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Cancer Survival Lower in Rural Areas
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2025 – Five-year cancer survival rates for each stage of cancer (localized, regional, and distant) is lower in nonmetropolitan areas for Black and White individuals in the United...
FDA Approves Keytruda Qlex (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph) Subcutaneous Injection Formulation of Keytruda for Use in Solid Tumors
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) September 19, 2025 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
Fish Oil May Raise or Lower Colon Cancer Risk, Depending on Your Genes
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 — About 19 million U.S. adults take fish oil supplements, often to protect against chronic diseases. But new research suggests their ability to lower colon cancer risk may d...
Aspirin Linked to Lower CRC Recurrence for Molecularly Defined Subgroup
FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 – Aspirin is associated with a lower incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) recurrence among certain patients with rectal or colon cancer with somatic alterations in PI3K...
Daily Aspirin Cuts Colon Cancer Recurrence Risk By Half
THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 2025 — Aspirin can cut by more than half the risk that colon cancer will come back following initial treatment, a new clinical trial has found. Daily aspirin reduced by 55% the r...
Rural Patients Less Likely to Have Minimally Invasive Colon Cancer Surgery
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 – Rural residents with colon cancer are significantly less likely to undergo minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and significantly more likely to experience worse outcomes...
Providing Personalized Risk Messages Has No Overall Effect on CRC Screening Uptake or Test Completion
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 – Including personalized risk for advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) in a decision aid or provider notification has no overall effect in terms of colorectal cancer (CRC)...
Medical Debt in Collections Persists After Cancer Diagnosis
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 – Modest amounts of medical debt in collections persist for years after cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Oncology. Nishant Uppal, M.D.,...
Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren't Honoring Their Treatment Desires
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 — Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days. Doctors aren’t listening to their desires, a ne...
Autoimmune Diseases Linked to Digestive System Cancers
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 – Autoimmune diseases are associated with certain digestive system cancers, according to a review published in the September issue of eClinicalMedicine. Julia Reizner, from the...
Gut Docs Lose Their Edge Leaning On AI Assistance For Colonscopy
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 — Artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as a means of improving doctors’ effectiveness, but the new tool might dull their skills in some instances, a new study argues. S...
Adenoma Detection Rate of Standard Colonoscopy Declines After Exposure to AI-Assisted Colonoscopy
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 – Exposure to artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colonoscopy is associated with a reduction in the adenoma detection rate (ADR) by endoscopists performing standard...
Mailed At-Home Test Kits Most Effective for Boosting Colorectal Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2025 – Mailing a stool-based test directly to people's homes is the most effective strategy for increasing colorectal cancer screening rates, according to a study published online...
Sending Unsolicited Stool Test Kits The Best Way To Boost Colon Cancer Screening, Study Argues
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 — Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people’s homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says. More 45- to 49-...
Local Colorectal Cancer Incidence on the Rise in Adults Aged 45 to 49 Years
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 – Among adults aged 45 to 49 years, local colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence increased from 2019 to 2022 and CRC screening increased from 2019 to 2023, according to two studies...