Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Robotic Techniques Show Promise for Pancreatic Procedures
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Laparoscopic Hepatic Resection Found Safe For HCC Patients With Cirrhosis
Major Finding: Laparoscopic liver resection reduces postoperative complications in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with complete liver cirrhosis...
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FDA Panel Backs Sunitinib for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Panel Backs Everolimus for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Stomach, Esophageal Cancer Risks Increased in AIDS Patients
Major Finding: The overall risks of stomach and esophageal malignancies were 6.9-fold and 2.7-fold higher, respectively, in people with AIDS than...
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Adherence to Treatment Guidelines Varies Widely in Colon Cancer
Major Finding: Patients with stage I colon cancer were significantly more likely to receive guideline-based treatment, at 95.5%, vs.
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New Formula Gauges Disease-Free Colorectal Survival
Major Finding: Patients without metastatic disease at 5 years had a significantly higher T:N ratio than did those with metastatic disease (P = ....
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Lag in Preop Imaging Problematic in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Major Finding: The frequency of unanticipated metastases encountered at surgery was 12% if the imaging-to-operation interval was 20 days or fewer...
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Optimal integration of EGFR inhibitors in advanced colorectal cancer
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Molecular Markers Predict Need For Adjuvant Treatment of Colon Cancer
Major Finding: The risk of recurrence was increased twofold to sixfold for patients classified as being at high risk based on the prognostic...