Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy may allow more people with hepatocellular carcinoma to undergo surgical resection, according to retrospective study results.

Spouses of people with cancer exhibited significantly higher risk for attempted suicide and suicide death than those whose spouses had not been diagnosed with cancer, according to a nationwide cohort study in Denmark.

A model using both clinical and imaging data predicted the absence of high-risk varices in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma and may help avoid unnecessary upper endoscopy in low-risk patients, research showed.

Researchers have identified priority areas in the U.S. where interventions are needed to improve colorectal cancer screening among Hispanic and Latino individuals with disproportionate access.

Sanjay S. Reddy, MD, FACS, has been appointed division chief of surgical oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Patients who underwent liver transplantation vs. alternative therapy for unresectable colorectal liver metastasis had higher progression-free and overall survival, as well as lower rates of recurrence, researchers reported in JAMA Surgery.

Individuals with unhealthy lifestyles may derive the most benefit from aspirin for colorectal cancer prevention, according to results of a prospective cohort study.

Incidence rates for 17 different cancer types increased for successively younger generations in the United States during the past century.

Completing at least one fecal immunochemical test screening correlated with a 33% overall lower risk for death from colorectal adenocarcinoma, with a 42% reduction reported for cancers in the left colon and rectum, according to researchers.

A prediction model could be a “starting point” to identify patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma who may require intervention or surveillance, researchers wrote.