Vegetarian diets were associated with reduced risk for gastric and colorectal cancers in a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
This analysis found that for patients with advanced cancer, delaying palliative chemotherapy until symptoms started did not affect overall survival and may have improved quality of life.
New data reveal that vitamin D supplementation in a subgroup of patients with digestive tract cancer who are p53-immunoreactive may reduce their risk of relapse or death.
In a real-world study, the prevalence of immune checkpoint inhibitor–associated thyroid dysfunction was greater than 50%, but cases were mild and were even linked to better survival.