Oncology & Cancer
6 healthy steps to preventing colon cancer
Colon cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, but there are a number of steps you can take to reduce your risk of tumors, an expert says.
Mar 7, 2022
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Taller adults may be at increased risk for colorectal cancer
A new meta-analysis, or data examination of several independent studies, by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers adds to evidence that taller adults may be more likely than shorter ones to develop colorectal cancer or colon ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
'Drug factory' implants eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer in mice
Rice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days with a treatment that could be ready for human clinical trials later this year.
Mar 2, 2022
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Surgery for rectal cancer: Eight things to know
Rectal cancer is the cancer nobody wants to talk about, but the need for a conversation is becoming urgent. Combined with colon cancer, it's the third most common cancer in the United States, and diagnoses have been rising ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Colorectal cancer research reveals promising targetable pathway for prevention and treatment
An MUSC Hollings Cancer Center study sheds light on better ways to prevent and treat colorectal cancer, which often is found at advanced stages when it's much harder to treat.
Feb 28, 2022
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Colon cancer screening can erase disparities in outcomes
Colorectal cancer disparities between Black and white adults were eliminated among Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California after the health care organization instituted a regionwide, structured colorectal cancer ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Medical research
How some gut microbes awaken zombie viruses in their neighbors
Some gut bacteria have a spooky superpower: they can reanimate dormant viruses lurking within other microbes.
Feb 23, 2022
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Pushing past pancreatic tumors' defenses
Our immune systems have the potential to find and destroy cancer cells. But cancer cells can be clever and develop tricks to evade the immune system. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Douglas Fearon and his former ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Do we need a new standard of care for colorectal cancer?
In recent years total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT)—a potent new treatment approach for advanced colorectal cancer that confronts tumors with aggressive rounds of chemotherapy and chemoradiation followed by surgery to remove ...
Feb 15, 2022
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Pandemic upends breast cancer diagnoses
The COVID-19 pandemic upended many aspects of daily life, particularly in the first months and year. Not least among the changes: decreased use of ordinary health care, such as routine medical exams and screenings.
Feb 15, 2022
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