Gastrointestinal Cancer

Colon cancer is equally as likely as breast and ovarian cancer to be hereditary (approximately 10% of cases, overall) and there are many different genes responsible for these cases.

The iFOBT test examines the stool for hidden blood, which could come from anywhere in the GI tract, and possibly indicates a colon tumor or precancerous growths known as polyps.

Janet Hampton from the University of Michigan Health System Cancer Center Explains the Distress Thermometer Study

Janet Hampton University of Michigan Health System Cancer Center Explains Distress Thermometer Study Results

Janet Hampton Describes the Distress Thermometer

Laura Metcalfe, MSN, RN, APN, C, AOCNS Advanced Practice Nurse, GI Division from John Theurer Cancer Center on Colorectal Screening

Laura Metcalfe, MSN, RN, APN, C, AOCNS Advanced Practice Nurse, GI Division from John Theurer Cancer Center on the Virtual Colonoscopy

Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Liver Cancer

The John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC) at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, one of the largest cancer centers in the United States

Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, discusses his book The Emperor of All Maladies.

A black Labrador retriever was able to detect colorectal cancer >90% of the time when sniffing a patient%u2019s breath or stool sample.

Hospitals, pharmacists, and physicians across the United States are reporting shortages of critical anticancer drugs, including carboplatin, cisplatin, dacarbazine, fludarabine, and cytarabine.