Cancer Patients Benefit From Ongoing Distress Screening
A study in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network shows cancer patients assessed and treated as distressed visit emergency rooms... Read More
Are stem cells the link between bacteria and cancer?
Researchers discover how two types of stem cells in the stomach may be the link between Helicobacter pylori bacteria and gastric cancer.... Read More
Sensitization of gastric cancer cells to alkylating agents by glaucocalyxin B via cell cycle arrest and enhanced cell death
A new study looks into reducing chemotherapy side effects when treating gastric cancer by using sensitizing agents in combination with therapeutic drugs.
Oral fluoropyrimidine versus intravenous 5-fluorouracil for the treatment of advanced gastric and colorectal cancer: meta-analysis
In comparing the efficacy and toxicities of oral fluoropyrimidine and intravenous 5–Fluorouracil(5–Fu), researchers find oral–fluoropyrimidines are a more convenient and adjustable treatment... Read More
Robotic Verse Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 11 Individual Studies
Robotic or conventional laparoscopic surgery? Researchers look across patient outcomes and find robotic gastrectomy is a feasible and safe procedure, but long-term... Read More
Excellent Long-Term Prognosis and Favorable Postoperative Nutritional Status After Laparoscopic Pylorus-Preserving Gastrectomy
Researchers find Laparoscopic Pylorus-Preserving Gastrectomy, the minimally invasive operation for early gastric cancer, is a favorable operative method in terms of long-term... Read More
Sequential Ipilimumab Monotherapy vs Best Supportive Care for Unresectable Locally Advanced/Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
A recent study looked into sequential Ipilimumab monotherapy for unresectable locally advanced gastric cancer. It found ipilimumab was manageable but did not... Read More
Upregulation of long non-coding RNA DQ786243 promotes the progression of gastric cancer
A new study in Spandidos Publications found the upregulation of long non-coding RNA DQ786243 promotes the progression of gastric cancer and may... Read More
Cooling Cap Approved Across Solid Tumors
Previously only approved for breast cancer patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the DigniCap Cooling System for prevention of... Read More
Social interaction affects cancer patients’ response to treatment
Social interaction in a cancer treatment setting can play a role in disease outcomes, potentially related to stress response. A new study... Read More
