Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Laparoscopic resection improved short-term outcomes in patients with cirrhotic liver cancer
Key clinical point: Patients with liver cancer and cirrhosis who underwent laparoscopic hepatic resections had lower postoperative morbidity and...
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Transanal extraction found effective in rectal cancer surgery
Key clinical point: Transanal extraction can be recommended in the laparoscopic surgical management of low rectal cancer. Major finding: During...
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Postoperative complications increase risk of death in CRC patients
Key clinical point: Postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery are associated with decreased long-term survival. Major finding:...
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VIDEO: Systematic review: Anti-TNFs for IBD don’t up pediatric lymphoma risk
Key clinical point: Physicians should not be hesitant about prescribing anti-TNFs to children because of lymphoma risk.Major finding: The rate of...
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Majority of cancer patients with depression untreated; integrated collaborative care found ‘strikingly’ effective
Key clinical point: It is possible to effectively treat major depression in patients with poor-prognosis cancer.Major finding: A total of 73% of...
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Surveillance questioned after low-risk colorectal adenoma removal
Key clinical point: Surveillance every 5 years after removal of low-risk adenomas may confer little benefit over less intensive surveillance...
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Adjuvant S-1 an option for patients with stage III colon cancer
Key clinical point: Oral fluoropyrimidine S-1 is effective as adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer. Major finding: 3-year disease-free...
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Study outlines risk factors for solid organ cancers after liver transplantation
Key clinical point: Immunosuppression regimen selection influences risk for solid cancers after liver transplantation.Major Finding: Risk of a new...
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Statins associated with significant decrease in risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
Key clinical point: Statin use may significantly reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Major finding: Statin use for less than 2 years is...
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Multiples of median OS predicted actual survival in metastatic colorectal cancer
Key clinical point: Clinicians can use simple multiples of median overall survival times from clinical trials to estimate survival percentiles for...
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Unnecessary cancer screening 'substantial' in U.S.
Key clinical point: Cancer screening is not an all-positive tool; life expectancy and complications need to be considered; guidelines have value....