GI Oncology
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Statins hamper hepatocellular carcinoma in viral hepatitis patients
Two years of daily lipophilic statin use was associated with lower incidence of HCC and reduced all-cause death and liver-related death, compared...
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Screening for pancreatic and lung cancers
Dr. Alan P. Lyss explores the complexity of shared decision-making in cancer screening.
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USPSTF reaffirms recommendation against pancreatic cancer screening in asymptomatic adults
After a systematic review of 13 studies related to the harms and benefits of screening for pancreatic cancer, the task force reaffirmed its 2004...
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Lynch syndrome screening shows low efficiency in elderly
Of 63 Lynch syndrome cases detected by universal screening, 5 (7.9%) were identified over age 70 years and 1 (1.6%) was detected over age 80 years...
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Clopidogrel matches aspirin for reducing risk of colorectal cancer
The study authors hypothesize that the chemoprotective effect of low-dose aspirin is mediated mostly through the permanent inactivation of...
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Colorectal cancer diagnoses still moving up in younger adults, with no sign of plateau
Incidence increased from 10% to 12% over a decade in the analysis of a large U.S. cancer registry.
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Test could inform care of patients with pancreatic cysts
The test, CompCyst, correctly identified 91% of patients who required surgery, 49% of those who required monitoring, and 60% of patients who...
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Genomic study reveals five subtypes of colorectal cancer
Drug treatments may be developed for cancers that genetic analyses have identified as having different methylation subtypes.
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Study finds differences for HCC in women
SAN DIEGO – Women were significantly more likely to present without cirrhosis and with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease than were men.
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SEER data show that pancreatic cancer mortality rates differ by ethnicity
SAN DIEGO – Between 2013 and 2015, mortality rates began to fall among all ethnicities, for reasons that remain unclear.