Oxaliplatin for elderly patients who have had colorectal cancer removed?

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. I’m David Kerr, Professor of Cancer Medicine at the University of Oxford. One of his enduring interests of mine, part of my daily routine as a medical oncologist, is considering whether to recommend adjuvant therapy to a patient who has just undergone a potentially curative resection. That’s […]

Relationship between components of metabolic syndrome and colonic diverticulosis in the very elderly: a tertiary care network study

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F-Hb concentration in FIT may stratify colorectal cancer risk in the elderly

Top line: People over 75 years old (there is no upper age limit) colorectal cancer [CRC] Screening) People with a negative fecal immunochemical test (FIT) but with detectable fecal hemoglobin (f-Hb) concentrations at last screening are more likely to have CRC than those without detectable f-Hb concentrations. from the Netherlands, where research suggests they are […]