Gastrointestinal Cancer News

The organization of cells in scar tissue around pancreatic tumors may help predict survival, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Christina Gomez, MD, about the power of patients’ voices, finding joy in physicians' work-life balance and more.

High-risk gastrointestinal cancer diagnoses declined sharply during the first 3 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but they returned to previous levels by the middle of the year, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Each year, the first Friday in March kicks off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with National Dress in Blue Day, a campaign aimed at increasing visibility, raising awareness and honoring those impacted by this highly preventable disease.

Medicare recipients with various cancer types had more frequent surgical complications when they also had at least one behavioral health disorder, according to study results published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Participation in early, routine screening for colorectal cancer using fecal occult blood testing was associated with a 14% reduction in CRC mortality in a cohort of nearly 380,000 individuals in Sweden, according to data.

Extended family members of men with severe subfertility or infertility may have an increased risk for several different cancer types, study results published in Human Reproduction showed.

In this video, Laleh Melstrom, MD, MS, discusses results from phase 2 ALPACA study presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

In this video, Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS, discusses updated data on tinengotinib, presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

To help individuals who undergo cancer treatment lead healthier lives, Stacyann Bailey, PhD, has one overarching professional mission — to prevent bones from breaking.