Oncology & Cancer
Herbal tea offsets colon cancer risk
People who drink herbal tea, even as little as once a week, may have a reduced risk of distal colon cancer, according to local collaborative research.
May 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low vitamin D levels tied to increased cancer risk in IBD
(HealthDay)—Low plasma levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) are associated with an increased risk of cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), according to a study published in the May issue of Clinical ...
May 6, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Positive result for new DNA blood test for bowel cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A team of Australian scientists has presented evidence that a new blood test for bowel cancer based on two genes that "leak" into the blood can detect 65 per cent of bowel cancer cases.
May 5, 2014
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Genetics
Two genes linked to inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a group of chronic inflammatory disorders of the intestine that result in painful and debilitating complications, affects over 1.4 million people in the U.S., and while there are treatments ...
Apr 22, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists find key steps linking dietary fats and colon cancer tumor growth
Scientists have shown new genetic evidence that could strengthen the link between the role of dietary fats with colon cancer progression.
Apr 21, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
'MicroRNA' could be key target for bowel cancer treatment
Scientists found that the molecule, called microRNA 135b, is a vital 'worker' employed by several important cancer genes to drive the growth of bowel cancers.
Apr 14, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Unexpected results in cancer drug trial
Research from the University of Southampton has shown a drug, used in combination with chemotherapy to treat advanced colorectal cancer, is not effective in some settings, and indeed may result in more rapid cancer progression.
Apr 8, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
World-first clinical trial launches for advanced bowel cancer
Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a revolutionary new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type as well as rapidly adapting to include new drugs and new biomarkers ...
Apr 2, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Gut microbes spur development of bowel cancer
It is not only genetics that predispose to bowel cancer; microbes living in the gut help drive the development of intestinal tumors, according to new research in mice published in the March issue of The Journal of Experimental ...
Mar 3, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer deaths higher in Greater Manchester compared to rest of UK
Every day 18 people die from cancer in Greater Manchester – around 6,500 a year – making the death toll around 10 per cent higher than the UK average, according to the latest figures published by Cancer Research UK - ...
Feb 6, 2014
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