GI Oncology
From the Journals
AGA clinical practice update: Pancreatic cancer screening
Screening should be considered in patients with high risk of pancreatic cancer based on family history and other medical and genetic factors.
From the Journals
American Cancer Society update: ‘It is best not to drink alcohol’
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Vaccination regimen effective in preventing pneumonia in MM patients
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves pomalidomide for Kaposi sarcoma
Conference Coverage
Blood test detects colon cancer in single-center study
Results from a study of 354 patients show a blood test spotting signs of colon cancer and abnormal growths.
Conference Coverage
Altering gut microbiome may reduce tumor-promoting effects of smoking
Mice treated with microbiome-depleting antibiotics or genetically modified to lack an adaptive immune response did not show increased rates of...
From the Journals
Certain anaerobic bacteria linked to increased CRC risk
Anaerobic bacteria have been linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancer, but it isn’t clear if the bacteria are causing the cancers.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves first targeted drug for bile duct cancer
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Genotyping improves accuracy of pancreatic cancer tumor markers
Stratifying tumor marker cut-off levels based on genetic variants may improve detection of pancreatic cancer.
Feature
Maintaining cancer care in the face of COVID-19
Oncologists are moving cancer patients to other hospitals, reevaluating the need for cancer treatments, and embracing telemedicine to protect...
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Blood test might detect multiple cancer types, study suggests
The test, which uses methylation patterns in plasma cell-free DNA, had specificity and sensitivity approaching those needed for population-based...