Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Major risk factors for CVD were associated with elevated risk for colorectal cancer, according to research published in EClinicalMedicine.

The FDA approved pembrolizumab in combination with platinum- and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal or gastroesophageal carcinoma.

Cancer clinical trial participants living in poorer neighborhoods had worse OS, PFS and cancer-specific survival than those from affluent areas, according to results of a retrospective study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

CV risk factors such as age, sex, smoking status, 10-year atherosclerotic CVD risk and certain biomarkers were independently associated with risk for future cancer, according to data published in JACC: CardioOncology.

In this episode, Shikha Jain, MD, goes from being the interviewer to interviewee as she discusses her path to medicine, the importance of good mentorship, and how social media could shape the future of medicine.

The odds of readmission for acute MI or major bleeding after PCI were greater among patients with cancer compared with those with no cancer, with the likelihood varying by cancer type and presence of metastasis, researchers reported.

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed in March.

American Association for Cancer Research has recognized Hans Clevers, MD, PhD, FAACR, with the 2021 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research.

Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force aim to prevent premature deaths among all Americans — equally.

ACG recently published new colorectal cancer recommendations for 2021 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.