Approximately 1 in 25 people will develop colon cancer during their lifetime and nearly 2 million cases new cases are diagnosed worldwide each year. Chemotherapy is commonly used to treat colon cancer. While this treatment ...
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Advancements in cancer research and treatment have resulted in great improvements in survival rates—today, there are almost 17 million people in the United States alone who have survived their diagnosis because of the physicians ...
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A new study reveals important molecular information that could help scientists develop more effective treatment and prevention strategies for a difficult-to-treat form of melanoma skin cancer.
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother and mother, as well as an aunt and a cousin, have had breast cancer. Another cousin was diagnosed with colon cancer recently. It has been suggested that I undergo genetic counseling to determine ...
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With the rapid development of minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of colorectal diseases, novel surgical techniques aiming at reducing surgical trauma have become frequently discussed issues. By avoiding auxiliary ...
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A new research study showed that circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)—genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream—can identify stage II colon cancer patients who can most benefit from chemotherapy following surgery ...
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Many cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body; they attack healthy cells at the same time as tumor cells, causing a plethora of side effects. Now, researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of ...
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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 ...
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Researchers have identified a new molecular drug target that could result in new cancer drugs with fewer side effects.
May 20, 2022
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Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at the production of colonic hydrogen sulfide—a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs—in people in response ...
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