Gastrointestinal Cancer News

GENEVA — Remote interventions led to higher screening rates for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers among women who live in rural areas, according to study results presented at World Cancer Congress.

A physical exercise intervention delivered during chemotherapy was associated with a return to similar levels of baseline cardiorespiratory fitness at 1 year compared with exercise after chemotherapy, researchers reported.

GENEVA — A multiyear mass media campaign led to significantly higher bowel cancer screening rates among individuals at high risk for the disease, according to study results presented at World Cancer Congress.

Despite some sensational headlines following the publication of NordICC trial data in The New England Journal of Medicine, it’s important to understand that this study does not change the value of colonoscopy.

A fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increased humoral immunity among patients with solid and hematologic cancers, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

High-dose dexamethasone failed to improve shortness of breath compared with placebo among ambulatory patients with cancer, according to study results published in The Lancet Oncology.

Following publication of NordICC trial data in The New England Journal of Medicine, which found a modest benefit for colonoscopy screening in colorectal cancer, the AGA fired back, noting that colonoscopy is only effective “if it is completed.”

Patients with cancer and obesity appeared well-represented in clinical trials, indicating that clinical trial findings may be generalizable to this patient population, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy added Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Gladstone Institutes to its immuno-oncology research partnership network.

Conception via assisted reproductive technology appeared associated with increased risk for childhood cancers compared with natural conception or subfertility and nonassisted reproductive technology conception methods, study results showed.