Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer patients may benefit from breakthrough EU research
Scientists in Spain have developed a potentially life-saving strategy against a disease that spreads from the gut to other vital organs.
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find capsules surrounding liver metastases of colorectal cancer are a healing response by the liver
A study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and physicians from Karolinska Hospital shows that a capsule of connective tissue around liver metastases from colorectal cancer improves patient survival and represents a ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
High-fat diets alter gut bacteria, boosting colorectal cancer risk in mice
The prevalence of colorectal cancer in people under the age of 50 has risen in recent decades. One suspected reason: the increasing rate of obesity and high-fat diets.
Aug 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin D supplementation likely improves survival of cancers of the digestive tract, says researcher
For more than 100 years, it has been believed that sunlight and vitamin D deficiency were associated with the risk for many deadly cancers including colorectal, prostate and breast. But some scientists remained skeptical ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
A KRAS solution method overcomes the undruggable obstacle
Research conducted by Revolution Medicines, California, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer, New York, has developed a method to bypass the undruggable nature of a common oncogene mutation that drives cancer development and ...
Medical economics
Cancer screenings have saved the US at least $6.5 trillion, study estimates
Americans have gotten at least 12 million more years of life to live because of preventive cancer screenings they've gotten the past 25 years, a new study estimates.
Aug 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Gains in colorectal cancer outcomes slowing, reversing
Decreases in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses and deaths among adults in their 50s and 60s have slowed compared with previous decades, according to a study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Aug 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Low-risk, long-term cancer survivors more likely to die of non-cancer causes, study shows
Advances in early detection and treatment have vastly improved the long-term survival of people diagnosed with cancer.
Aug 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Schistosomiasis-associated colorectal cancer study yields unique insights into genetic mutations
In a study published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from Naval Medical University and Soochow University conducted an in-depth investigation into the genomic landscape of schistosomiasis-associated colorectal ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetically engineered bacteria can detect cancer cells in a world-first experiment
As medical technology advances, many diseases could be detected, prevented and cured with cells, rather than pills.
Aug 13, 2023
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