<ѻý>ACP Sticks With Age 50 for Colorectal Cancer Screeningѻý> Guidance conflicts with other new recommendations that screening start at age 45 Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Realityѻý> These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>Age No Barrier to Preserved QoL, Functional Recovery After Surgery for CRCѻý> More than 70% of patients with a median age of 79 achieved both outcomes at 3-6 months Jul 13, 2023
<ѻý>WHO Links Sweetener to Cancer; Younger-Age CRC Risk; PCOS and Ovarian Cancerѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 29, 2023
<ѻý>Omitting RT Safe in Many Locally Advanced Rectal Cancersѻý> Most intermediate-risk cases can be cured without pelvic radiation, says investigator Jun 05, 2023
<ѻý>Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Outcomes in Black Patients With GI Cancersѻý> Two-year mortality decreased for three types of GI cancer in expansion vs non-expansion states May 25, 2023
<ѻý>Warning: Prior Auth for Colonoscopy Is the Wrong Way to Goѻý> The policy adds delays to care and may worsen health outcomes May 24, 2023
<ѻý>Anti-EGFR Rechallenge Boosts PFS in Third-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancerѻý> ctDNA-identified wild-type tumors benefited most from adding panitumumab to standard therapy May 23, 2023
<ѻý>AI in Colonoscopy: Disconnect Grows Between Academic, Community Studiesѻý> Clearly helpful in manufacturers' trials, but not so much in routine practice May 09, 2023
<ѻý>Study: VA Surgeons Who Do Colonoscopies May Need More Trainingѻý> Outdone by gastroenterologists in finding adenomatous polyps May 08, 2023
<ѻý>Medicaid Expansion Seen Lifting Colon Cancer Screening for Low-Income Peopleѻý> But not a cure-all in states boosting eligibility May 06, 2023
<ѻý>HIPEC With Mitomycin C Reduces Locoregional Recurrence in High-Risk Colon Cancerѻý> No increase in adverse events or toxicity versus surgery alone Apr 26, 2023
<ѻý>Genomics Add Insight Into Worse Colorectal Cancer Outcomes in Black Patientsѻý> Fewer actionable mutations, less likely to meet genomic criteria for immunotherapy Apr 19, 2023
<ѻý>Many With Cancer Predisposition Diseases Unaware of Genetic Statusѻý> Moreover, a significant proportion do not qualify for genetic screening under current guidelines Apr 19, 2023
<ѻý>Does Your 80-Year-Old Patient Really Need That Colonoscopy?ѻý> Physicians often ignore life expectancy in screening decisions, study finds Apr 04, 2023
<ѻý>Take Risk Into Account Before Repeat Surveillance Colonoscopy, Study Saysѻý> 58% of seniors with limited life expectancy, no significant findings invited for another round Mar 14, 2023
<ѻý>KRAS Mutations in Metastatic CRC Predict Survival Benefit of Chemo Comboѻý> Trifluridine/tipiracil fails to improve survival in patients with KRAS G12-mutant tumors Mar 06, 2023
<ѻý>'Alarming' Rise in Colon Cancer Rates Among Younger Peopleѻý> Rate doubled in under-50 age group since 1995, concerning trend toward more advanced disease Mar 01, 2023
<ѻý>Cancer Drugs That Didn't Work; Another HIV Cure; Kiss of Success With Mistletoeѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Feb 24, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Has Concerns on 'Unprecedented' Plan for Dostarlimab in Rectal Cancerѻý> Panel will discuss if single-arm trials and proposed endpoints are adequate to support approval Feb 08, 2023
<ѻý>Patients' Defensive Thinking May Hinder Colorectal Cancer Screeningѻý> Study explored why people refused at-home stool test Feb 06, 2023
<ѻý>Neoadjuvant Chemo Reduces Disease Recurrence in Operable Colon Cancerѻý> Consider it now "an option" for locally advanced disease, editorialists say Jan 24, 2023
<ѻý>New Standard of Care for Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancerѻý> Significant improvement in OS, PFS with addition of bevacizumab to trifluridine/tipiracil Jan 23, 2023
<ѻý>We're Underutilizing Genetic Testing for Colorectal Cancerѻý> Universal germline testing should be part of the standard of cancer care Jan 20, 2023
<ѻý>Circulating Tumor DNA Could Guide Use of Chemo in Colorectal Cancerѻý> Identified patients likely to benefit following surgery, large prospective study showed Jan 19, 2023
<ѻý>Study Supports Routine Omentectomy in Absence of Metastasis During CRS-HIPECѻý> High rate of occult metastases in patients with grossly normal omentum Jan 11, 2023
<ѻý>Adagrasib Shows Anti-Tumor Activity in Heavily Pretreated KRAS-Mutant CRCѻý> Response rates of 19% alone, 46% with cetuximab in phase I/II trial Dec 21, 2022
<ѻý>Exercise During Chemo Shows Benefits for Cardiorespiratory Fitnessѻý> However, patients who exercise after chemo also ultimately see benefits too Nov 21, 2022
<ѻý>Lucky to Be Scopedѻý> My screening colonoscopy went really well, but how many people don't get the chance to have one? Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Psilocybin for Depression; What's the Best Direct Oral Anticoagulant?ѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: hormone therapy to prevent chronic disease Nov 05, 2022 podcast
<ѻý>U.S. Experts Weigh In on Colonoscopy Status in Wake of European Trialѻý> Concerns abound after study suggests colonoscopy may be less effective than expected Oct 12, 2022
<ѻý>If You Invite 455 People to Colonoscopy, You'll Stop One Case of Cancerѻý> Risk of colorectal cancer reduced with screening in randomized trial, but less than expected Oct 09, 2022
<ѻý>Closing Colorectal Cancer Screening Gaps With FIT Initiativeѻý> VA hospital meets goal of increasing monthly screenings to address backlog from pandemic Sep 19, 2022
<ѻý>Potential Practice-Changer for Refractory Metastatic Colon Cancerѻý> Significant survival gain with fruquintinib in patients with heavily pretreated disease Sep 14, 2022
<ѻý>Colorectal Cancer Burden on the Rise in Developed Countriesѻý> Global study predicts an uptick in incidence and mortality through 2040 Sep 12, 2022
<ѻý>'Striking' Colon Cancer Data Spur Mid-Presentation Ovation at ESMOѻý> Preoperative immunotherapy combo in dMMR disease yields major pathologic response in 95% Sep 12, 2022
<ѻý>Robotic Surgery Tops Laparoscopic Surgery for Middle and Low Rectal Cancerѻý> Randomized trial shows fewer positive circumferential resection margins with robotic technique Sep 09, 2022
<ѻý>Trainees May Miss More Sessile Serrated Polyps on Colonoscopyѻý> But resident or fellow involvement didn't have a negative impact on other key quality indicators Aug 31, 2022
<ѻý>Prosthetic Mesh May Stand in the Way of Further Abdominal Operationsѻý> Prior incisional hernia repair associated with complications with later abdominal surgery Aug 04, 2022
<ѻý>Starch for Cancer Prevention? It's Not as Bananas as You Thinkѻý> Resistant starch may be protective against certain Lynch syndrome-related cancers Jul 25, 2022