Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 53

PET/CT predicts response to endorectal radiotherapy
By Eric Barnes
PET/CT results can predict which patients will respond to high-dose-rate endorectal brachytherapy for stage II and III rectal cancer, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. The results could pave the way for easier treatments and better outcomes.
January 29, 2013
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Blacks treated less, die sooner from advanced colon cancer
By Eric Barnes
When it comes to advanced metastatic colorectal cancer, blacks are less likely to be referred for treatment, less likely to receive it, and more likely to die sooner than whites, according to a study presented on Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
January 28, 2013
Sirtex touts studies at ASCO symposium
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm Sirtex Medical is highlighting the results of a multicenter clinical study presented last week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.
January 27, 2013
ASCO GI: CT unnecessary for staging early gastric cancer
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - CT is unnecessary for staging gastric cancer owing to its poor sensitivity for diagnosing nodal involvement and the rarity of metastasis in patients with stage T1 disease, according to a Thursday presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2013 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
January 24, 2013
Y-90 beads extend survival of colon cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients who received radioembolization with yttrium-90 (Y-90) beads for metastatic colorectal cancer that had spread to the liver lived almost a year longer than expected, according to data presented at the Symposium on Clinical Interventional Oncology.
January 21, 2013
Dual-tracer PET/CT helps pick patients for liver transplant
By Wayne Forrest
Dual-tracer PET/CT is more effective than contrast-enhanced CT for hepatocellular carcinoma staging and may warrant "serious consideration" for use in determining which patients could benefit the most from a liver transplant, according to a study published online January 15 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 17, 2013
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Given changes course on possible sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule endoscopy developer Given Imaging has ended its previously announced exploration of a possible sale or merger transaction.
January 14, 2013
Pill camera views Barrett's esophagus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a pill-sized device containing a near-infrared laser that can be used to examine patients with Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition typically caused by chronic exposure to stomach acid. Their research was published online January 13 in Nature Medicine.
January 14, 2013
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VC improves screening compliance at military facilities
By Eric Barnes
The availability of virtual colonoscopy appeared to significantly increase the rate of colorectal cancer screening in a study of individuals ages 50 to 75 from U.S. military medical facilities. Results of the study were published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 14, 2013
Screening is best reserved for those expected to live longer
By Eric Barnes
Patients signing up for breast or colon cancer screening should have a minimum remaining life expectancy of at least 10 years to boost the chances of benefiting from the exams and overcoming their inherent risks, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco in an article in BMJ.
January 9, 2013
Cancer death rates continue decline in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Overall cancer death rates in the U.S. are continuing a slow decline that began in the early 1990s, according to an annual report of cancer incidence and death rate statistics, published this week. The reduction in annual deaths from cancer is applicable to men, women, and children of all major racial and ethnic groups.
January 7, 2013
NIH study: Cancer screening rates fall over decade
By Eric Barnes
Cancer survivors on the lookout for secondary tumors maintained their traditionally high screening rates, but screening compliance by almost everyone else has declined over the past decade, according to a report published online December 27 in Frontiers in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention.
December 27, 2012
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