Oncology
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Hair straighteners’ risk too small for docs to advise against their use
Primary care doctors are unlikely to address the increased risk of uterine cancer in women who frequently use hair straighteners that a new study...
Conference Coverage
One-third of pancreatic cancer diagnoses missed on scans
The time window for curative surgery is often short, and missing the diagnosis can result in worse clinical outcomes.
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Sigmoidoscopy screening cuts CRC mortality, incidence
A pooled analysis of four large trials showed a 21% reduction in CRC incidence after sigmoidoscopy screening, compared with usual care.
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Water exchange boosts colonoscopy training experience
Trainees had better outcomes and reported a better experience using water exchange than when using air insufflation.
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Colonoscopy lowers CRC risk and death, but not by much: NordICC
In an intention-to-screen analysis, 10-year results from the NordICC trial show that colonoscopy reduces the risk of colorectal cancer by only 18...
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Colonoscopy in FIT-based screening demands higher ADR
Endoscopists performing colonoscopy in FIT-positive adults should aim for markedly higher ADRs compared with primary colonoscopy screening,...
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Will AI affect the burden of patient surveillance after polyp removal?
AI-assisted colonoscopy may increase the proportion of patients requiring intensive postpolypectomy colonoscopy surveillance by roughly 35% in the...
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AI tool may improve prediction of colorectal cancer recurrence
The QuantCRC algorithm can identify subsets of patients with colorectal cancer who may not need chemotherapy and who may need more intensive...
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When cisplatin won’t do, try carboplatin in head and neck cancer
A retrospective analysis suggests carboplatin is better than cetuximab as a radiosensitizing agent.
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Mutation burden predicts ICI response in lung cancer
Novel biomarker combined with PD-L1 expression could indicate selection of immunotherapy and avoid chemotherapy toxicities in some patients.
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Is early-onset cancer an emerging global epidemic?
“This paper ... brings to light the importance of correctable lifestyle habits that may slow the rise of early onset cancers.”