New research in the January 2023 issue of Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that immunotherapy from immune checkpoint (PD-1) inhibitors prior to surgery was strikingly effective for patients with ...
Jan 11, 2023
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We all know we should eat well and exercise to stay healthy, but a new national survey conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Orlando Health finds an alarming number of men might be skipping a simple yet critical ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Rectal cancer is the cancer nobody wants to talk about, but the need for a conversation is becoming urgent. Combined with colon cancer, it's the third most common cancer in the United States, and diagnoses have been rising ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Rectal cancer, along with colon cancer, is the third-most common type of cancer in the United States, and treatment and surgery greatly affect the quality of life of patients. A multi-disciplinary team at Washington University ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Patients of more technically skilled surgeons, as assessed by review of operative video, have better long-term survival after surgery for the treatment of colon cancer, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Oct 30, 2020
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Low muscle quality and quantity are both predictive of poor outcomes in colon resection surgery, according to a new study published in JAMA Surgery.
Oct 27, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Obesity increases the risk for colon cancer, but weight-loss surgery may bring the risk back to normal, French researchers report.
Mar 12, 2020
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Men and women are at differing risks of developing surgical site infections depending on the type of operation they undergo, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology ...
Apr 16, 2019
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A new study from Uppsala University shows that many patients with colon cancer do not need any chemotherapy and that among patients who benefit from chemotherapy it does not have to be as intense for everyone.
Aug 30, 2018
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Chemotherapy courses after surgery could be cut in half for some colon cancer patients, according to a new global study.
Mar 29, 2018
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