Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Today is International HPV Awareness Day.

Although extensive research has explored the potential association between vitamin D and cancer, studies have produced conflicting results.

Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, FACP, has been appointed senior vice president, chief scientific officer of National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Craig Lockhart, MD, has been appointed chief of the division of hematology and oncology at Medical University of South Carolina.

In an exclusive interview with Healio Gastroenterology, Richard Finn, MD, discussed the results from a recent study of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with combination therapy comprising atezolizumab, an immunotherapy drug and monoclonal antibody, and bevacizumab, another monoclonal antibody against the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).

Despite having better liver function at diagnosis, Black patients with hepatitis C virus tended to have more aggressive hepatocellular carcinoma tumors compared with other racial groups, according to a study published in Cancer.

Any aspirin use and aspirin use at least three times per week appeared associated with improvements in survival outcomes among older adults with bladder and breast cancers, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

GERD appeared to increase risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, according to results of a study published in Cancer.

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, or PARP, inhibitors appeared associated with increased risk for secondary myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia compared with placebo among patients with cancer, according to study results.

In an exclusive video, Healio Gastroenterology spoke with Brian Dooreck, MD, of Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers in Pembroke Pines, Fla., about the colorectal cancer provider outreach program, or CRC POP.