Gastroenterology
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Use of Ultrasound Expands Across Surgical Specialties
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Liver Cancer Predictors in Chronic Hepatitis B Identified
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Rising IPMN Incidence Traced to Increased Diagnostic Scrutiny
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Most People Told to Have a Colonoscopy Don't
Major Finding: Only 38% of patients advised to undergo colonoscopy did so, compared with 67% of those advised to undergo fecal occult blood...
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Small Margins Not Too Close for Comfort in Rectal Cancer
Major Finding: Overall 5-year survival was 70%, with no significant difference in survival by margin size.Data Source: Investigators reviewed...
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Adjuvant Therapy May Benefit Some With Early Gastric Cancers
Major Finding: Patients with stage IA-IIA gastric adenocarcinoma and at least two risk factors had a 5-year disease-specific survival of 76% or...
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ASCO: Stop Underdosing Obese Cancer Patients
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Aflibercept plus FOLFIRI improves survival in second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
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Can a Biomarker Revive Everolimus for Advanced Gastric Cancer?
Major Finding: Everolimus did not significantly improve overall survival, compared with placebo, although it did significantly improve progression...
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Laparoscopy Offers Benefits in Select Hepatic CRC Patients
Major Finding: Patients undergoing laparoscopic vs. open resection for hepatic colorectal cancer had similar median overall survival rates at 1, 3...