Gastrointestinal Cancer News

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.

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth Massey Cancer Center became the first to implant the bio-absorbable internal radiation device known as CivaSheet for the treatment of early-stage pancreatic cancer.

ORLANDO — The American College of Gastroenterology revealed the winners of the 2017 SCOPY Awards at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2017.

Many patients with colon cancer do not receive a blood test that potentially could alter their treatment decisions and improve survival outcomes, according to study results.

The FDA approved IV rolapitant in combination with other antiemetic agents to prevent delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy for adults.

Robotic-assisted surgery did not appear superior to laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of patients with kidney cancer and rectal adenocarcinoma, according to results of two studies published in JAMA.

WASHINGTON — Reaching sustained virologic response with direct-acting antivirals reduced the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma by 71%, but all treatments that cleared the virus saw a similar reduction in risk, according to a presenter at The Liver Meeting 2017.

ORLANDO — Deep-learning, a computational strategy for automatic object detection in images and video, was effective for automatically detecting polyps during colonoscopy, according to new research presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2017.

Less than a third of Americans understood that obesity and alcohol consumption are risk factors for cancer, according to a national Harris Poll survey commissioned by ASCO.

ORLANDO — Evidence of successful efforts in colon cancer prevention exist; however, the increasing incidence among a younger population is alarming and continued efforts are needed to combat the incidence and mortality associated with this devastating disease, according to a lecturer at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2017.