News tagged with colonization
Referring cancer patients to more experienced, successful hospitals for surgery could save lives
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Rice University report that referring cancer patients to hospitals with better track records for surgery could save lives and not raise the cost to patients. The study was reported online ...
Cancer
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Study identifies strategy for improved screening for type of hereditary colorectal cancer
In a comparison of strategies to identify individuals with Lynch syndrome, the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC), caused by mutations in certain genes (DNA mismatch repair [MMR] genes), universal tumor ...
Cancer
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Potential new colorectal cancer treatment target identified
(HealthDay)—The cell surface marker carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CD66c) is a novel marker for colorectal cancer stem cell isolation, which halts tumor growth when silenced, ...
Cancer
Oct 07, 2012 |
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New study sheds light on cancer-protective properties of milk
Milk consumption has been linked to improved health, with decreased risks of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and colon cancer. A group of scientists in Sweden found that lactoferricin4-14 (Lfcin4-14), a milk protein with known ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Blocking tumor-induced inflammation impacts cancer development
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report the discovery of microbial–dependent mechanisms through which some cancers mount an inflammatory response that fuels their ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Surgeons investigate whether rural colon cancer patients fare worse than urban patients
Colon cancer patients living in rural areas are less likely to receive an early diagnosis, chemotherapy, or thorough surgical treatment when compared with patients living in urban areas. Rural residents are also more likely ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Researchers find antibiotic exposure may be associated with childhood obesity
(Medical Xpress)—Farmers regularly use low-dose antibiotics to fatten livestock for market. But is it possible that antibiotics, widely administered to infants and young children, are fueling the prevalence of childhood ...
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Stivarga approved for advanced colorectal cancer
(HealthDay)—Stivarga (regorafenib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat colorectal cancer that has spread despite prior treatment.
Medications
Sep 27, 2012 |
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States that support access to health information can decrease colon cancer deaths
Despite medical advances in colon cancer screening and treatment, people with a lower socioeconomic status remain at a higher risk of dying from colon cancer. A new study in The Milbank Quarterly finds that s ...
Cancer
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Advances in the development of an early detection kit for bowel cancer
Rubén Armañanzas and Pedro Larrañaga, researchers of the Computational Intelligence Group at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's Facultad de Informática have used advanced statistical and data ...
Cancer
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Split-dose preparation for colonoscopy increases precancerous polyp detection rates
A new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic Arizona showed that system-wide implementation of a split-dose preparation as the primary choice for colonoscopy significantly improved both polyp detection rates and adenoma ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Even with personalized assessments, many underestimate disease risks
People with a family history of certain diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, often underestimate their risk for developing them, even after completing a risk assessment and receiving personalized prevention messages, ...
Health
Sep 12, 2012 |
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New prep for colon screen uses four pills, not liquid laxative
(HealthDay)—Prepping for a "virtual colonoscopy" at the Mayo Clinic now only involves swallowing four cleansing tablets, rather than the large amounts of liquid laxative typically required, researchers ...
Cancer
Aug 31, 2012 |
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Exercise can help cancer patients, but few oncologists suggest it
Numerous studies have shown the powerful effect that exercise can have on cancer care and recovery. For patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment, regular exercise has been found to reduce recurrence ...
Cancer
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Daily aspirin may help fight prostate cancer, but not breast cancer
(HealthDay)—Two new studies paint a complex portrait of aspirin's impact on cancer risk and mortality, with one suggesting the drug may lower the risk of dying from prostate cancer and the other seeing ...
Cancer
Aug 27, 2012 |
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