Gastrointestinal Cancer

Nurse Navigation: The Ongoing Journey of a Nurse and a Patient

By

Gwen Spector, BSN, RN, COCN

Publish Date August 19, 2019

An ONN describes her journey as her role for a patient with FAP transitioned from nurse to navigator to friend to mentor.

Rituximab-Associated Colitis Is Typically Mild, Treated With Supportive Care

By

Megan Garlapow, PhD

Publish Date August 13, 2019

A retrospective study assessed the severity of gastrointestinal toxicity in patients treated with rituximab and evaluated various management approaches.

T2DM Increases Gastric Cancer Risk After H. Pylori Eradication

Publish Date August 2, 2019

Targeted screening should be considered in high-risk patients following H. pylori eradication therapy.

Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve Progression-Free, Relapse-Free Survival in Gastrointestinal Cancers?

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date July 16, 2019

In 2 randomized clinical trials, investigators sought to determine if use of vitamin D supplements improved PFS and RFS for patients with digestive tract cancers.

Incidence of Early-Onset Colon and Rectal Cancers Highest in Southern US States but Rising Fastest in Western US States

By

Susan Moench, PhD, PA-C

Publish Date July 12, 2019

The incidence of early onset colorectal cancer per 100,000 people increased from 6.7 during 1995-1996 to 11.5 during 2014-2015 for residents of the state of WA.