Gastrointestinal Cancer News

The 13 cancers associated with overweight and obesity accounted for about 40% of cancer diagnoses in the United States in 2014, according to data from the CDC published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

ASCO and Friends of Cancer Research today released recommendations to broaden eligibility criteria for cancer clinical trials.

Recently published data showed an association between nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy for chronic hepatitis B virus and a reduced risk for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

This year’s European Society for Medical Oncology Congress, held Sept. 8-12 in Madrid, featured the theme, “Integrating science into oncology for a better patient outcome.”

Mike Schmidt, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who played 17 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, received a stage III melanoma diagnosis in 2013.

A recently published analysis of veterans with hepatocellular carcinoma showed that receipt of liver transplantation, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage and multidisciplinary tumor board correlated with higher 3-year health care costs but increased survival time.

Forty percent of adults at an urban cancer center received a diagnosis of depression, according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.

States that enacted Medicaid expansion as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act showed a reduction in uninsured rates among patients with cancer receiving radiation, according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.

Medical diagnostics company Check-Cap announced it has filed for CE Mark registration for C-Scan, an ingestible capsule for preparation-free colorectal cancer screening.

Mike Schmidt, whose success during his 17-year career with the Philadelphia Phillies earned him induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, received a stage III melanoma diagnosis 4 years ago.