Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Proportion of rectal cancer in young adults doubles
Recent changes in diet and exercise patterns may be to blame.
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Biannual HCC ultrasound cost-effective, lifesaving in cirrhosis
Guideline-directed ultrasound liver cancer screening boosts survival in cirrhosis patients.
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Rapid deterioration of type 2 diabetes may be marker for early pancreatic cancer
AMSTERDAM – Rapid deterioration of type 2 diabetes may signal an underlying pancreatic lesion.
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Guideline: CRC patients should receive RAS mutation testing
A new clinical practice guideline published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology supports testing colorectal cancers for genetic mutations in the...
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Cabozantinib shows promise for carcinoid tumors, pNET
Cabozantinib treatment was associated with objective tumor responses and encouraging progression-free survival in advanced carcinoid and...
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Study supports multigene germline testing in colorectal cancer
About 10% of patients with colorectal cancer had at least one germline mutation known to increase the risk of cancer, according to results from a...
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Nivolumab shows promise for pretreated advanced HCC
SAN FRANCISCO – Nivolumab was associated with durable responses in heavily pretreated patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in the dose-...
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Pairing vascular reconstruction, pancreatic cancer resection
A more aggressive vascular resection and reconstruction in pancreatic cancer may improve outcomes and palliation.
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Adjuvant GEMOX disappoints for localized biliary tract cancer
SAN FRANCISCO – Postsurgery adjuvant treatment with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GEMOX) was feasible, but failed to significantly improve relapse-...
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Bursectomy provides no benefit over omentectomy for gastric cancers
Bursectomy was not found to be superior to omentectomy for improving survival in patients with subserosal/serosal gastric cancer in a Japanese...
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Breath test aims to sniff out GEJ cancers
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