Gastrointestinal Cancer News

The prevalence of adenomas or cancer was found to be low among asymptomatic patients with average risk for colorectal cancer who had a negative colonoscopy within the last 5 years, which indicates annual fecal occult blood testing can be safely suspended for up to 5 years after a negative colonoscopy.

In a retrospective cohort study, statin use was found to be associated with a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with hepatitis B virus infection, according to study data.

The addition of oxaliplatin to fluorouracil-based preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy significantly improved DFS among patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, according to results of a phase 3 trial.

The overall risk for cancer was not increased among patients with hyperthyroidism treated with thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine therapy, according to recent study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

A review article recently published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology emphasizes the importance of understanding the indications, limitations and techniques of endoscopic submucosal dissection as the technique becomes increasingly used in the West.

The prevalence of hereditary cancer syndromes appeared higher in patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer before the age of 35 years compared with the general population of patients with colorectal cancer, according to study results.

A clinical scoring test designed to determine risk for advanced neoplasia may help practitioners identify individuals who can safely consider non-colonoscopy approaches for colorectal cancer screening, according to the results of a cross-sectional study.

In a new study published in Hepatology, researchers found temoporfin-photodynamic therapy prolonged bile ducts and could lead to increased overall survival in patients with nonresectable hilar bile duct cancer.

Weight cycling does not appear associated with elevated cancer risk, according to an analysis of data from a large prospective cohort.

In a recent study, patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent resection were not found to be ideal candidates, according to current guidelines.