Gastrointestinal Cancer News

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has retained its distinction as the No. 1 cancer hospital in the country.

Veterans who declined participation in a colorectal cancer screening trial more often preferred noninvasive testing over colonoscopy, a preference that increased over time and was especially evident among those in the western United States.

Electronic health record-based nudges aimed at clinicians appeared to increase tobacco use treatment penetration among patients with cancer during oncology encounters, according to data published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity appeared associated with lower risk for cancer, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

Insurance and neighborhood socioeconomic status were significant mediators of inequity in CV mortality among Black and white cancer survivors, according to a study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

Liver transplant conferred a 10-year OS rate of more than 80% in selected patients with colorectal cancer and nonresectable liver metastases, study results showed.

As the number of young cancer survivors continues to increase, so do the myriad of survivorship issues throughout their life span, including reproductive health concerns.

Direct oral anticoagulants for cancer-associated thrombosis appeared associated with lower risk for venous thromboembolism recurrence and major bleeds, as well as a reduction in mortality rates, among patients with cancer.

UC San Diego researcher Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, likes to think of it as a “literal cancer moonshot.”

Cancer clinical trial participation appeared lower among Black and Latinx patients compared with white patients with various cancer types, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.