CancerConnect News: Historically, patients with esophageal cancer were treated with an esophagectomy-the surgical removal of the affected part of the […]
CancerConnect News: The checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has been reported to produce an overall response rate of 30% in patients […]
If you have children in your life, you already know that they tend to be creatures of habit who rely […]
1) Choose Your Doctor Carefully Surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists are the primary doctors involved with esophageal cancer and […]
The superiority of docetaxel based triplet therapy over standard care in patients with resectable esophago-gastric cancer has been confirmed in […]
Keytruda (Pembrolizumab) is now indicated for patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastro-esophogeal junction adenocarcinoma. Patients eligible […]
By Sharon Reynolds ECAN spreads the word about the link between acid reflux and esophageal cancer. John Mordecai, better known […]
Clinical trial results presented at the 2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco suggest that the use of PET scans […]
Advances in the management of stomach (gastric), and esophageal cancer have been slow. Each year in the United States, more […]
Currently a standard treatment for several gastrointestinal cancers (GI) combines the use of chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgical resection. […]
A comprehensive analysis of 559 esophageal and gastric cancer samples, collected from patients around the world, suggests the two main […]
The short answer is yes! New evidence-based guidelines for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing in advanced gastric […]
It’s that time of year again when there is a tendency to overindulge in a mélange of delicious foods. Although […]
The regular use of aspirin significantly reduces the overall risk of cancer, especially colorectal and other gastrointestinal tract cancers, according […]
As the month of April brings esophageal cancer into focus, it’s time to increase public understanding of the disease, including […]
Smoking drastically alters the oral microbiome, the mix of roughly 600 bacterial species that live in people’s mouths. This is […]
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vistogard (uridine triacetate) for the treatment of life-threatening toxicities caused by […]
African-American patients with esophageal cancer survive fewer months after diagnosis than white patients, but only if they also have low […]
