Tag: Cancer: Stomach

Risk not reduced with aspirin use three or more times per week for colorectal and noncolorectal cancers

Interaction identified between H. pylori infection and pathogenic variants in homologous-recombination genes

Mutations identified in MUTYH, in the MLH1 gene, and in other cancer predisposition genes

Daily RS has protective effect against noncolorectal cancer LS cancers, especially for cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract

At five years, OS, RFS similar for laparoscopic surgery and open distal gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer

Age at diagnosis, sex, histology, stage T, surgery, tumor size, and marital status were independently prognostic of overall survival

But overall incidence of postoperative complications significantly lower with robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy

Amount of alcohol consumed in each occasion seems to be a less important risk factor

Mortality higher for patients readmitted to outside hospital rather than index hospital after hepatopancreatobiliary or gastric cancer surgery

FDA granted Opdivo first approval of immunotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced or metastatic gastric cancer