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EU-funded research project aims to reduce oxidation in processed meat products

An EU-funded research project is to make sausages, patties and other meat products healthier in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and four other European research institutions have launched a joint project to reduce the risk of colon cancer - the most common cancer of the gastrointestinal tract in Sweden.

13 Nov 2015

New RNA test of blood platelets can be used to detect location of cancer

A new RNA test of blood platelets can be used to detect, classify and pinpoint the location of cancer by analysing a sample equivalent to one drop of blood. Using this new method for blood-based RNA tests of blood platelets, researchers have been able to identify cancer with 96 per cent accuracy. This according to a study at Umeå University in Sweden recently published in the journal Cancer Cell.

12 Nov 2015

Sausages With Antioxidants From Berries To Prevent Cancer

An EU-funded research project is to make sausages, patties and other meat products healthier in the future.

11 Nov 2015

New findings reveal association between colorectal cancer and melanoma drug treatment

Veteran cancer reseacher Prof. Emeritus Alexander Levitzki of Hebrew University of Jerusalem says new findings show link between colorectal cancer and melanoma drug treatment knoqwn as "NT157" in two recently published studies in journal, "Ocogene."

10 Nov 2015

Cancer survivors' journeys chronicled by Bethlehem artist and cancer survivor Susan Schaffer

Chronicling the journeys of cancer survivors, friends and family has been an emotional process, one filled with joy and shared sorrow for Bethlehem artist and cancer survivor Susan H. Schaffer. As part of her Visions of Hope series of acrylic paintings, Susan offers insight into the windows of the soul - her collection captures the eyes of the people willing to share their respective cancer journeys with her.

9 Nov 2015

NTU Singapore scientists harness dead bacteria to destroy colon tumours cells effectively

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells. Harvesting the Clostridium sporogenes bacteria found commonly in soil, the NTU team was able to harness the bacteria in its dead form, and its secretions, to destroy colon tumours cells effectively.

9 Nov 2015

Utah chemists devise new way to detect DNA damage

University of Utah chemists devised a new way to detect chemical damage to DNA that sometimes leads to genetic mutations responsible for many diseases, including various cancers and neurological disorders.

6 Nov 2015

PCSG campaign highlights significance of family doctors in early gastroenterological cancer diagnosis

With cancer survival rates in the UK persistently trailing comparable European countries, it’s time to admit to a national problem – and do something about it, says a leading expert at the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology.

6 Nov 2015

Researchers team up to evaluate biological and genetic differences of GI cancers in race, ethnicity

Americans of African descent are at a significantly higher risk for developing and dying from Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, which include colorectal and pancreatic cancers, compared to individuals who are of Caucasian descent.

5 Nov 2015

Addressing quality of life needs in prostate cancer: an interview with Professor Louis Denis

Modern patient-directed management is based on optimal, individual medical treatment and holistic personalised patient-centred care. This is certainly true in prostate cancer where most patients are over 60 years of age. They face a negative physical and functional impact from the diagnosis as well as from the treatment with emotional and social challenges.

4 Nov 2015

International research project examines effectiveness of tried and tested medicines for different diseases

The Medical University of Vienna is coordinating an international research project, which investigates the effectiveness of tried and tested medicines for the treatment of some of the heaviest burdens of our modern society including diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. One molecule that these disorders have in common is a receptor known as the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), which is the molecular starting point of this project.

4 Nov 2015

Innovative immunotherapy clinical trial underway at The University of Kansas Cancer Center

A novel immunotherapy clinical trial underway now at The University of Kansas Cancer Center has enrolled the first patients in the world to receive what many doctors and researchers believe is the future of cancer treatment.

4 Nov 2015

Salk scientists uncover enzyme responsible for suppressing deadly lung cancer

Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered a molecule whose mutation leads to the aggressive growth of a common and deadly type of lung cancer in humans.

3 Nov 2015

CarePoint Health – Bayonne Medical Center named ACR-designated center for lung cancer screening

CarePoint Health, a fully integrated healthcare system that provides quality, patient-focused healthcare to residents of the Hudson County region, today announced that CarePoint Health – Bayonne Medical Center has been named an American College of Radiology designated center for lung cancer screening, making it the second facility in Hudson County (after CarePoint Health – Christ Hospital) to receive this designation.

31 Oct 2015

Cologuard stool DNA test: An accurate screening option for Alaska Native people with colorectal cancer

Cologuard stool DNA testing for colorectal cancer was found to be an accurate noninvasive screening option for Alaska Native people, a population with one of world's highest rates of colorectal cancer, concluded researchers from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Mayo Clinic.

31 Oct 2015

Low-dose occupational radiation exposure increases solid cancer risk

Results of the International Nuclear Workers Study suggest a linear increase in incidence of solid cancers with increasing exposure to radiation.

30 Oct 2015

University of Kansas professor recognized with MERIT Award

Emily Scott, professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Kansas, has been recognized with a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences. It's a rare and important recognition -- researchers can receive them only once in a career.

30 Oct 2015

Colon News and Research

EU-funded research project aims to reduce oxidation in processed meat products

New RNA test of blood platelets can be used to detect location of cancer

Sausages With Antioxidants From Berries To Prevent Cancer

New findings reveal association between colorectal cancer and melanoma drug treatment

Cancer survivors' journeys chronicled by Bethlehem artist and cancer survivor Susan Schaffer

NTU Singapore scientists harness dead bacteria to destroy colon tumours cells effectively

Utah chemists devise new way to detect DNA damage

PCSG campaign highlights significance of family doctors in early gastroenterological cancer diagnosis

Researchers team up to evaluate biological and genetic differences of GI cancers in race, ethnicity

Addressing quality of life needs in prostate cancer: an interview with Professor Louis Denis

International research project examines effectiveness of tried and tested medicines for different diseases

Innovative immunotherapy clinical trial underway at The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Salk scientists uncover enzyme responsible for suppressing deadly lung cancer

CarePoint Health – Bayonne Medical Center named ACR-designated center for lung cancer screening

Cologuard stool DNA test: An accurate screening option for Alaska Native people with colorectal cancer

Low-dose occupational radiation exposure increases solid cancer risk

University of Kansas professor recognized with MERIT Award

Research focuses on understanding racial, ethnic disparities in colon cancer outcomes

New approaches to treating lung cancer patients in New Mexico

PCF announces 19 new Young Investigator Awards

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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