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CRC as First of Multiple Primary Malignancies Tied to Better Outcomes Than CRC as Only Malignancy
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 – Compared with colorectal cancer (CRC) presenting as an isolated primary or second primary malignancy, CRC presenting as the first of multiple primary malignancies less...
Appendix Cancer Cases Surge in Millennials and Gen X
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — When Chris Williams started feeling sharp stomach pain one night in 2021, he went straight to the emergency room. The next morning, he had surgery to remove his appendix. But ...
CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 – Computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective and clinically effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published online June 10 in...
CT Scans Outperform DNA Stool Tests In Colon Cancer Screening, Study Says
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 — CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA tests, a new study says. CT colonography performed every three to five years could ward off more cases of c...
Blood-Based Screening Has Acceptable Accuracy for Colorectal Cancer Detection
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 – A blood-based test has acceptable accuracy for colorectal cancer detection but not for advanced precancerous lesions in an average-risk colorectal cancer screening...
Screening Colonoscopy IDs Similar Rates of CRC for 45 to 49 as 50 to 54 Years
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 – Rates of colorectal cancer detection through colonoscopy screening are similar for adults aged 45 to 49 years and 50 to 54 years, according to a research letter published...
American Society of Clinical Oncology, May 31-June 3
The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was held from May 31 to June 3 in Chicago and hosted more than 35,000 participants, including clinicians, academicians, allied health p...
Proinflammatory Foods Tied to Higher Risk of Death in Colon Cancer Patients
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2025 — What you eat after a colon cancer diagnosis could do more than affect your energy or digestion — it might impact your chance of survival. Researchers looked at more than 1,6...
ASCO: Disease-Free Survival Prolonged With Exercise Program in Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 – For patients with resected colon cancer who have completed adjuvant chemotherapy, a three-year structured exercise program results in significantly longer disease-free...
Exercise Cuts Colon Cancer Recurrence and Boosts Survival, Study Finds
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 — A structured exercise program helped colon cancer survivors live longer and lowered their odds for a relapse, a major international study shows. The program lasted three years a...
ASCO: Encorafenib + Cetuximab + Chemo Lengthens Survival in Metastatic CRC
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 – For patients with BRAF V600E-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer, progression-free and overall survival are significantly longer with encorafenib plus cetuximab (EC) plus...
NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — A mother with stage 4 colon cancer faces an uncertain future after federal staff cuts delayed her experimental cancer treatment. Natalie Phelps, 43, was accepted into an i...
Multitarget Stool DNA Tests More Costly Than FIT for Colorectal Cancer Detection
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – Multitarget stool DNA test (MSDT)- and next-generation MSDT (N-G MSDT)-based screening have higher costs per detected advanced neoplasia case or early colorectal cancer...
Digestive Disease Week, May 3-6
Digestive Disease Week, the annual meeting sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal...
Some Cancers Increasing in People Under 50, New Report Shows
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — More young adults in the U.S. are being diagnosed with cancer, and researchers are trying to figure out why. A new government report shows that rates of several types of cancer a...