Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Endoscopic submucosal dissection appears safe and effective for treating patients with superficial pharyngeal cancer, according to results from a phase 2 study.

Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality are at historic lows.

The risk for a second solid cancer among survivors of Hodgkin’s lymphoma did not improve among patients treated in the 1990s compared with those treated in earlier periods, according to study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Among employed colorectal cancer patients, 45% reported they did not retain their jobs due to their illness, and paid sick leave was found to be associated with higher likelihood of job retention, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

After implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s elimination of copayments for screening colonoscopy and mammography in Medicare beneficiaries, screening rates for colonoscopy did not increase, while those for mammography did, according to recent study data.

Researchers at University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center developed a new first-of-its-kind mobile app to help patients with breast cancer manage and navigate the multitude of information that accompanies a cancer diagnosis.

Issues surrounding nutrition and weight management are significantly more pressing now than they were decades ago when obesity was relatively uncommon.

Increased C-reactive protein appeared associated with impaired prognosis in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer involved in the NORDIC–VII study, showing a significance comparable to other markers of systemic inflammatory response.

The FDA granted orphan drug designation to ARQ 087 for the treatment of patients with cholangiocarcinoma, according to a press release from the drug’s manufacturer.

The FDA today approved uridine triacetate for the emergency treatment of adults and children who had an overdose of fluorouracil or capecitabine or had certain severe or life-threatening toxicities within 4 days of taking the cancer treatments.