Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Patients with advanced cancer experienced alleviated depressive symptoms and a reduction in end-of-life distress after taking part in a brief, tailored psychotherapeutic intervention called Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully, or CALM, according to a randomized controlled trial published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

A recently developed liquid biopsy cell-sorting device was able to detect circulating epithelial cells of hepatocyte origin in blood from healthy individuals, patients with chronic liver disease without hepatocellular cancer, and those with HCC, according to a recently published study.

An estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed worldwide in 2018, according to a report released today by International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Intratumoral tertiary lymphoid structures correlated with a lower risk for early relapse of hepatocellular carcinoma after surgical resection, according to data published in Journal of Hepatology.

Patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma who displayed Barrett’s esophagus or intestinal metaplasia had better survival than patients without, according to research published in Gastroenterology.

Individuals who adhere to five healthy lifestyle factors have a lower risk for developing colorectal cancer, regardless of their genetic risk, according to research published in Gastroenterology.

There have been many advances in the molecular analysis of cancer in recent years, with an explosion of knowledge that can be daunting and rapid.

Click here to read the Cover Story, “Efficacy data, cost-effectiveness will guide decision to expand HPV vaccination to older adults.”

The number of Americans eligible to receive the HPV vaccine could expand dramatically this fall.

Jeffrey Farma, MD, has been appointed chief of the division of general surgery within the department of surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center.