Oncology News

The FDA approved tislelizumab-jsgr as a monotherapy for the treatment of certain adults with unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, according to a press release.

A cell-free DNA blood-based test detected colorectal cancer with a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 90% for advanced neoplasia in an average-risk population, according to new data published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Over the past 10 years, the Blue Lights Campaign has illuminated in blue more than 30 iconic landmarks in Philadelphia and beyond to promote the importance of screening during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

In this Healio video, Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil, emphasizes the importance of educating patients about colorectal cancer risk and screening all individuals at the “right age and at the right interval.”

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed timing of colonoscopy relative to total joint arthroplasty was not linked to an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection.

Patients without health insurance experienced higher rates of unplanned surgery, inpatient mortality and complications for access-sensitive conditions that could be treated electively, according to data published in JAMA Surgery.

The organization of cells in scar tissue around pancreatic tumors may help predict survival, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine.

High-risk gastrointestinal cancer diagnoses declined sharply during the first 3 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but they returned to previous levels by the middle of the year, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Each year, the first Friday in March kicks off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with National Dress in Blue Day, a campaign aimed at increasing visibility, raising awareness and honoring those impacted by this highly preventable disease.

Participation in early, routine screening for colorectal cancer using fecal occult blood testing was associated with a 14% reduction in CRC mortality in a cohort of nearly 380,000 individuals in Sweden, according to data.