Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Statins inversely linked to colorectal cancer in patients with IBD
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who were prescribed statins had 65% lower odds of subsequent colorectal cancer, compared with other IBD...
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Encapsulated irinotecan provides novel option for hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer
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Should esophageal cancer follow-up ever end?
Key clinical point: Patients who achieve 5-year disease-free survival after esophagectomy for cancer should continue on follow-up beyond 5 years...
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Sulindac plus erlotinib reduces duodenal polyp burden
Combination therapy with sulindac and erlotinib reduced the burden of duodenal polyps in a preliminary study involving 92 patients with familial...
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Low phosphate linked to postop infection risk
Phosphate levels following colorectal surgery are predictive of risk for intra-abdominal infections.
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Serious complications after cancer surgery linked to worse long-term survival
Serious complications after esophageal, lung, and pancreatic cancer resections are common and they are associated with dramatically inferior long-...
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Late-week discharges to home after CRC surgery prone to readmission
Patients discharged home from the hospital on a Thursday after colorectal cancer surgery are more likely to be readmitted within 30 days than are...
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Hold rectal surgery decision until neoadjuvant chemo is done
Key clinical point: Waiting 8-12 weeks following neoadjuvant chemoradiation in patients with T3 distal rectal cancers improves chances for...
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Elective CRC resections increase with universal insurance
Expanding access to health insurance for low- and moderate-income families has apparently improved colorectal cancer care in Massachusetts, and...
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No HPV DNA detected in esophageal cancer tumors
Australian researchers who analyzed 233 esophageal adenocarcinoma tumor specimens found no evidence of human papillomavirus DNA.
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Labeled peptide bound the claudin-1 target in colorectal cancer models
An optically labeled peptide rapidly and specifically bound the claudin-1 membrane protein, a “promising” target for early detection of human...