More Serious Adverse Events Seen With Debulking + Systemic Therapy in Metastatic CRC
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with multiorgan metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), adding maximum tumor debulking to systemic therapy is associated with more serious adverse events but no difference in health-related quality o…
Learn MoreFamily History Influences Penetrance of Hereditary Cancers
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with a pathogenic variant in the major genes responsible for hereditary breast cancer or Lynch syndrome, having a first-degree family history is associated with increased cancer risk, accordin…
Learn MoreExercise Intervention Has Biological Effect in Lynch Syndrome
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An exercise intervention has biological effects on the immune system among patients with Lynch syndrome (LS), according to a study published online Sept. 19 in Clinical Cancer Research.Nan Deng, from The Univ…
Learn MoreAdvanced Young-Onset Adenoma Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Advanced young-onset adenoma (YOA) increases the risk for new colorectal cancer (CRC) eightfold, according to a study published online in the September issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.Yas Ca…
Learn MoreAdults Overdue for CRC Screen Rarely Receive Recommendation for Screening
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only about one-quarter of adults who are overdue for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening receive a recommendation from their clinician, according to a research letter published online Sept. 12 in the Annals of…
Learn MoreFew With CRC in Sub-Saharan Africa Receive Guideline-Concordant Care
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fewer than one in 20 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) receive guideline-concordant treatment, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal o…
Learn MoreGains in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Slowing, Reversing
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Decreases in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses and deaths among adults in their 50s and 60s have slowed compared with previous decades, according to a study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology a…
Learn MoreFindings of IDEA Collaboration Have Influenced Prescribing Patterns
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Changes in prescribing patterns for resected stage III colon cancer have been observed since the abstract presentation of the IDEA collaboration in June 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in …
Learn MoreGI Symptoms Persist in Most Female Colorectal Cancer Survivors
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Female colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors experience a high burden of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, according to a study recently published in PLOS ONE.Claire J. Han, from The Ohio State University in Colum…
Learn MoreTime to Treatment Not Tied to Worse Outcomes in Young Colorectal Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Time from presentation to treatment is not associated with advanced colorectal disease or worse survival in younger patients, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in JAMA Network Open.Matthew Castelo, …
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