Indicators for Gleevec nonadherence were cognitive functioning, global health status score, social support, gender and others ...

By staying abreast of signs and risk factors, such as persistent indigestion, unexplained weight loss, or discomfort in the ...

Johnson & Johnson said Monday it expects to accelerate sales growth beyond Wall Street expectations in the field of ...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare mesenchymal tumors and were among the first solid tumor types for which such a novel treatment (in this case imatinib) became available. The ...

Gastrointestinal cancer ... who are at average risk of colon and rectal cancer, it is recommended to begin screening at age 50. Adults who are classified at higher risk may begin screening earlier at ...

About six weeks after her symptoms began, she insisted on an ultrasound and was eventually diagnosed with Stage 3 borderline ovarian tumors, a type of pre-cancerous mass. “It’s disappointing ...

Lower gastrointestinal symptoms could also reflect non-gastrointestinal conditions such as endometriosis and ovarian and bladder cancer, which can add to the diagnostic uncertainty. The increasing ...

The purpose of this study is to share our latest 15 years of experience and to explore the prognostic factors of GISTs.

While many of these lumps and bumps are harmless growths and considered benign, others could be harbingers of a more serious problem, such as cancer. The word tumor is an umbrella term for a ...

6 The Carney triad, caused by mutation of the SDH gene, is a rare, nonhereditary condition characterized by the presence of 3 different types of tumors: GISTs, pulmonary chondromas ... neurology, ...