Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Oncology Nursing Foundation awarded $300,000 worth of grants for oncology nurse-led research into cancer health disparities.

Hepatocellular carcinoma rates among people with HIV increased significantly from 1996 to 2015, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Factors related to diet, including fiber and alcohol intake, were associated with the development or prevention of colorectal cancer, according to study results.

Factors related to diet, including fiber and alcohol intake, were associated with the development or prevention of colorectal cancer, according to study results.

The Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool did not increase colorectal cancer screening participation or intent, according to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Only about half of Medicare beneficiaries who underwent surgery for cancer achieved optimal outcomes, according to study results published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

People who ordered a colorectal cancer screening kit through a patient portal were nearly four times more likely to complete it than those who received a kit automatically in the mail, a retrospective observational study showed.

The FDA granted fast track designation to TH1902 for treatment of certain patients with sortilin-expressing cancers, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

Although colorectal cancer mortality has declined steadily since the 1940s, the long-term prognosis for patients with late-stage metastatic disease has remained relatively poor.

Long-term, regular use of aspirin before diagnosis appeared associated with lower colorectal cancer-specific mortality, according to results of an observational study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.