Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Shorter courses of chemo treatment taking hold in colon cancer
The IDEA trial has led to a major change in stage III colon cancer treatment. Adjuvant colon cancer therapy is shifting toward the combination...
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Gum disease linked to colorectal cancer: COLDENT study
Previous research has linked periodontal disease to cardiovascular, respiratory, chronic kidney, and metabolic diseases.
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Biomarkers in saliva may detect hepatocellular carcinoma
MicroRNA biomarkers may provide a means of accurately and remotely testing for this increasingly common cancer, according to a small pilot study’s...
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Spanish-speaking navigators show Hispanic patients path to CRC screening
An outreach effort in Rhode Island boosted rates of colonoscopy well above the national benchmark.
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ctDNA identifies CRC patients who benefit from adjuvant therapy
The study shows that stratifying postsurgical treatment decisions using the assay can identify patients likely to benefit from adjuvant...
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Dual immunotherapy promising new option for liver cancer
The novel regimen, dubbed STRIDE, comprised a single priming dose of the investigational agent tremelimumab followed by regular doses of...
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Primer message boosts colorectal cancer screening rates
Sending adults an electronic notification prior to mailing a fecal immunochemical test improves rates of test completion.
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Adding TACE to lenvatinib improves survival in liver cancer
The combination of TACE and lenvatinib "represents a potential new first-line treatment option for patients with advanced HCC."
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Improved follow-up needed to find late-stage pancreatic cancers
Factors associated with detecting late-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas during this follow-up are hard to pin down.
Diminutio
“I didn’t want to meet you.” Dispelling myths about palliative care
This is the first installment of “Diminutio,” a column by Sarah D’Ambruoso, NP, a palliative care nurse in oncology. Today, she shares stories...
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Confirmed: Pembro plus chemo as first-line standard of care for esophageal cancer
An interim analysis of KEYNOTE-590 found that the combination of pembrolizumab and chemotherapy as first-line treatment, proved superior to...