Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Sampling portal venous blood via endoscopic ultrasound was found to be safe and feasible for counting circulating tumor cells in patients with pancreaticobiliary cancers, which may prove to be a valuable tool in diagnosing and guiding treatment for these cancers, according to recent study data.

ASCO released a provisional clinical opinion update recommending that all patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who are candidates for anti-EGFR antibody therapy undergo KRAS and NRAS expanded genetic testing.

The use of Medicare claims alone to identify, risk adjust and assess outcomes appeared to adequately represent cancer care at the hospital level, according to study results.

Amid the myriad concerns that accompany a cancer diagnosis, the risk for venous thromboembolism may be last on the minds of patients and clinicians.

Gastrointestinal cancer was the most common other primary systemic cancer in patients with melanoma, according to recently published study results.

A recent study demonstrated that esophagectomy for esophageal cancer performed later in the week was associated with increased 5-year mortality.

A coalition formed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in New York City has increased screening colonoscopy rates 40% over 4 years, according to a report published in Cancer.

Edith Mitchell, MD, professor of medical oncology at Thomas Jefferson University, has been appointed president of the National Medical Association.

One in 20 patients were admitted to the ICU with a critical illness within 2 years of a cancer diagnosis, according to a retrospective observational study conducted in the United Kingdom.

Older patients undergoing resection for colorectal cancer liver metastases faced increased risk for postoperative mortality despite receiving less aggressive treatment, according to the results of a retrospective cohort study.