Neoadjuvant Oxaliplatin-Fluoropyrimidine Chemo Improves Colon Cancer Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Six weeks of preoperative oxaliplatin-fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy is safe and effective for operable colon cancer, without increasing perioperative morbidity, according to a study published online Jan. 19 …
Learn MoreNegative Fecal Tests Tied to Low Risk for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There was a low risk for advanced neoplasia after multiple rounds of negative fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in people undergoing surveillance colonoscopy, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in C…
Learn MoreDeep Learning Model Aids Differentiation of Colon Cancer, Acute Diverticulitis
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A three-dimensional (3-D) convolutional neural network (CNN) can be used as an artificial intelligence (AI) support system for differentiating colon carcinoma (CC) and acute diverticulitis (AD) on computed tom…
Learn MoreOnly Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people undergo a stool test to screen for colon cancer but a new study finds too few follow up with a colonoscopy when that test warns of a possible cancer.Not following up undermines the point of screeni…
Learn MoreFollow-Up Colonoscopy Rates Low After Positive Stool-Based Test
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among an average-risk population, follow-up colonoscopy (FU-CY) rates are low after a positive noninvasive stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 18 …
Learn MoreFollow-Up Colonoscopy Rates Low After Positive Stool-Based Test
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among an average-risk population, follow-up colonoscopy (FU-CY) rates are low after a positive noninvasive stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 18 …
Learn MoreRisk for Advanced Neoplasm Low 10+ Years After Negative Colonoscopy
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for advanced colorectal neoplasms (ADNs) 10 or more years after a negative screening colonoscopy is low, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Thomas Heisser, from …
Learn MorePD-1 Inhibitor Treatment Effective for Localized Mismatch Repair-Deficient CRC
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For localized mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer (CRC), neoadjuvant programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor treatment is effective, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Journal of t…
Learn MoreChanges in Lifestyle Habits Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lifestyle habit changes are associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.Edoardo Botteri, Ph.D., from the Cancer Registr…
Learn MoreAI Promising for Detecting Adenomas in Patients With Lynch Syndrome
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with Lynch syndrome (LS), artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colonoscopy is promising for detecting adenomas, especially flat adenomas, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in the Uni…
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