Health
Canada to require a warning be printed on every cigarette
Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette.
Jun 11, 2022
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Colorectal Cancer
Medications
Researchers find that aspirin alters colorectal cancer evolution
Cancer starts when cells start dividing uncontrollably. Scientists have known that taking aspirin can help protect against the development of colorectal cancer—cancer afflicting the colon or rectum—but the exact reason ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer disparities impacting Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
The latest data highlighting the impact of cancer health disparities on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders provided by the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center's Hawaiʻi Tumor Registry is included in the American Association ...
Jun 9, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Weight-loss surgery cuts risk of developing colorectal cancer by more than a third
People who had weight-loss surgery were 37% less likely to develop colorectal cancer compared to individuals with obesity who did not have the surgery, according to a new study presented here today at the American Society ...
Jun 7, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Eating red meat may up colorectal cancer risk in Black women
Unprocessed red meat intake is associated with an increased colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in Black women, according to a study published in the May issue of The Journal of Nutrition.
Jun 3, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Soon you'll be able to examine your gut from home
We are up on the third floor of the electrical building at NTNU, not a place you usually associate with cancer research and medical equipment. But the little green pill that researcher Ali Khalegi is holding between his thumb ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New study shows racial disparities in guideline-concordant care for early-onset colorectal cancer patients
In a new large national study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), Black patients diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer received worse and less timely care than their white counterparts. Differences ...
May 31, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Computer-assisted colonoscopy identifies more precancerous polyps compared to traditional colonoscopy
Colonoscopies performed with computer-aided detection, or artificial intelligence, (AI) saw an increase in the overall rate of detection of adenoma, or cancerous and precancerous polyps, by 27% in average-risk patients, according ...
May 24, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Persistent racial, ethnic disparities found in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer
Five-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for whites between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022. However, no survival gains ...
May 24, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Evidence of familial genetic risk for colon cancer
Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers discovered people with a certain polyp syndrome and their first-degree relatives are at increased risk for colorectal cancer. In addition, people with certain colon lesions are also at ...
May 24, 2022
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