Colorectal Cancer Journal Articles

• Nurses' Perceptions of Obstacles to End-of-Life Care How do nurses feel about the obstacles to providing end-of-life care? A survey of nurses working in critical access hospitals provides insight.
  American Journal of Critical Care, December 06, 2023
• Early Mortality in ICI-Treated Cancers in Routine Practice A better understanding of the predictors of early mortality among cancer patients treated with ICIs could help guide treatment selection.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, September 29, 2023
• Technologic Advances in Robotic Nephron Sparing Surgery Recent advances have led to new technologies and novel imaging techniques for nephron sparing surgery. Find out what's new.
  Translational Andrology and Urology, September 21, 2023
• Targeted Therapies in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers Newly identified targets have led to the development of novel treatment strategies for advanced biliary tract cancers.
  Chinese Clinical Oncology, September 18, 2023
• Signs and Symptoms for Earlier Diagnosis of Early-Onset CRC The incidence of colorectal cancer among younger patients is on the rise. Learn how to identify the early signs and symptoms of this disease.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, September 15, 2023
• Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity and Risk of Cancer To what extent is metabolically unhealthy obesity associated with the risk for developing cancer?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, August 25, 2023
• Hormones and Aging: Endocrine Society Scientific Statement The Endocrine Society has issued a scientific statement regarding hormones and aging and identifies future areas of research.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, August 21, 2023
• Colonoscopy Screening Intervals in Lynch Syndrome Patients How efficient are the short colonoscopy screening intervals recommended by current Lynch syndrome guidelines at preventing colorectal cancer?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, August 18, 2023
• Understanding Colorectal Cancer Risk for Symptomatic Patients The results of this study suggest that a fecal immunochemical test alone with a single cut-off is inadequate for optimizing colorectal cancer diagnosis.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, August 17, 2023
• Medical Therapies for Treatment and Prevention of Pouchitis This review assessed the efficacy of medical therapies including antibiotics, probiotics, biologics, and fecal transplantation for the treatment and prevention of pouchitis following colectomy for UC.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, August 10, 2023
• Biologics After Exposure to TNF Inhibitors in Ulcerative Colitis This study assessed the real-world efficacy of vedolizumab, ustekinumab and tofacitinib as second-line therapies in patients with ulcerative colitis who were previously exposed to a TNF inhibitor.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, August 08, 2023
• Reflections on Treatment for Endometriosis-associated Pain The authors discuss the pros and cons of surgery vs. hormonal therapy for treatment of endometriosis-associated pain, focusing on the role of patient fears and misunderstanding.
  Human Reproduction, July 26, 2023
• Immunomodulators Increase Cervical Neoplasia Risk in IBD This study aimed to determine whether exposure to immunomodulators and/or biologics increase the risk of CIN2+ in women with inflammatory bowel disease.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 25, 2023
• Perioperative Duloxetine in Laparoscopic CRC Surgery Is perioperative duloxetine effective in reducing postoperative pain, decreasing opioid consumption, and improving recovery in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, July 20, 2023
• Impact of Antibiotic Exposure Before ICIs on Cancer Survival These findings highlight the importance of considering prior antibiotic use before initiating ICI therapy in cancer patients.
  Journal of Clinical Oncology, July 20, 2023
• Colorectal Neoplasia Risk and Histologic Disease Activity in IBD Do colonic post-inflammatory polyps independently increase the risk of colorectal neoplasia occurrence in IBD patients, or is histologic activity a greater factor?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, June 29, 2023
• Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for CRC: Too Good to Be True? Breakthrough findings on the effectiveness of neoadjuvant immunotherapy could help usher in a new treatment paradigm for colorectal cancer.
  Journal of Oncology Practice, June 27, 2023
• Diagnosis, Causes, and Treatment of Postmenopausal Dyspareunia Review the varied causes of dyspareunia in a postmenopausal woman. How should diagnosis and assessment be approached?
  Menopause, June 21, 2023
• Detection of Colon Cancer Recurrences by GPs vs Surgeons Is colon cancer recurrence more likely to be detected during follow-up provided by general practitioners or surgeons?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, June 16, 2023
• Predicting Clear Cell RCC Based on Complement-Related Genes Learn more about a newly developed survival model that may help predict the prognosis of clear cell renal carcinoma.
  Translational Andrology and Urology, June 15, 2023