Oncology & Cancer
Genes carried by E. coli bacteria linked to colon cancer
What if a key factor ultimately behind a cancer was not a genetic defect but ecological?
Aug 16, 2012
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Medications
Statins linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis
Cholesterol-lowering statins might protect patients with ulcerative colitis from developing and dying from colorectal cancer. Statin treatment was also associated with a lower risk of death regardless of cause in patients ...
Sep 1, 2023
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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
Vitamin D may help prevent a common side effect of anti-cancer immunotherapy
New research indicates that taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent a potentially serious side effect of a revolutionary form of anti-cancer therapy. The findings are published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed ...
Jun 22, 2020
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Health
Alcohol increases cancer risk, but don't trust the booze industry to give you the facts straight
The alcohol industry has been misleading the public about the real link between alcohol and cancer, with tactics similar to those used by the tobacco industry. This is the finding from research published today in the Drug ...
Sep 8, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Inflammatory cues modulate goblet cell products important for intestinal barrier function
In a paper published in the December 2011 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, a team of scientists at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign led by Rex Gaskins, PhD have demonstrated that both microbial and ...
Dec 3, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Possible new cancer treatment identified
New research findings show how it may be possible to render cancer tumours harmless without affecting the other cells and tissues in the body. The findings apply to cancers including breast, lung and bowel cancer. The study ...
Apr 19, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Obesity tied to increased risk for early-onset CRC in women
(HealthDay)—Obesity is associated with an increased risk for early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) among women, according to a study recently published in JAMA Oncology.
Nov 26, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancers 'change spots' to avoid immunotherapy
Cancers can make themselves harder for new immunotherapies to see by 'changing their spots' - and switching off a key molecule on the surface of cells that is otherwise recognised by treatment.
Apr 15, 2019
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Genetics
Researchers predict risk for common deadly diseases from millions of genetic variants
A research team at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Harvard Medical School reports a new kind of genome analysis that could identify large fractions of the population who have ...
Aug 13, 2018
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