Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinical Program Archives

A person wearing a mask, gloves, safety glasses and white coat holds a vial of blood in a medical test lab.

A new test can detect colorectal cancer with a simple blood draw. However, a colonoscopy is still more reliable and effective than newer screening methods.

A gastrointestinal surgical oncologist meets with a patient in a clinic room.

In a commentary in JAMA Oncology, José Gaston Guillem, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, cautions against the rush to extend the treatment approach to patients whose cancer has nearly, but not completely, responded to chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Hong Jin (HJ) Kim, MD, has been appointed vice chair of academic affairs in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery and associate physician-in-chief of the N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital.

Jen Yeh, MD, has been appointed to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s scientific and medical advisory board, which is comprised of leading scientists, clinicians and healthcare professionals across the United States.

Tag: Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinical Program

New blood test for colorectal cancer: what you need to know

A call for more data on watch and wait approach for some rectal cancer cases

Kim named to new leadership roles in Department of Surgery, NC Basnight Cancer Hospital

ABC11: UNC doctor speaks on effects of diet on health as younger adults are diagnosed with colon cancer

Targeted Oncology: FDA Clearance of ACT-IOP-003 Launches Phase 1b Study in Pancreatic Cancer

Triangle Business Journal: AI’s cancer-screening boost

ASCO Daily News: ‘The Compensation We Rightfully Deserve’: Focusing on Gender Equity Within the Workplace

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network names Yeh to scientific and medical advisory board

OncLive: FOLFOX Produces Varying Toxicity Profile vs Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer

ASCO Post: Patient-Reported Outcomes From the PROSPECT Trial: Neoadjuvant FOLFOX vs Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer