Surgery Is Falling Out of Favor in Rectal Cancer
With organ preservation on the rise, investigators say practice guidelines need to catch up.
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With organ preservation on the rise, investigators say practice guidelines need to catch up.
Just over half of endoscopists use cold snare polypectomy to remove polyps of less than 1 cm, according to new research.
Cold snare endoscopic mucosal resection is safer than hot snare for large, non-pedunculated colorectal polyps but recurrence is higher. Selection of lesion is key to choosing procedure, experts say.
The new approval expands the melanoma indication for nivolumab to earlier-stage disease.
Knowledge of the different treatment options available and the eligibility criteria for each will help identify the right treatment for patients with hepatobiliary cancer.