Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Primary tumor resection did not improve survival compared with systemic chemotherapy among patients with metastatic colon cancer, according to data from an observational cohort study.

Chemists at The Ohio State University are developing at-home paper test strips designed to effectively detect diseases such as cancer and malaria.

Extraordinary therapeutic advances, a renewed bipartisan commitment to medical research and the launch of the national cancer moonshot initiative have reinforced the importance of scientific investigation in the fight against cancer.

Vice President Joe Biden outlined a plan to improve the efficiency and transparency of the U.S. clinical research system as part of the national cancer moonshot initiative.

Researchers who previously identified a panel of genetic mutations that are unique to black patients with colorectal cancer have now found these mutations are associated with more aggressive tumors and increased risk for recurrence and metastasis, according to data published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Eric Fearon , MD, PhD, has been named director of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Infrared laser moxibustion safely and effectively improved cancer-related fatigue in patients in China, according to a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Screening adults with new-onset diabetes for pancreatic cancer may be effective for early diagnosis and treatment initiation, according to study data presented at the 52nd European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting.

Colonoscopy is the leading colorectal cancer screening strategy in the United States, with considerable evidence showing it protects against colorectal cancer, the second overall leading cause of cancer and cancer-related death in the nation.

With the increasing evidence that screening, either with a fecal occult blood test or colonoscopy, can prevent colorectal cancer, the demand for colonoscopy has increased remarkably. The discomfort accompanying an endoscopic examination can be efficiently reduced by conscious sedation, but ingesting purgatives for bowel preparation, according to many examinees, is the worst part of the colonoscopy experience. Nevertheless, when using PEG-ELS (polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution) or sodium phosphate, ingesting a large amount of liquid is inevitable and necessary for adequate bowel preparation. When patients are informed that insufficient bowel preparation has resulted in incomplete colonoscopy, they usually feel frustrated about the lack of results and anxious about the need to repeat the examination.