Oncology News

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has issued its first clinical guideline on the use of radiation therapy to treat adults with anal cancer.

A patient navigation program significantly improved the odds that people would get a colonoscopy after receiving an abnormal fecal immunochemical test result, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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A review paper published last year in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry characterized Myc as the “oncogene from hell.”

The addition of serial circulating tumor DNA assays to imaging surveillance offered little benefit to patients with stage II to stage IV colorectal cancer who underwent curative-intent resection, according to study results.

Statins appeared to reduce the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic decompensation among patients with chronic liver disease, according to findings in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Less than one-quarter of oncologists surveyed indicated that every one of their patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancers received biomarker testing consistent with practice guidelines.

Mailing fecal immunochemical tests to Medicaid enrollees in rural areas improved colorectal cancer screening and follow-up compared with usual care, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have developed a model to predict the risk for colorectal cancer in adults aged younger than 45 years.