Gastrointestinal Cancer
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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
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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...