Oncology News

James Casey, acclaimed saxophonist for the Trey Anastasio Band, died Aug. 28 at age 40 after a 2-year battle with colon cancer.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and University of Copenhagen developed an artificial intelligence tool with the potential to identify people at greatest risk for pancreatic cancer up to 3 years before diagnosis.

Colonoscopies performed with artificial intelligence did not improve detection of advanced colorectal neoplasias, although there was enhanced detection of nonpolypoid and smaller lesions, according to data.

Although artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy significantly increased detection of adenomas, it also resulted in higher removal rates of non-neoplastic polyps, according to researchers.

A new machine-learning tool accurately predicted incident esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma using electronic health record data, according to a report published in Gastroenterology.

In a Healio video exclusive, David M. Poppers, MD, PhD, explains why “now is the most important time” for colorectal cancer screening and how physicians can help make patients more comfortable with colonoscopy.

More than 80% of older women who survived colorectal cancer experienced a range of gastrointestinal symptoms that sometimes persisted for decades, according to data published in PLOS One.

Divarasib induced durable clinical responses among patients with KRAS G12C-positive solid tumors, according to study findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Use of any benzodiazepine appeared associated with reduced risk for pancreatic cancer-related death, according to study results published in Clinical Cancer Research.

Surgery appeared underutilized for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to study findings published in Journal of Surgical Oncology.