GI Oncology
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Blood urea nitrogen level and Khorana score predict early pancreatic cancer mortality
Key clinical point: High Khorana score and elevated blood urea nitrogen predicted early mortality in patients after surgical resection for...
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NSAIDs’ colon cancer protection tied to three genetic variants
Key clinical point: The protective effect of aspirin and NSAIDs against colon cancer was linked to three genetic variants on chromosomes 12 and 15...
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Stem cell divisions help dictate cancer risk
Key clinical point: Only a third of the variation in cancer risk among tissues is because of the environment or inheritance, and this has...
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CDC: Cancer incidence and survival improve; racial disparities persist
Key clinical point: Incidence rates are declining for some cancers, and survival is improving. Major finding: The 5-year survival rate is 65%...
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Vegetarians less likely to develop colorectal cancer
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Mutations found in almost 4% of pancreatic cancer patients
Key clinical point: In a registry-based study, 3.8% of patients with pancreatic cancer had mutations in seven genes known to substantially...
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Tumor location portends CRC survival
Key clinical point: Metastatic colorectal cancer originating from the right side of the colon is associated with shorter progression-free survival...
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Death rates rising for liver cancer, falling for colorectal cancer
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Low marks for bevacizumab in cost/benefit analysis
Key clinical point: Adding bevacizumab to standard chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer yields minimal benefit at high cost. Major...
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Smoking linked to many ‘new’ causes of death
Key clinical point: Smoking is now thought to cause many deaths from infections; renal failure; liver cirrhosis; digestive diseases; and breast,...
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Jury still out on survival benefit of resecting primary in mCRC
Key clinical point: Data are mixed regarding an overall survival benefit of resecting the primary tumor. Major finding: Two studies found a...