June 06, 2025

Lower-Dose Treatment Effective in Anal Cancer Trial, Study

In a recent clinical trial, researchers found that a reduced-dose chemoradiotherapy regimen for early-stage anal cancer may be comparable to standard treatment in achieving short-term tumor response, while causing fewer serious side effects.

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June 06, 2025

FDA Monthly Round-up: Key May Updates

May’s FDA approvals include the first at-home HPV test, a blood-based Alzheimer’s diagnostic, biosimilars, AI-enabled imaging tools, and novel therapies across cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, gastroenterology, and more.

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June 06, 2025

NRT’s Double-Edged Sword in Rectal Cancer

A large cohort study found neoadjuvant radiotherapy improved survival for rectal cancer patients but significantly increased the risk of permanent diverting stomas—especially in upper rectal tumors.

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June 02, 2025

Exercise After Chemotherapy Improves Colorectal Cancer Survival

A long-term clinical trial found that structured exercise after colon cancer treatment improved survival outcomes and reduced recurrence rates, offering evidence to support physical activity as part of survivorship care.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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May 19, 2025

New Metric Improves Colonoscopy Quality Performance Tracking

Researchers analyzed over 92,000 colonoscopies and proposed a new quality metric—case-mix adjusted polyp count—that outperformed traditional benchmarks in tracking detection performance.

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May 16, 2025

FDA Approves PD-1–Targeted Monoclonal Antibody for SCAC

The FDA has approved Zynyz (retifanlimab-dlwr) as the first programmed death receptor-1 inhibitor for first-line treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal.

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May 14, 2025

Leading Cause of Death in Residents, Study

Study shows high suicide rates during training transitions, with pathology residents facing the highest suicide risk compared with other specialties.

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May 13, 2025

Appendectomy Cuts UC Relapse Rates, Study

Appendicectomy may significantly reduce relapse rates within 1.

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