A 60-year-old female with an unknown family history initially presented with signs and symptoms concerning for gastrointestinal cancer. Regular breast cancer screening and subsequent work-up around this time demonstrated the presence of T2N1 stage II triple positive ductal adenocarcinoma of the left breast. Follow-up imaging for her gastrointestinal symptoms demonstrated a 3.5 cm solitary mass ...

On January 19-21, 2023, approximately 4000 international gastrointestinal (GI) cancer specialists gathered in San Francisco for the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium to celebrate a 20-year milestone and discuss latest research treatment advances field. The multidisciplinary experts put science into context attendees were provided with truly comprehensive view of innovations GI oncology. c...

Peptic ulcer predicts gastric cancer. It is controversial if peptic ulcers predict other gastrointestinal cancers, potentially related to Helicobacter pylori or shared lifestyle factors. We hypothesized that gastric and duodenal ulcers may have different impact on the risk of gastrointestinal cancers. In a nationwide cohort study using Danish medical databases 1994-2013, we quantified the risk ...

Gastrointestinal (GIs) cancers are among the most common causes of cancer related death, and hence importance for identification novel prognostic/predictive biomarkers detection patients at an early stage, using these to identify targeted therapies improve efficacy existing chemotherapeutic regimens. Programmed cell death 1 has been reported as a potential target in several malignancies, target...