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Filling opioid prescriptions akin to a Sisyphean task
“Instead of preserving access to desperately needed pain medicine for those suffering with serious illness, states and insurers have aggressively...
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Chemotherapy and radiation before surgery boosts pancreatic cancer survival
There is a paradigm shift worldwide from upfront surgery to neoadjuvant treatment.
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Active surveillance or maintenance after chemo induction in metastatic CRC?
Although maintenance strategies have typically demonstrated a PFS benefit, that advantage may come at “the expense of ongoing ... toxicity.”
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Pediatric IBD increases cancer risk later in life
Overall, the risk for cancer among individuals with pediatric-onset IBD was 2.4-fold higher than that of their peers without IBD.
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ASGE, Medtronic partner to provide AI-assisted colonoscopy to underserved areas
These procedures include screening, diagnostic, or surveillance colonoscopy, and coverage can vary from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers...
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Weight-related GI cancer risks partly sex dependent
Obesity was significantly associated with rectal and liver cancer in men and colon cancer in both men and women.
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Oncology care model reduces cost of supportive care meds
The OCM led to a statistically significant reduction in the use of denosumab – a pricier bone-modifying drug – by patients with bone metastases...
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Prep shortages, coverage restrictions create new colonoscopy barriers
Gastroenterologists are having to delay procedures and patients are canceling appointments.
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Women at higher risk of serious adverse events from cancer therapy
As cancer treatment becomes increasingly individualized, “sex may be an important consideration.”
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Increase in late-stage cancer diagnoses after pandemic
“Patients who have delayed preventative care during the pandemic should be encouraged to resume treatment as soon as possible.”
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Medicaid expansion benefits some colorectal patients, others not so lucky
States that expanded Medicaid saw higher rates of colon cancer diagnosis in Hispanics, but not Blacks