Oncology News

Despite a decline in the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in the U.S., recent population-based data from the American Cancer Society show an alarming shift to younger age and more advanced disease at diagnosis.

Foreign-born patients with hepatocellular carcinoma had higher survival rates than those born in the United States, according to data published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

First-degree relatives of individuals with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who harbored certain cancer-associated pathogenic germline variants had significantly higher risk for developing several cancer types, study results showed.

CHICAGO — Although inaccurate posts about cirrhosis or liver disease were less popular, they still represented a high volume, leaving people with liver disease “susceptible to false claims,” a presenter noted at Digestive Disease Week.

CHICAGO — Individuals aged 45 to 49 years who were mailed fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening completed the tests in a timelier manner than those aged 50 years and older, according to data from Digestive Disease Week.

CHICAGO — Reported cases of hepatocellular carcinoma decreased significantly in 2020 compared with years before the COVID-19 pandemic, although there was minimal impact on tumor stage and patients receiving curative treatment.

Cancer death rates decreased overall across congressional districts in the United States over the past 25 years, according to a study published in Cancer.

Palliative care specialist services provided around the time of cancer surgery with curative intent failed to significantly improve patient outcomes, results of a randomized study showed.

Overweight and obese BMI during adulthood appeared associated with increased risk for colorectal cancer and noncolorectal gastrointestinal cancers, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

CHICAGO — The regular use of aspirin and NSAIDs was associated with a lower risk for early-onset adenomas, especially those with advanced histology, according to a researcher at Digestive Disease Week.