Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Non-English-speaking individuals experienced significant systems-level barriers when they called hospitals trying to obtain information about cancer care services, according to study results.

James Casey, acclaimed saxophonist for the Trey Anastasio Band, died Aug. 28 at age 40 after a 2-year battle with colon cancer.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and University of Copenhagen developed an artificial intelligence tool with the potential to identify people at greatest risk for pancreatic cancer up to 3 years before diagnosis.

Colonoscopies performed with artificial intelligence did not improve detection of advanced colorectal neoplasias, although there was enhanced detection of nonpolypoid and smaller lesions, according to data.

Although artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy significantly increased detection of adenomas, it also resulted in higher removal rates of non-neoplastic polyps, according to researchers.

A new machine-learning tool accurately predicted incident esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma using electronic health record data, according to a report published in Gastroenterology.

In a Healio video exclusive, David M. Poppers, MD, PhD, explains why “now is the most important time” for colorectal cancer screening and how physicians can help make patients more comfortable with colonoscopy.

In the ONCO-DVT trial, patients with cancer and isolated distal deep vein thrombosis had fewer thrombotic events at 1 year with 12-month vs. 3-month edoxaban therapy, a finding that could change clinical guidance, according to a speaker.

More than 80% of older women who survived colorectal cancer experienced a range of gastrointestinal symptoms that sometimes persisted for decades, according to data published in PLOS One.

Combining weight-based dosing and single-use vial sharing within individual Veterans Affairs hospitals could reduce immune checkpoint inhibitor spending by millions annually, according to study results published in Health Affairs.