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Long-Course Chemoradiotherapy Preferred TNT Regimen for Rectal Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – For patients with locally advanced rectal cancer pursuing organ preservation, long-course chemoradiotherapy (LCCRT) is the preferred total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT)...
Omitting 5-FU Bolus Does Not Reduce Survival in Advanced Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Omission of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) from the first-line FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, and FOLFIRINOX regimens is not associated with reduced survival among patients with advanced...
U.S. Cancer Incidence Trends Lower Than Expected in 2021
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – U.S. cancer incidence trends improved in 2021, but continued to be lower than expected, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in JAMA Network Open. Todd Burus, from...
Variable Test Performance Seen With FIT for Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia
TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 – Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) have variable sensitivity and specificity for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN), according to a study published online Sept. 3...
Living in Rural Areas Tied to Lower Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Survival
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – Patients with early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) living in rural areas have lower five-year survival rates than their urban-dwelling counterparts, according to a research...
New Approach Helps More People With Rectal Cancers Avoid Surgery
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – Giving chemo and radiation therapies before a surgery for rectal cancer can help eliminate the need for removal of the rectum altogether, a new Swedish study finds. “If the t...
Red Meat Could Be Prime Driver of Colon Cancer in the Young
FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 – There are clues that red and processed meats could be driving the increased risk of colon cancer in young adults, a new study claims. Younger colon cancer patients typically...
Chinese Botanical Medicine Eases a Cancer Treatment Side Effect
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – An experimental drug based on ancient Chinese herbal medicine can help ease the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer patients, the results of a...
Men's Cancer Deaths to Rise 93% Globally by 2050
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Men, take note: Cancer cases and deaths among males will jump globally by 84% and 93%, respectively, by 2050, new research predicts. Published Monday in the journal Cancer,...
Blood Test Results Can Enhance Assessment of Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 – The assessment of cancer risk based on symptoms, age, and sex can be enhanced by considering information from common blood test results among patients presenting with...
U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five...
Aspirin-Linked Reduction in CRC Risk Varies With Lifestyle Score
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – Aspirin use is associated with a reduction in colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, with the greatest reduction seen among those with the unhealthiest lifestyle scores, according to...
Why Are Cancer Rates Rising Among Gen X, Millennials?
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – Cancer rates are rising among Gen Xers and millennials, a new study reports. Successively younger generations are more frequently being diagnosed half of the 34 known cancer...
Daily Aspirin Cuts Odds for Colon Cancer: Who Benefits Most?
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – It's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay. But new research suggests that those who benefit most are folks whose lifestyles...
Study Looks at Effects of Reducing Intake of Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat
MONDAY, July 29, 2024 – Reductions in processed meat and unprocessed red meat consumption could result in fewer occurrences of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, and...