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News, opinions and meeting coverage in gastroenterology.

A teen girl lies on her side on a couch doubled up with a pained expression.

<乌鸦传媒>Kids With IBD Need Close Monitoring as They Grow Up

Meta-analysis confirms: substantially increased cancer risk in adulthood

A computer rendering of a colonoscope about to snip a polyp from the colon.

<乌鸦传媒>Surveillance Colonoscopy in IBD Tied to Lower Advanced Cancer Risk

Findings bolster guidelines for IBD patients with extensive colitis or left-sided colitis

A computer rendering of an endoscope.

<乌鸦传媒>SubQ Infliximab Works for IBD; FDA Clears Complex Colonoscopy Tool; IBS & Diet

News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology

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<乌鸦传媒>GICS Roundup: PD-1 Inhibitor Yields 100% Response Rate in dMMR Rectal Cancer

Plus: Promising activity in BRAF-mutant CRC, L-asparaginase drug falls short in pancreatic cancer

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<乌鸦传媒>Immunotherapy Not Additive to Standard of Care for Untreated Metastatic CRC

No difference in survival outcomes with add-on nivolumab to chemo, bevacizumab

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<乌鸦传媒>Earlier Colorectal Screening Bolstered by Real-World Data

Researchers of a national registry study say "45 is now the new 50"

A vial of Avastin on a box of Lonsurf over a computer rendering of colorectal cancer

<乌鸦传媒>Trifluridine/Tipiracil Combination Misses Mark in Metastatic Colon Cancer

No improvement in PFS versus standard for older patients ineligible for intensive therapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Should Doctor Inform Patient's Family of Diagnosis? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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<乌鸦传媒>Just How Bad Is a 'Sulfur Microbial Diet' for Colorectal Cancer Risk?

Risk for CRC increased by 27% in healthcare workers who consumed the highest amounts

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<乌鸦传媒>Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer on the Rise in Whites, Stable in Blacks

White women may be a significant driver of higher rectal cancer rates

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Mechanically Assisted Colonoscopy Devices Square Off

Randomized trial revealed one found more and larger adenomas

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<乌鸦传媒>Who Performs More Endoscopies During GI Training, Women or Men?

Survey finds lower total colonoscopies and EGDs completed by female GI fellows

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<乌鸦传媒>What's Behind the Racial Differences in Women's Cancer Screening?

Existing medical conditions and social factors are likely driving gaps, researchers found

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Finds More Later-Stage CRC Diagnoses During Pandemic

Japanese registry data reveals increase in stage III colorectal cancer, drops in earlier disease

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<乌鸦传媒>AI's Help in Colonoscopy Led to Fewer Missed Adenomas

U.S. study explores benefit of newer technology in colon cancer screening, surveillance

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<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence Supports CRC Screening at Younger Ages

Historical data among adults ages 45 to 50 show ominous trends

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<乌鸦传媒>Minimally Invasive Surgery Shows Benefit in Colon Cancer

Patients started adjuvant therapy faster, had shorter hospital stays compared to open resections

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<乌鸦传媒>Maybe Avoid These Specialists for Your Next Colonoscopy

Certain specialties performed better quality colonoscopies than others, meta-analysis finds

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<乌鸦传媒>Incomplete Polyp Resection Proves Tricky Business for Cancer Risk

Expert stresses the importance of high-quality colonoscopy

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<乌鸦传媒>Colonoscopy Obstacles for Vulnerable Patients After an Abnormal FIT

Some factors cited by staff at safety net health systems could be modifiable

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<乌鸦传媒>Raise a Glass? Study Tallies Cancer Cases From Booze

Heavy drinking habits accounted for about half of new alcohol-associated cases

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<乌鸦传媒>Did Getting a Colonoscopy Lead to Cleaner Living?

Results varied by severity of screening findings, researchers found

ESMO GI over a computer rendering of an endoscope illuminating a tumor in a stomach

<乌鸦传媒>Are Antibiotics Linked to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer?

With cases increasing globally, researchers look to these commonly used drugs

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<乌鸦传媒>Start Thinking 'Cure'; One More Hug; Mortgages and Breast Cancer Survival

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Tweaking Maintenance Options in Metastatic CRC

Two studies move the needle, but no major breakthroughs

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vaccine Protection; 'Until You Die From the Cancer'; What's Palliative Care?

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Chemotherapy Nausea Linked to Stress, Neuropsych Symptoms

High frequency of CIN leads to stress and more severe neuropsychological symptoms

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<乌鸦传媒>Can a COX-2 Inhibitor Boost Disease-free Survival in CRC?

Large trial tested addition of the agent to standard FOLFOX

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Primary Care and Specialty Ping Pong

Let's put an end to bureaucratic medicine and treat the patient in front of us

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<乌鸦传媒>New Guideline Lowers Age to Begin Colorectal Cancer Screening

Update comes as incidence has doubled in people under 50

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<乌鸦传媒>New Targeted Therapies Show Promise in Cancer

Selected abstracts from the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies virtual meeting

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<乌鸦传媒>Anti-CD20 Drugs Tied to Severe COVID in Cancer Patients

Plus: Active chemo treatment may not be a COVID risk factor

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<乌鸦传媒>Aspirin and CRC Risk: A Curious Age Connection

Implications for prophylactic recommendations, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer and COVID; Booze and Cancer; 'Screech' Starts Chemo

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Liquid Biopsy Predicts Colon Cancer Relapse Months Before CT

Test for ctDNA outperformed existing biomarker, may help guide therapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Reassures on MS Patients' Breast, Colorectal Cancer Risk

But higher incidence of other cancers in Canadian data

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<乌鸦传媒>FIT Could Accurately Rule Out CRC in Symptomatic Patients

Outperforms symptoms in sensitivity and equals colonoscopy at 2 碌g/g hemoglobin cutoff

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<乌鸦传媒>Surprise Billing Seen Likely for Many Colonoscopies

And would be illegal for uncomplicated procedures

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<乌鸦传媒>A Closer Look at FDA Decision to Pull Lorcaserin

More cancers, multiple primaries, and deaths in CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 influenced agency decision

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<乌鸦传媒>Chadwick Boseman Dies of Colon Cancer

The actor's death highlights the disparities in diagnosis and survival among Black people

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