Gastrointestinal Cancer
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FDA panel unanimously supports Cologuard colorectal cancer test
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FDA panel says blood test for colorectal cancer screening is safe, not effective
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Patient selection can keep the lid on esophagectomy costs
Major finding: Factors associated with higher costs for esophagectomy were age, greater severity of illness, and black race.Data source:...
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Surgical complications no higher for rectal cancer patients with IBD
Major finding: Neoadjuvant or immunosuppressive therapy did not increase the rate of complications after total mesorectal excision among patients...
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Chemoradiation benefits patients with N4+ esophageal cancers
Major finding: The 3-year survival rate for patients who received neoadjuvant chemoradiation for four or more metastatic lymph nodes was 71%,...
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Small PNETs may still harbor malignant potential
Major finding: Among patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors 2 cm or smaller, 5-year overall survival was significantly worse for patients...
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Outcomes linked to distance from liver transplant center
Major finding: Living more than 100 miles from a VA transplant center means that veterans in liver failure are less likely to survive to...
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Investigational antidote shows promise for 5-FU overexposure
Major finding: A total of 97% of treated patients experienced a full recovery.Data source: A series of 132 case reports.Disclosures: Uridine...
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Imaging studies don’t predict pancreatic resectability post-FOLFIRINOX
Major finding: Patients who underwent neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX therapy before resection of pancreatic adenocarcinomas had significantly better...
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Obesity-hunger paradox prevalent in low-income cancer survivors
Major finding: Three-quarters of low-income, minority women cancer survivors who were either overweight or obese reported food insecurity.Data...