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Colonoscopic polypectomy reduced the risk of death from colorectal cancer by more than half in a study that followed patients for as long as 23 years, investigators reported in the Feb. 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings demonstrate that adenomas identified and removed... »
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Imaging Combo May Diagnose Gastric Cancer Without Biopsy
CHICAGO – The combination of white light endoscopy and magnifying narrow-band imaging shows promise for achieving accurate diagnosis of early gastric cancer, based on a prospective, randomized, controlled trial conducted in... »
CHICAGO – The combination of white light endoscopy and magnifying narrow-band imaging shows promise for achieving accurate diagnosis of early gastric cancer, based on a prospective, randomized, controlled trial conducted in... »
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Fecal Immunochemical Test Found Cancers, Missed Precancerous Adenomas
A one-time screening with a fecal immunochemical test was as effective as a one-time colonoscopy for detecting colorectal cancer in an intention-to-screen analysis, but colonoscopy found more cancers among patients actually... »
Colonoscopy With Adenoma Removal Cut Colorectal Cancer Deaths By 53%
Colonoscopic polypectomy reduced the risk of death from colorectal cancer by more than half in a study that followed patients for as long as 23 years, investigators reported in the Feb. 23 issue of the New England Journal of... »
Pancreatic Cancer Risk Not Confined to IPMN Target Cyst
SAN FRANCISCO – A small proportion of patients with a lower-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm go on to develop pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in an entirely separate region of the gland, an outcome that raises... »
A one-time screening with a fecal immunochemical test was as effective as a one-time colonoscopy for detecting colorectal cancer in an intention-to-screen analysis, but colonoscopy found more cancers among patients actually... »
Colonoscopy With Adenoma Removal Cut Colorectal Cancer Deaths By 53%
Colonoscopic polypectomy reduced the risk of death from colorectal cancer by more than half in a study that followed patients for as long as 23 years, investigators reported in the Feb. 23 issue of the New England Journal of... »
Pancreatic Cancer Risk Not Confined to IPMN Target Cyst
SAN FRANCISCO – A small proportion of patients with a lower-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm go on to develop pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in an entirely separate region of the gland, an outcome that raises... »
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Bevacizumab Fails to Improve 3-Year Survival in Early Colon Cancer
Dr. Norman Wolmark explains his team's large, much-anticipated study showing that bevacizumab failed to make a significant improvement in disease-free survival at 3 years for early-stage colon cancer. Dr. Wolmark, chairman... »
Hepatocellular Cancer Outcomes
Dr. Vanita Ahuja reports that non-U.S. born Asians have better hepatocellular cancer outcomes than those born inside the United States. Bob Finn of Elsevier Global Medical News (EGMN) reports from a meeting on... »
Dr. Norman Wolmark explains his team's large, much-anticipated study showing that bevacizumab failed to make a significant improvement in disease-free survival at 3 years for early-stage colon cancer. Dr. Wolmark, chairman... »
Hepatocellular Cancer Outcomes
Dr. Vanita Ahuja reports that non-U.S. born Asians have better hepatocellular cancer outcomes than those born inside the United States. Bob Finn of Elsevier Global Medical News (EGMN) reports from a meeting on... »
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