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<乌鸦传媒>Unfavorable Colon Cancer Trends in Young Adults Seen Across the Pond, Too

Rise in predicted CRC mortality among Europeans under 50 may be due to increasing obesity rates

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<乌鸦传媒>How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins?

Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities

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<乌鸦传媒>Liquid Biopsy Has Mixed Performance for Predicting Colon Cancer Outcomes

Adjuvant chemo fails to move needle on DNA clearance, but dynamics predictive of DFS

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<乌鸦传媒>Big PFS Improvement in Highly Mutated CRC With Dual Immunotherapy

Nivolumab/ipilimumab led to improvement in untreated MSI-H/dMMR disease versus chemo

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<乌鸦传媒>Vaccine 'Promising' for Delaying Relapse in KRAS-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer, CRC

T-cell response linked to 86% reduced risk of relapse, death

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<乌鸦传媒>Homelessness Tied to Worse Cancer Outcomes Among Veterans

However, all-cause mortality rates in lung, colon cancer lower versus other healthcare settings

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<乌鸦传媒>'Curable': A Case for Precision of Language

Patients need a clear description of their prognosis

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<乌鸦传媒>GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk for Diabetes Patients

Association strongest in patients with overweight, obesity

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<乌鸦传媒>Diabetes Linked to Higher Colorectal Cancer Risk

Associated risks highest in those with recent diagnoses

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<乌鸦传媒>Moving Beyond the 'Angelina Jolie Effect' to Address Cancer Disparities

A "local heroes effect" can better reach communities of color

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<乌鸦传媒>New Oral Drug Approved for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

In phase III trials of pretreated patients, fruquintinib improved survival versus placebo

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<乌鸦传媒>Personalized Intervention Helps CRC Screening Decisions for Older Adults

Patients receiving intervention were less likely to undergo screening if benefits were low

<乌鸦传媒>Chinese Compound for MI?; Knee Pain Management

Also in TTHealthWatch: a new colorectal cancer screening test

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<乌鸦传媒>Novel Stool RNA Test More Sensitive for Detecting Colon Cancer Versus FIT

ColoSense test outperforms fecal immunochemical testing in phase III trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Targeted Combination Wins in KRAS-Positive Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Standard dose of sotorasib plus panitumumab reduced risk of progression by 51% vs standard care

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<乌鸦传媒>Primary Care Intervention Improved Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Results

Follow-up testing within 120 days was improved with EHR reminders, patient outreach, navigation

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Risk in NAFLD Higher With Early Disease Onset

52% greater risk of malignancy for patients diagnosed with fatty liver disease before age 45

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<乌鸦传媒>When Screening Guidelines Collide, Who Wins?

A closer look at conflicting colorectal cancer screening recommendations

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Win for Biomarker-Driven Thromboprophylaxis for Patients With Cancer

Threefold risk reduction with enoxaparin in high-risk gastrointestinal, lung cancers

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<乌鸦传媒>Could Cetuximab Maintenance Play a Role in RAS Wild-Type Metastatic CRC?

Strategy tied to better outcomes but fails to meet primary goal of phase II trial

<乌鸦传媒>Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough

Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Links Being Breastfed to Cancer Risk in Adulthood

But researchers say the established benefits likely outweigh any potential risk

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<乌鸦传媒>AI-Aided Colonoscopy Flops for Advanced Neoplasia Detection in Trial

Meta-analysis turns up similar findings, though increased ADR overall

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<乌鸦传媒>Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives?

A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many

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<乌鸦传媒>Novel KRAS Inhibitor Leads to Durable Responses in Multiple Tumor Types

More than half of patients with NSCLC, more than a third of those with CRC responded to divarasib

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<乌鸦传媒>ACP Sticks With Age 50 for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Guidance conflicts with other new recommendations that screening start at age 45

<乌鸦传媒>Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Reality

These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools

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<乌鸦传媒>Age No Barrier to Preserved QoL, Functional Recovery After Surgery for CRC

More than 70% of patients with a median age of 79 achieved both outcomes at 3-6 months

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<乌鸦传媒>Omitting RT Safe in Many Locally Advanced Rectal Cancers

Most intermediate-risk cases can be cured without pelvic radiation, says investigator

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<乌鸦传媒>UnitedHealthcare in the Hot Seat Over GI Procedure 'Advance Notification' Policy

New rule came in response to concerns over proposed prior authorization policy

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Outcomes in Black Patients With GI Cancers

Two-year mortality decreased for three types of GI cancer in expansion vs non-expansion states

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<乌鸦传媒>Warning: Prior Auth for Colonoscopy Is the Wrong Way to Go

The policy adds delays to care and may worsen health outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Anti-EGFR Rechallenge Boosts PFS in Third-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

ctDNA-identified wild-type tumors benefited most from adding panitumumab to standard therapy

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<乌鸦传媒>AI in Colonoscopy: Disconnect Grows Between Academic, Community Studies

Clearly helpful in manufacturers' trials, but not so much in routine practice

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<乌鸦传媒>Study: VA Surgeons Who Do Colonoscopies May Need More Training

Outdone by gastroenterologists in finding adenomatous polyps

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid Expansion Seen Lifting Colon Cancer Screening for Low-Income People

But not a cure-all in states boosting eligibility

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<乌鸦传媒>HIPEC With Mitomycin C Reduces Locoregional Recurrence in High-Risk Colon Cancer

No increase in adverse events or toxicity versus surgery alone

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<乌鸦传媒>Genomics Add Insight Into Worse Colorectal Cancer Outcomes in Black Patients

Fewer actionable mutations, less likely to meet genomic criteria for immunotherapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Many With Cancer Predisposition Diseases Unaware of Genetic Status

Moreover, a significant proportion do not qualify for genetic screening under current guidelines

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<乌鸦传媒>Does Your 80-Year-Old Patient Really Need That Colonoscopy?

Physicians often ignore life expectancy in screening decisions, study finds

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