Oncology News

Postdiagnosis antidepressant use reduced mortality risk among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

In a Healio video exclusive, Rene D. Gomez-Esquivel, MD, discusses risk factors for pediatric colon cancer, as well as best practices for screening and lesion resection, from his presentation at the 2023 NASPGHAN annual meeting.

Elevated serum triglyceride levels were associated with severity of acute pancreatitis and risk for related complications, including organ failure, among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to data.

The addition of a radioligand therapy to first-line treatment with long-acting octreotide prolonged PFS for patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

Being breastfed in infancy was associated with a 23% increased risk for colorectal cancer in adulthood, especially among women younger than 50 years, according to a study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Patients with Barrett’s esophagus who underwent anti-reflux surgery had an increased risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma over time compared with patients who used anti-reflux medication, according to research.

Although previous data has demonstrated a possible link between tea consumption and a reduced risk for colorectal cancer, researchers reported the actual effect on risk ranges from a reduction of 51% to an increase of 18%.

Just over a quarter of patients overdue for colorectal cancer screening received a recommendation from their clinician to get screened, according to the results of research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

With the exception of sigmoidoscopy, common cancer screening tests do not appear to extend patients’ lifetimes, according to the results of research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Fecal immunochemical test-based screening was effective in detecting early-stage colorectal cancer at first and repeat screenings, with higher FIT cutoff levels having little effect on stage distribution, data showed.