Gastrointestinal Cancer News

HemOnc Today and Healio.com/HemOnc will provide live coverage of the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, which will be held Nov. 8-10 in New York.

The relative survival rate for an individual with HPV-associated cancer appeared largely dependent on demographic characteristics such as sex, race and age, according to a population-based study.

Warfarin use was associated with a significantly lower rate of cancer incidence across a broad range of malignancies among adults over the age of 50 years, compared with nonuse, according to new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Helicobacter pylori eradication reduced the risk for gastric cancer in patients aged older than 60 years, who showed a 22% lower risk vs. the general population, according to new research shared at UEG Week.

Men with Peyronie’s disease demonstrated an increased risk for cancer, according to a large retrospective cohort study presented at the American Society for Reproductive Cancer Scientific Congress and published in Fertility & Sterility.

High fiber and whole grain intake after nonmetastatic colorectal cancer diagnosis was associated with lower colorectal cancer-specific and overall mortality, according to published findings.

Long-term aspirin use significantly reduced the incidence of many cancers, but was especially protective against gastrointestinal cancers, according to new research presented at UEG Week.

Nearly 2 years after former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled the cancer moonshot initiative, The Lancet Oncology Commission has detailed a roadmap to deliver on the recommendations of the moonshot’s blue ribbon panel.

Artificial intelligence-assisted endoscopy was feasible for automatic polyp detection during colonoscopy, according to new research presented at UEG Week.

A new study showed marked increases in the detection of neoplasia, polyps and adenomas in colonoscopy patients aged 45 to 49 years vs. those aged 40 to 44 years.