Colorectal Cancer

Scheduling a repeat colonoscopy the day after inadequate preparation may give a better chance for adequate prep and improve adenoma detection in a veteran population, according to research presented at the ACG Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.

In a lecture dedicated to her sister’s memory, Katie Couric engaged in an honest and raw conversation with ACG President Mark Pochapin, MD, about how her grief over her husband’s death and then her sister’s spurred Couric into action and advocacy.

This inaugural award goes to a physician who has made meaningful change to overcome the social determinants of health in gastroenterology.

All adults should begin to get screened for colorectal cancer at age 45 years, according to a draft recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Statins used in the general population conferred a 20% risk reduction for colorectal cancer with a possibly larger impact in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to an analysis presented during ACG 2020 Virtual.

The FDA approved the FoundationOne CDx test to help identify certain neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase gene fusions in patients with solid tumors eligible for treatment with larotrectinib, according to a press release from the agency.

Black patients with colorectal liver metastases had a lower likelihood of undergoing chemotherapy or resection and shorter survival than their counterparts of other races and ethnicities, according to a research letter in JAMA Network Open.

Resection of colorectal liver metastases, often performed in conjunction with chemotherapy, can substantially extend survival — a fact that has been acknowledged for about 20 years.

The addition of bevacizumab to modied FOLFOX6 improved liver metastases resection rates and survival outcomes among certain patients with colorectal liver metastases, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Screen delays due to SARS-C0V-2 would significantly increase advanced colorectal cancer cases and mortality if lasting beyond 12 months, according to results presented at UEG Week Virtual Press Briefing.