Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin D and colorectal cancer survival
Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," may be helpful for people diagnosed with colon cancer, says Charles Fuchs, MD, MPH, director of Yale Cancer Center.
Jun 11, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers succeed at removing some types of pancreatic cancer in animal models
Researchers from the Experimental Oncology Group, led by Mariano Barbacid at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), have published in Cancer Cell the results of a study that shows full regression of advanced ...
Apr 12, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Identifying colorectal cancer subtypes could lead to improved treatment decisions
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., expected to cause about 51,000 deaths in 2019. But until now, it was unclear which drugs were most effective for which patients.
Jun 12, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survivors predicted to number over 22 million by 2030
There were more than 16.9 million Americans with a history of cancer on January 1, 2019, a number that is projected to reach more than 22.1 million by 2030 based on the growth and aging of the population alone, according ...
Jun 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover trigger for muscle-wasting condition
Among all major cancers, pancreatic cancer has the highest rate of death—93 percent of patients die within five years of diagnosis.
Jun 12, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New paper suggests that tumor cells may develop resistance to potential Ras inhibitors
Researchers have long sought a treatment aimed specifically at the Ras family of genes, the most common oncogenes and those that initiate many of the most lethal tumours. However, the results of a hypothetical treatment may ...
Apr 17, 2018
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Health
Never say 'die': Why so many doctors won't break bad news
After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant. And it wasn't good.
Jun 14, 2019
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Health
Which foods are the best sources of dietary fiber?
(HealthDay)—The more we learn about fiber, the more important the recommendation to get enough of it becomes.
Jun 12, 2019
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Genetics
Scientists develop new hypothesis to explain sex differences in human diseases
Women get autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis eight times more than men do. On the other hand, women have a smaller risk of getting non-reproductive cancers such as melanoma, colon, ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Strawberry tree honey inhibits cell proliferation in colon cancer lines
Spanish and Italian researchers have proven that when honey from strawberry trees, a product typical of Mediterranean areas, is added to colon cancer cells grown in the laboratory, cell proliferation stops. The authors hope ...
May 20, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Early onset colorectal cancer rising fastest in the west
Early-onset colorectal cancer -cancer occurring before age 50—is rising most rapidly in Western states, where healthy behaviors are prominent, according to a new study. The authors of the study, which appears in the Journal ...
May 30, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Henry Lynch, pioneering cancer researcher, dead at 91
Henry Lynch, a pioneering cancer researcher who was among the earliest to probe its genetic causes, has died at the age of 91.
Jun 05, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers and doctor collaborate on ovarian cancer screening tool
A team of researchers from Clemson University and Prisma Health-Upstate are working to create a screening process to catch ovarian cancer in the early or pre-cancerous stages.
Jun 04, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Overall cancer mortality continues to decline
The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that, for all cancer sites combined, cancer death rates continued to decline in men, women, and children in the United States from 1999 to 2016. Overall ...
May 30, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New blood test uses DNA 'packaging' patterns to detect multiple cancer types
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a simple new blood test that can detect the presence of seven different types of cancer by spotting unique patterns in the fragmentation of DNA shed from ...
May 29, 2019
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Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer from uncontrolled cell growth in the colon, rectum, or appendix. Symptoms typically include rectal bleeding and anemia which are sometimes associated with weight loss and changes in bowel habits.
Most colorectal cancer occurs due to lifestyle and increasing age with only a minority of cases associated with underlying genetic disorders. It typically starts in the lining of the bowel and if left untreated, can grow into the muscle layers underneath, and then through the bowel wall. Screening is effective at decreasing the chance of dying from colorectal cancer and is recommended starting at the age of 50 and continuing until a person is 75 years old. Localized bowel cancer is usually diagnosed through sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.
Cancers that are confined within the wall of the colon are often curable with surgery while cancer that has spread widely around the body is usually not curable and management then focuses on extending the person's life via chemotherapy and improving quality of life. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, but it is more common in developed countries. Around 60% of cases were diagnosed in the developed world. It is estimated that worldwide, in 2008, 1.23 million new cases of colorectal cancer were clinically diagnosed, and that it killed 608,000 people.
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