Medications
These common antibiotics could increase colon cancer risk
Although antibiotics can help kill harmful bacteria, the drugs may increase your risk for cancer, according to a new report.
Aug 29, 2019
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News tagged with rectal cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Delays lead to late-stage diagosis of young people with colorectal cancer
The incidence of early onset colorectal cancer has increased nearly 50 percent in the last 30 years. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting ...
May 29, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer incidence on the rise among young adults in several high-income countries
The incidence of colon and rectal cancer in adults younger than 50 years has increased substantially over the latest available 10-year period in several high-income countries, going against a decline or stabilisation trend ...
May 17, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers study cost-effectiveness of rectal cancer treatments
Costs are on the rise for many kinds of medical treatments. UCLA researchers are looking for cost-effective ways to treat people who have locally advanced rectal cancer, a cancer located in the end section of the large intestine.
Apr 15, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Solving the 'Catch-22' of rectal cancer
Today's standard procedure to treat rectal cancer includes radical surgery to remove the tumour along with the rectum and its encasing tissue (called mesorectum). After the surgery, the specimen is analysed in the pathology ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
What's behind the increase in bowel cancer among younger Australians?
Bowel cancer mostly affects people over the age of 50, but recent evidence suggests it's on the rise among younger Australians.
Jan 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Younger patients don't attain survival benefit from current rectal cancer treatment recommendations
A new study reveals that individuals younger than 50 years of age who are diagnosed with rectal cancer do not experience an overall survival benefit from currently recommended treatments. Specifically, the addition of chemotherapy ...
Jul 09, 2018
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Surgery
New accreditation program sets framework for rectal cancer care in the US
For many years in the U.S., there has been tremendous variability in the treatment and outcomes for rectal cancer care. In Europe, hospital clinicians have been improving their outcomes for this disease by working in multidisciplinary ...
Mar 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Ultrasound for rectal cancer staging tied to more chemoradiation
(HealthDay)—Use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for rectal cancer (RC) staging is associated with higher use of neoadjuvant chemoradiation but no significant improvement in overall survival, according to a study published ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
These foods may up your odds for colon cancer
(HealthDay)—Chowing down on red meat, white bread and sugar-laden drinks might increase your long-term risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests.
Jan 18, 2018
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