Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Colon tumor side predicts outcomes from therapies
Key clinical point: Cetuximab and bevacizumab have differential effects on overall survival and progression-free survival in metastatic colon...
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Early palliative care for cancer patients benefits caregivers
Key clinical point: Early palliative care for cancer patients improved quality of life and lowered the incidence of depression for caregivers....
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Hepatocellular carcinoma risk quantified in PBC patients
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Primary small cell cancer of the anus rare, but devastating
Primary small cell cancer of the anus is a rare but devastating condition and overall survival may not be improved with surgical treatment.
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Gene variation affects survival benefits with cetuximab in colorectal cancer
Key clinical point: Patients with the H/H genotype in the FCGR2A gene have higher survival rates when treated with cetuximab than do patients with...
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Chemoradiotherapy, erlotinib gave no survival boost to advanced pancreatic cancer patients
Key clinical point: Compared with chemotherapy, chemoradiotherapy did not improve survival outcomes in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer....
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Optimal timing of CRC postop colonoscopy studied
The detection rate of significant polyps was highest for the first postoperative surveillance colonoscopies performed at 1 year following curative...
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Anal cancer cases continue to rise, with disproportionately poorer outcomes for blacks
Overall 5-year survival rates for anal cancer in the United States have steadily improved since the 1970s, but the incidence of disease continues...
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Plasma microRNA assay differentiates colorectal neoplasia
CHICAGO – A novel plasma microRNA assay and prediction model appears to successfully differentiate colorectal neoplasia from other neoplasms and...
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Racial disparities found in early-stage, young-onset CRC survival
Key clinical point: Among those with young-onset CRC, non-Hispanic black patients have lower survival rates than do non-Hispanic white and...
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Aspirin lowers bile duct cancer risk
Regular aspirin use is associated with an approximately threefold reduction in risk for the three major subtypes of cholangiocarcinoma, results of...