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Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care Lower for Black Colorectal Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 – Individuals racialized as Black and newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) receive worse and less-timely guideline-concordant care, according to a study published...
FDA Approves Fruzaqla (fruquintinib) for Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
OSAKA, Japan and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, November 8, 2023 – Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fruzaqla™ (fruquintinib), an oral...
Black Patients With Early-Stage Colon Cancer Get Worse Care Than Whites: Study
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (HealthDay) – Rates of colon cancer among relatively young Americans continue to rise, and a new study suggests that a patient's race might determine the quality of cancer care...
Advanced Neoplasia Risk Increased at Upper Range of Negative FIT Values
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – Individuals in the upper range of fecal immunochemical test (FIT)-negative screening have an increased risk for advanced neoplasia (AN), according to a research letter...
Risk-Adapted Starting Age of CRC Screening Varies by Sex, Genetics
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 – Risk-adapted starting ages of screening vary by sex and polygenic risk score (PRS) among individuals at average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study...
Diabetes Tied to Worse Outcomes When Colon Cancer Strikes
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 – Having diabetes and colon cancer together can raise the risk of dying early, particularly for patients with diabetic complications, a new study shows. To arrive at that...
Sotorasib + Panitumumab Beneficial for Chemorefractory Metastatic CRC
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 – For patients with chemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancer, the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib in combination with the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor...
ACG: Noninvasive Multitarget Stool RNA Test Has High Sensitivity for CRC
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 – A noninvasive, multitarget stool RNA (mt-sRNA) test has high sensitivity for detecting colorectal neoplasia, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in the Journal of...
Diabetes Severity Tied to Outcome in CRC Patients Undergoing Resection
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – The severity of diabetes is associated with outcomes among patients with stage I to III colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing curative radical resection, according to a study...
More Serious Adverse Events Seen With Debulking + Systemic Therapy in Metastatic CRC
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – For patients with multiorgan metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), adding maximum tumor debulking to systemic therapy is associated with more serious adverse events but no...
Family History Influences Penetrance of Hereditary Cancers
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 – 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...
Exercise Intervention Has Biological Effect in Lynch Syndrome
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 – 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...
Advanced Young-Onset Adenoma Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – 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...
Few With CRC in Sub-Saharan Africa Receive Guideline-Concordant Care
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – 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...
Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – Many Americans are behind on recommended colon cancer screenings – and their doctors often fail to remind them, a new study suggests. The study, by the American Cancer...
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