Gastrointestinal Cancers

I will be out on the street in New York City on November 1 to cheer on James Blake.

Moving back into the light.

The medical team had reached some conclusions.

This is how I became hospital property.

Twenty strokes signaled that there was trouble, though no one would have suspected a tumor.

A new study has shown that vaccinating adolescent boys may be cost-effective for preventing oropharyngeal cancer, a disease that's projected to become the most common HPV-related cancer by 2020.

It is now well recognized that the presence of a molecular abnormality shown to be actionable in one tumor type may be highly clinically relevant in other malignancies.

In the hopes of recreating the successes achieved in other solid malignancies, researchers have evaluated many types of targeted therapy for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer.

States with the highest incidence of, and mortality from, cervical cancer also have the lowest uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by adolescent girls, researchers found in a recent study.

Debbie Zelman is the founder and president of Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to educating and supporting patients and their families.

Among patients with metastatic gastric cancer treated with the PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda, the agent showed promising activity, according to updated findings from the KEYNOTE-012 study presented at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

NORD was founded in 1983 by parents of children with rare diseases. Over the past 30 years, it has become a powerful advocacy voice for all patients with rare diseases, including cancer.

Why is November not named an "awareness month?" Because stomach cancer isn't only about awareness.

The FDA approves Cyramza (ramucirumab) in combination with paclitaxel for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer or GEJ adenocarcinoma.

Cases of HPV-related cancers are on the rise, specifically those associated with head and neck and anal cancers.

In the right cancer, radiation and chemotherapy can make a powerful duo.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment

A study published last December showed foods found in traditional diets in Greece, Italy, and other Mediterranean countries, lowered the risk of gastric cancer by 33 percent.

A breast cancer drug delivers a heavy blow to certain stomach cancers.

Chef Hans Rueffert, 37, helps others understand that it's quality, not quantity, of food that matters.

What is multidisciplinary care, and where can patients get it?

News from the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The breast cancer drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) extends survival in certain gastric cancer patients by almost three months, according to a phase III international study.

Treatment updates from the 2009 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.