Gastroenterology
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Patient-focused precautions, testing help blunt pandemic effects on heme-onc unit
Multiple factors helped keep the anticipated COVID-19 surge manageable at the hematologic oncology service of Levine Cancer Institute.
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‘Momentous’ data for first-line combo in liver cancer
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Video coaching may relieve anxiety and distress for long-distance cancer caregivers
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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.
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ASCO goes ahead online, as conference center is used as hospital
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COVID-19 death rate was twice as high in cancer patients in NYC study
The overall case fatality rate was 28% for cancer patients with COVID-19 and 14% for noncancer COVID-19 patients.
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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...
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Three months of COVID-19 may mean 80,000 missed cancer diagnoses
A backlog of 22 million canceled or postponed tests for five common cancers is expected by early June.
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Cancer screening, monitoring down during pandemic
Use of some tests came to “a near standstill” in early April.
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Adding a blood test to standard screening may improve early cancer detection