News tagged with gastrointestinal cancers
An easier way to go: Making colonoscopy prep easier, more palatable
The most dreaded part of a colonoscopy is prepping for it. The day before the exam, patients often drink large amounts of a vile-tasting liquid, then it's off to the throne for the better part of the day and night.
Cancer
Nov 22, 2012 |
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New pill could offer hope to bowel cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients after failure of standard treatmen
Two phase 3 trials, published in The Lancet, have shown that a novel oral drug called regorafenib could offer survival benefits to people with bowel cancer or gastrointestinal stromal tumor following failure of existing treatm ...
Cancer
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Phase III worldwide study of new drug for patients with pancreatic cancer
A new cancer drug combination demonstrated significant improvement in overall survival of late-stage pancreatic cancer patients compared to those receiving standard treatment, according to results of a Phase III clinical ...
Cancer
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Burden of gastrointestinal disease in U.S. substantial
(HealthDay)—Gastrointestinal diseases account for substantial morbidity, mortality, and cost in the United States, according to research published in the November issue of Gastroenterology.
Cancer
Oct 29, 2012 |
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Satiation hormone, neurotensin, linked to increased risk of disease, premature death in women
Researchers in Sweden have discovered that neurotensin, a satiation hormone produced in the human brain and intestine that circulates in the blood, could raise the risk of heart attack, breast cancer and ...
Medical research
Oct 19, 2012 |
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New drug to target and destroy tumor cells developed
A new drug created at the University of Minnesota may hold the answer to defeating pancreatic cancer, according to results published today in the prestigious journal Science Translational Medicine.
Cancer
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Hormone level linked with increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, death
Plasma levels of proneurotensin are associated with the development of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular and total mortality, and breast cancer in women during long-term follow-up, according to a study in the ...
Medical research
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Studies show advances in gastrointestinal cancer treatments
New trial data showing improvements in the treatment of esophageal and gastrointestinal cancers were released today at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna.
Cancer
Sep 29, 2012 |
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Deadly complication of stem cell transplants reduced in mice
(Medical Xpress)—Studying leukemia in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have reduced a life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants, the only curative treatment when leukemia ...
Medical research
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Humble hero or hidden villain? The ongoing story of aspirin's powers
The humble aspirin has a remarkable history dating back to ancient Egyptian times when the bark of weeping willow (which contains salicin from which the aspirin formulation is derived) was found to have anti-inflammatory ...
Medications
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Accuracy of narrow band imaging with colonoscopy allows for distal non-cancerous polyps to be left in place
According to a new study, the use of narrow band imaging (NBI) during colonoscopy is sufficiently accurate to allow distal hyperplastic (non-cancerous) polyps to be left in place without removal and small, distal adenomas ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Study adds to evidence daily aspirin linked to lower cancer mortality
A large new observational study finds more evidence of an association between daily aspirin use and modestly lower cancer mortality, but suggests any reduction may be smaller than that observed in a recent analysis. The study, ...
Cancer
Aug 10, 2012 |
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Colonoscopy screening markedly reduces colorectal cancer incidence and death
A study from researchers in Switzerland found that colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces colorectal cancer incidence and colorectal cancer-related death in the general population. A total of 12 colorectal cancer ...
Cancer
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Clinical trial seeks to cure advanced Crohn's disease using bone marrow transplant
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have opened a clinical trial to test the theory that giving a patient a new immune system can cure severe cases of Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of ...
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Jul 23, 2012 |
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Dietary fiber alters gut bacteria, supports gastrointestinal health
A University of Illinois study shows that dietary fiber promotes a shift in the gut toward different types of beneficial bacteria. And the microbes that live in the gut, scientists now believe, can support a healthy gastrointestinal ...
Health
Jun 27, 2012 |
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