A recent analysis assesses whether romiplostim can reduce thrombocytopenia-driven chemotherapy dose reductions, delays, and discontinuations.

Mike Francisco was an athletic 35-year-old Phoenix medical professional when he was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer. His story is not unusual.

Gastrointestinal cancers, which include colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer, are rising dramatically in younger adults, though doctors aren’t fully sure why. Even some of the possible causes ...

Social media is usually rife with misinformation about how to boost health, and various tricks to your improve your digestion and gut microbiome are no exception.

A study at two US medical centers found that patients with brain metastases from gastrointestinal (GI) cancers had significantly worse overall survival and intracranial progression-free survival (PFS) ...

Gastroenterologists face rising clinical and operational obstacles as the GI diseases become more prevalent in the U.S. population and reimbursement rates fall for essential procedures. Here are five ...

Rates of early onset pancreatic, appendix, and gastric malignancies are also increasing among those under 50. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Colorectal cancer has gained attention for rising rates ...

Gastrointestinal cancer represents a complex group of diseases that affect the digestive system, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year. These malignancies can develop anywhere ...

A recent study has identified a potential new tool to help detect gastrointestinal cancers — the platelet-to-high-density lipoprotein ratio, or PHR. Researchers analyzed data from more than 19,000 ...

Early-onset gastrointestinal cancers represent the most rapidly increasing early-onset cancer in the U.S. Colorectal cancer is the most common early-onset GI cancer, but pancreatic, gastric, and ...

The liver is an extremely sensitive organ. It filters blood, eliminates toxins and creates bile to digest food; without a functioning liver, a person will die. Its sensitive nature, however, makes it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. John Gaetano performs a colonoscopy on Mike Lowe, 45, at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital on April 18. (Stacey Wescott / ...