CRC
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Braftovi for Some Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
The FDA granted accelerated approval to encorafenib (Braftovi, Array BioPharma, a subsidiary of Pfizer) with ...
JANUARY 14, 2025
Lifestyle Matters in Young-Onset CRC
Lifestyle factors are significantly correlated with the incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer in ...
JUNE 6, 2023
Timely Chest Imaging May Benefit Colorectal Cancer Patients
Colorectal cancer patients with certain clinical characteristics may benefit from more frequent chest imaging to ...
OCTOBER 18, 2022
C. diff Linked to Increased CRC Risk
A new study has found that Clostridioides difficile may be a driver of colorectal cancer (CRC) (Cancer Discov ...
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Colorectal Cancer Surgery Outcomes Unaffected by General Anesthetic
The choice of general anesthetic regimen—either total intravenous anesthesia or volatile ...
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Family History of Polyps Raises CRC Risk
You ask your new patients if they have a family history of colorectal cancer, but do you ask them about a history ...
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Gender Differences In Remuneration in Colorectal Surgery
Male surgeons perform more highly remunerated procedures in colorectal surgery than their female counterparts, ...
AUGUST 16, 2021
Medicaid Expansion Improved Early Diagnosis of Colon Cancer
The adoption of Medicaid expansion led to earlier diagnoses of colon cancer for Medicaid patients, lessening one ...
AUGUST 10, 2021
KRAS Mutation Predicts Response to HAI Pump in Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases
In patients with unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer, mutated KRAS predicts worse response to ...
AUGUST 2, 2021
High-Risk Features in Stage II Colon Cancer Portend Worse Survival Than Stage III Disease
A new analysis suggests that patients with multiple high-risk features in the presence of stage II colon cancer ...
JULY 29, 2021
Model Finds Stool Tests Key to Lowering CRC Screening Age
Adding to the growing body of research that supports initiating screening for colorectal cancer at 45 years of age, ...
JULY 20, 2021
En Bloc Resection Preferred for Colorectal Polyps With High-Grade Dysplasia, Intramucosal Cancer
When technically feasible, endoscopic en bloc resection is the preferred way to remove colorectal polyps with ...
APRIL 12, 2021