A population-based...
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Better survival with aspirin in HLA class 1 antigen-positive cancers only
Major finding: Overall survival was significantly longer among aspirin users whose tumors expressed HLA class I antigen, with a RR of 0.53,...