Gastrointestinal Cancer
The JCSO Interview
Gastrointestinal cancers: new standards of care from landmark trials
From the Journals
Single screening for Lynch syndrome beats sequential tests in CRC
Tumor sequencing is more accurate and might be faster than some existing protocols too.
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MDedge Daily News: Why low-calorie sucralose may fuel weight gain
And diabetes in the United States racks up a hefty health bill.
From the Journals
Sessile serrated colon polyps may be detectable noninvasively
Sessile serrated polyps of the colon bear a distinct DNA methylation signature that may allow early cancer detection from stool samples.
From the Journals
Survival worse with alcohol-related HCC, compared with other types
Patients with alcohol-related hepatocellular carcinoma have worse overall survival, likely because of delays in diagnosis and later stage at...
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MDedge Daily News: Is kratom the answer to the opioid crisis?
And specialists have adverse reactions to drug price proposals.
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MDedge Daily News: Treating H. pylori slashed new gastric cancers
And the Supreme Court considers California’s abortion speech law.
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MDedge Daily News: Avoid warfarin’s polypharmacy perils
And red meat may fuel the rise of fatty livers.
From the Journals
H. pylori eradication cuts new gastric cancers by half
The incidence of new gastric cancers was approximately 50% lower for those who received treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection.
From the Journals
TACE plus radiotherapy improves outcomes in poor-prognosis hepatocellular carcinoma
Combined treatment with TACE plus external beam RT may represent a new treatment paradigm, providing improved patient survival compared with...
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MDedge Daily News: Why the barber’s chair can help hypertension
And how excessive daytime sleepiness could lead to dementia.