Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: bowel cancer http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Experimental 'stapled peptide' drug blocks key cancer molecule (Medical Xpress)—US scientists have developed an artificial molecule called a 'stapled peptide' that can shut down the cancer-fuelling effects of a molecule called Wnt.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-experimental-stapled-peptide-drug-blocks.html Cancer Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:40:01 EST news265016218 Scientists discover how iron levels and a faulty gene cause bowel cancer High levels of iron could raise the risk of bowel cancer by switching on a key pathway in people with faults in a critical anti-cancer gene, according to a study published in Cell Reports today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-scientists-iron-faulty-gene-bowel.html Cancer Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:16:08 EST news263733357 Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to survive (Medical Xpress) -- Bowel cancer patients whose disease was found through screening have a better chance of beating their disease than those diagnosed after developing symptoms, new research shows today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-bowel-cancer-patients-screening-survive.html Cancer Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:20:38 EST news262419624 Screening helps early diagnosis of bowel cancer (Medical Xpress) -- Patients who attend bowel screening are more likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer at an early stage - when there is a better chance of survival - than those who wait until they have symptoms of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-screening-early-diagnosis-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:30:01 EST news259225798 Poorest bowel cancer patients more likely to die within month of surgery (Medical Xpress) -- Bowel cancer patients living in the most deprived areas are 24 per cent more likely to die within five years of treatment than their more affluent neighbours and this difference appears to be a result of excess deaths within the first 30 days following surgery to treat the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-poorest-bowel-cancer-patients-die.html Cancer Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:52:45 EST news258871954 Aspirin's 'double hit' on bowel cancer (Medical Xpress) -- Aspirin kills cancer cells by controlling two key processes that influence energy use in cells and could explain how aspirin can prevent bowel cancer. The research is published in this month’s Gastroenterology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-aspirin-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:19:26 EST news257761131 Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have shown for the first time that one of the sex chromosomes is involved in the development of a cancer that can afflict both genders, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study in Nature Genetics. The finding may help explain why men have higher rates of bowel cancer than women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-gene-link-higher-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:51:07 EST news257759459 Trial launched into curry chemical's cancer-fighting properties Compounds found in curry are being investigated as a way of improving drug response in patients with advanced bowel cancer in a new study launched today (Monday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-trial-curry-chemical-cancer-fighting-properties.html Cancer Mon, 07 May 2012 04:32:07 EST news255583915 Resistant starch may offer potential to help protect against bowel cancer Consumption of resistant starch leads to positive changes in the bowel and could protect against genetic damage implicated in bowel cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-resistant-starch-potential-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:48:21 EST news254652490 Possible new cancer treatment identified New research findings show how it may be possible to render cancer tumours harmless without affecting the other cells and tissues in the body. The findings apply to cancers including breast, lung and bowel cancer. The study was carried out at Lund University in Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-cancer-treatment.html Cancer Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:06:36 EST news254048780 Nearly 10 per cent of bowel cancer patients die within a month of diagnosis (Medical Xpress) -- Almost 10 per cent of bowel cancer patients die within a month of being diagnosed according to new analysis by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN), published today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cent-bowel-cancer-patients-die.html Cancer Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:32:23 EST news252048710 New analysis shows most Australians at increased risk of bowel cancer are under-screened (Medical Xpress) -- People who are at an increased risk of developing bowel cancer, because they have a family history of the disease, are failing to have adequate screening, a University of Melbourne study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-analysis-australians-bowel-cancer-under-screened.html Cancer Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:20:01 EST news248679883 Exercise cuts bowel cancer risk Researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) have found people who engage in vigorous physical activity may be protected against types of colorectal cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:23:10 EST news244880581 Simple test to help diagnose bowel and pancreatic cancer could save thousands of lives A simple online calculator could offer family GPs a powerful new tool in tackling two of the most deadly forms of cancer, say researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-simple-bowel-pancreatic-cancer-thousands.html Cancer Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:49:43 EST news243078563 Study sheds light on cancer burden in Australia Over the past quarter century in Australia, cancer incidence rates have increased while deaths from cancer have steadily decreased. Those are some of the findings of a recent study published early online in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-cancer-burden-australia.html Cancer Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:03:39 EST news242561002 Bowel Cancer Screening Programme announces first results The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England is on track to cut bowel cancer deaths by its target of 16%, reveals an analysis of the first one million test results, published in Gut. