Tag: Cancer: Stomach
Gastric Cancer Incidence Down, Survival Up
Incidence declined between 1984 and 2014, but long-term survival rates are still low
Ramucirumab Shows Promise in Care of Advanced Gastric Cancer
In two separate trials, hazard ratios for overall survival favor treatment with ramucirumab
Upper Abdominal Cancer Resections Up in Octogenarians
Increase in resection rates driven by trends in hepatic and pancreatic resections
Reconstruction Method in Gastric CA Surgery Affects Bone Density
Billroth-I reconstruction better than Roux-en-Y for preventing bone mineral density loss
Breath Test to Detect Esophageal, Gastric Cancers May Be Feasible
Test could reduce the number of unnecessary endoscopies, researcher says
ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, Jan. 19-21
The 2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium The American Society of Clinical Oncology's 13th annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium was held from Jan. 19 to 21...
Review Links PPI Use With Risk of Fundic Gland Polyps
Proton pump inhibitor therapy may also be associated with increased risk of gastric cancer
Oct4 Found to Be a Prognostic Marker for Digestive Cancers
Elevated Oct4 levels tied to poor overall, disease-free, and recurrence-free survival
Guidelines Developed for HER2 Testing in Gastroesophageal CA
Tumor specimens should be assessed for HER2 status before initiation of HER2-targeted therapy
Retrieved Lymph Node Number Affects Prognosis in Gastric CA
Number of retrieved lymph nodes independent poor prognostic factor in pStage II or III gastric cancer
