GI Oncology
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Pancreatic cystic neoplasms rarely turn cancerous, study shows
Study is the first to report the proportion of pancreatic cancers that develop from cystic neoplasms.
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Meta-analysis of postcancer use of immunosuppressive therapies shows no increase in cancer recurrence risk
Findings could guide clinical decision making for starting immunosuppression in patients with a history of malignancy.
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Microsimulation model identifies 4-year window for pancreatic cancer screening
Study highlights a window of opportunity for pancreatic cancer screening suggesting current surveillance guidelines be re-evaluated.
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High-risk colon polyps detected at screening colonoscopy linked to liver cancer death
“Our findings imply that risk stratification at colonoscopy might be helping to identify patients at need for liver cancer surveillance.”
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Hemostatic powder superior in controlling tumor bleeding
Standard endoscopic interventions resulted in lower rates of immediate hemostasis and more rebleeds.
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AI tool predicts certain GI cancers years in advance
Because K-ECAN does not rely heavily on GERD symptoms to assess risk, it has the “potential to guide providers to increase appropriate uptake of...
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‘Game changer’ data for vitamin D in digestive tract cancers
In the p53-immunoreactive subgroup, daily vitamin D supplementation reduced the risk of relapse or death by 73%.
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Should race and ethnicity be used in CRC recurrence risk algorithms?
Removing race from clinical risk predictions could lead to higher racial bias in model accuracy and less accurate estimation of risk in some...
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Unprecedented drop seen in early colorectal cancer cases due to aspirin use
The study confirms evidence from 30 years of research that suggests regular aspirin use reduces cancer risk.
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How BMI over time impacts GI cancer risk
These “important findings highlight the unmet need to identify the critical time window linking adiposity and GI cancer.”
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New AI tool may help predict best treatments for colorectal cancer
The tool is not yet ready for clinical use. When it is, the tool has the potential to provide timely, accurate decision support based on tumor...