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-bowel-cancer-screening-programme-results.html Cancer Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:52:37 EST news242538729 Bowel screening reduces cancer deaths by more than 25 per cent (Medical Xpress) -- Bowel screening reduces the number of deaths from bowel cancer in Scotland by more than 25 per cent, according to research* presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool this week. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-bowel-screening-cancer-deaths-cent.html Cancer Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:27:19 EST news240045999 Poor men more likely to die from bowel cancer (Medical Xpress) -- Deprived men are more likely to die from bowel cancer than men from the most affluent section of society, new research presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool this week shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-poor-men-die-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:01:04 EST news239875254 Researchers discover genes involved in colorectal cancer A jumping gene with the fairy tale name "Sleeping Beauty" has helped to unlock vital clues for researchers investigating the genetics of colorectal cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-genes-involved-colorectal-cancer.html Genetics Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:06:58 EST news239807204 Scientists prove regular aspirin intake halves cancer risk Scientists including those from Queen's University have discovered that taking regular aspirin halves the risk of developing hereditary cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-scientists-regular-aspirin-intake-halves.html Cancer Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:31:21 EST news238995072 Male bowel cancer patients need more information about erectile dysfunction Male bowel cancer patients are very likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) after treatment and yet the majority are not receiving adequate information about the condition, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-male-bowel-cancer-patients-erectile.html Cancer Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:30:03 EST news238178975 Poor public awareness of bowel cancer Britons have very low awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer – the third most common cancer in the UK and second largest cause of cancer deaths each year, new research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-poor-awareness-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:03:26 EST news233319664 Bowel cancer risk doubles for men Men’s chances of getting bowel cancer in Great Britain have doubled since the mid 70s - according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-bowel-cancer-men.html Cancer Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:19:54 EST news230977170 Researchers test benefit of fish oil in bowel cancer spread (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Leeds will carry out a series of experiments to see whether fish oil can prevent or treat the spread of bowel cancer to the liver. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-benefit-fish-oil-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:27:04 EST news228742013 Shorter chemotherapy could benefit patients (Medical Xpress) -- Bowel cancer patients could benefit from shorter initial periods of chemotherapy and planned ‘treatment holidays’, a Cardiff-led study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-shorter-chemotherapy-benefit-patients.html Cancer Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:56:45 EST news226662993 Blood clotting and bowel cancer risk Back in the mid 19th century, a French doctor, Armand Trousseau, discovered a connection between cancer and thrombosis – the formation of often dangerous blood clots that can lead to venous occlusion. Today it is known that cancer and its treatment change blood flow properties and thus promote the formation of clots. However, clots do not only occur as a side effect and consequence of cancer, but, vice versa, an increased blood clotting tendency may also be associated with an elevated cancer risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-blood-clotting-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:12:25 EST news226573937 Bowel cancer rates fall among rich men only (Medical Xpress) -- Men living in deprived areas now suffer from higher levels of bowel cancer than those from more affluent areas Glasgow academics have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-bowel-cancer-fall-rich-men.html Cancer Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:46:07 EST news226136736 Most authoritative ever report on bowel cancer and diet: Links with meat and fibre confirmed (Medical Xpress) -- The most authoritative ever report on bowel cancer risk has confirmed that red and processed meat increase risk of the disease and concluded that the evidence that foods containing fibre protect against bowel cancer has become stronger. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-authoritative-bowel-cancer-diet-links.html Cancer Tue, 24 May 2011 17:33:33 EST news225476518 How to recognize at an early stage whether a new cancer therapy prolongs life Great hopes are always placed in new cancer therapies. However, whether new surgical techniques, drugs or radiation therapies actually prolong the life of cancer patients, or even cure them, can often only be reliably assessed after several years' of testing. Researchers are therefore looking for proxy markers ("surrogate endpoints") that after initiation of cancer therapy can reliably predict as quickly as possible whether the treatment has a benefit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-early-stage-cancer-therapy-prolongs.html Cancer Wed, 11 May 2011 10:25:06 EST news224328295