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Young People with GI Complaints Should Be Screened for Colon Cancer
John Marshall, MD, explains that health care providers need to retool their thinking when young people present with GI complaints, and be open to the possibility that these could indicate colon cancer.
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Opdivo Combination Granted Priority Review to Treat Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted priority review to the combination use of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) to treat a subgroup of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
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The Nurse’s Role in Colon Cancer Screening
Nurses can help coach and push patients and their physicians along to do the steps that are needed to get good screening, says John Marshall, MD.
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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: ‘We Have Work to Do’
Colorectal cancer expert John Marshall, M.D., shares his feelings about the month of March, which is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month.
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Colorectal Cancer Alliance-Funded Research among First to Examine Relationship between Colon Microbiota and Colorectal Cancer
National nonprofit Colorectal Cancer Alliance will invest $125,000 in innovative, peer-reviewed research by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Benjamin Weinberg, MD, as part of its Chris4Life Research Program, which funds research in young-onset colorectal cancer and other areas.
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She Thought the Stomach Cramps Were from Her Food Truck Diet. At 33, She Was Diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer
“You always read in magazines, ‘I never thought it’d happen to me.’ And now I’m that person in the magazine.”
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Pancreatic Cancer: Data With Liposomal Irinotecan/5-FU
John L. Marshall, MD, and Fadi Braiteh, MD, and share their perspectives on the approval of liposomal irinotecan and review data from the NAPOLI-1 trial in pancreatic cancer.
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Marshall Highlights Treatment Options for Left-Sided mCRC
John Marshall, MD, recently discussed the treatment options and decisions he makes when treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
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Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults: An ‘Issue Screaming for Action’
Dr John Marshall speaks to Dr Thomas Weber at the Ruesch Center Symposium about the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer in young adults and simple steps that clinicians can take to slow this disturbing trend.
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Pancreatic Cancer Case Studies Case-Based Peer Perspectives > Pancreatic Cancer > Case Studies: Improving the Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Expert John Marshall, MD, reviews the case of a 64-year-old woman who presents with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma and shares insight on optimal diagnostic workup and molecular analysis techniques.
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