Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: February, 2022The incidence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been increasing for the last 3 decades. Fatty liver progresses from fat accumulation to inflammation to fibrosis to cirrhosis to cancer. Recent evidence suggests potential clinical benefits of statin in cancer chemoprevention a...

TAKE HOME MESSAGE Aspartame, one of the world’s most popular artificial sweeteners, is expected to be labeled a possible carcinogen by The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) arm of the World Health Organization (WHO).A popular artificial sweetener used in thousands of products worldwide including Diet Coke, ice-cream and chewing...

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM): Locally advanced rectal cancer is typically managed with multimodal therapy, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Owing to the complications of surgery and the high frequency of pathological complete response, interest in organ-sparing nonoperative management is increasing....