Colon and Rectal
Conference Coverage
Blood test detects colon cancer in single-center study
Results from a study of 354 patients show a blood test spotting signs of colon cancer and abnormal growths.
Article
Testicular Swelling as an Initial Presentation of a Patient With Metastatic Gastric Cancer
While signet-ring cell morphology in the testes might represent metastatic spread from an extragonadal adenocarcinoma, a rare variant of primary...
Article
Cardiovascular Effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma at the VA San Diego Healthcare System
Patients who have or are at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease and who are taking tyrosine kinase inhibitors for renal cell carcinoma...
News
Treating rectal cancer in the COVID-19 era: Expert guidance
Experts recommend total mesorectal excision for early- and intermediate-stage disease and a short course of preoperative radiotherapy for locally...
Article
Colorectal cancer: Proposed treatment guidelines for the COVID-19 era
Specialists recommend decreasing the use of chemotherapy and reducing the immune impact of chemotherapy whenever possible.
News
ASCO guidelines take global view of late-stage colorectal cancer
News
Colorectal cancer burden rises in younger age groups
News
Mailed fecal testing may catch more cancer than endoscopic screening
At a population level, FIT screening had the highest advanced neoplasia detection rate, at 4.5%, compared with 2.3% and 2.2% for screening by...
Perspectives
Management of Patients With Treatment-Resistant Metastatic Prostate Cancer
The following is a lightly edited transcript of a teleconference recorded in December 2018. It follows up on previous prostate-cancer...
Clinical Topics & News
Presentation of a Rare Malignancy: Leiomyosarcoma of the Prostate
Prostatic leiomyosarcoma is an aggressive malignancy with a high risk of metastasis and a poor prognosis that poses unique diagnostic and...
