Gastroenterology
Commentary
Is Red Meat Healthy? Multiverse Analysis Has Lessons Beyond Meat
A specification curve analysis of a dataset provides a much broader picture; in the case of red meat, you see some significant results, but the...
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Negative Colonoscopy? 15-Year Screening Interval May Be Safe
Researchers compare patients who had a first colonoscopy with negative findings for CRC with matched controls who either did not have a...
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Do Patients Benefit from Cancer Trial Participation?
Researchers conduct a meta-analysis comprising 141 comparisons of an investigational drug and a control treatment, which include immunotherapies...
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MicroRNAs May Predict Pancreatic Cancer Risk Years Before Diagnosis
Researchers screen and validate circulating miRNAs as biomarkers for early detection using prediagnostic plasma samples.
Feature
The Long, Controversial Search for a ‘Cancer Microbiome’
Research raised as many questions as answers about what we do and don’t know about microbiota and cancer.
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Late-Stage Incidence Rates Support CRC Screening From Age 45
Stage stratification is key because it provides insight into the relationship between time and cancer incidence, said Dr. Eric Montminy.
Conference Coverage
Can Rectal Cancer Patients Benefit from Deintensification of Treatment?
An expert at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network annual conference discussed treatment-sparing strategies for eligible patients.
Commentary
CRC Screening in Primary Care: The Blood Test Option
Last year, I concluded a commentary for this news...
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Microbial Signature of KRAS-Mutated Colorectal Cancer Identified
Researchers use 16s rRNA sequencing to analyze stool samples from 94 patients with CRC.
Conference Coverage
Blood Test Shows Promise for Improving CRC Screening
Researchers evaluate new cfDNA blood-based test’s ability to detect CRC.
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Further Support for CRC Screening to Start at Age 45: Meta-Analysis
Across 15 studies, 41,709 adenomas were detected in 150,436 colonoscopies performed for any indication, resulting in a pooled overall ADR of 23.1...