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Inflammatory bowel disease patients over the age of 60 often receive older drugs

Inflammatory bowel disease is common amongst older people and there are big differences in the choice of treatment for different age groups. Patients over the age of 60 often receive cortisone drugs instead of more modern medicines that target the immune system.

13 Nov 2017

Drinking alcohol linked to cancer says American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Cancer specialists and researchers from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), released a statement this week, that drinking alcohol is linked with cancer. Their statement was published titled, “Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology”, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

9 Nov 2017

Alcohol intake is linked to cancer, something most Americans are unaware of, warns ASCO

Alcohol consumption is a definite risk factor for several cancers, irrespective of whether intake is light, moderate or heavy, according to a statement released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

9 Nov 2017

UA Cancer Center researchers delve deeper into benefits and harms of selenium supplementation

Personalized medicine -- health care tailored to the individual patient -- not only involves the use of prescription medications but vitamins and supplements as well.

8 Nov 2017

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy may lead to long-lasting health problems in offspring

A chemical called bisphenol A -- BPA -- used in plastic packaging and in the linings of food and beverage cans, may be passed from a mother to her offspring during pregnancy and cause changes in the gut bacteria of the offspring, according to an international team of researchers.

8 Nov 2017

Adipocytes may reduce effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drug

Adipocytes, or fat cells, can absorb and metabolize the chemotherapeutic agent daunorubicin, reducing the effectiveness of the drug and potentially contributing to poorer treatment outcomes.

8 Nov 2017

New study finds enhanced impact of drug combination for FAP patients

People with an inherited syndrome called familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a 100% lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer if they do not seek appropriate medical care.

7 Nov 2017

Researchers discover how traffic jam in intracellular sorting can cause tumor development

For tissues to cooperate and perform normal functions, cells need to know which way is up. When cells lose track of their orientation, they can start to grow out of control, and develop into cancer.

6 Nov 2017

Breakthrough discovery could lead to better treatments for colon cancer, gut diseases

Colon cancer, Crohn's, and other diseases of the gut could be better treated - or even prevented - thanks to a new link between inflammation and a common cellular process, established by the University of Warwick.

3 Nov 2017

Researchers develop new, three-step system to eliminate colorectal cancer

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have developed a new, three-step system that uses nuclear medicine to target and eliminate colorectal cancer.

2 Nov 2017

Researchers are studying tailored treatments to improve prostate cancer care

Researchers from the University of Glasgow are leading a study into individualized treatments for prostate cancer.

2 Nov 2017

Study: More than 10% of cancer patients continue to take opioids after surgery

More than two million people in the United States are dependent on prescription opioid pain relievers, a number that continues to grow as the rate of opioid prescriptions has skyrocketed in the last 25 years.

1 Nov 2017

Understanding obesity-cancer link to develop effective prevention strategies

In 2012, about 28,000 new cases of cancer in men (3.5%) and 72,000 in women (9.5%) were due to overweight or obesity in the United States alone. There is an urgent need for research that focuses on the cancer-promoting effects of obesity as it's the leading preventable cause of cancer for women and the second for men.

1 Nov 2017

Cleveland Clinic researcher awarded $2.6 million grant to create innovative models of colorectal cancer

Cleveland Clinic researcher Emina Huang, M.D., a colorectal surgeon in the Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute and a staff member in the Lerner Research Institute's Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, has been awarded a collaborative five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to create innovative models of colorectal cancer that will enhance understanding of how the disease develops and spreads.

31 Oct 2017

Researchers produce 3D map of molecular 'scaffold' known to play key role in cancers

Researchers have produced the first three-dimensional (3D) map of a molecular 'scaffold' called SgK223, known to play a critical role in the development and spread of aggressive breast, colon, and pancreatic cancers.

30 Oct 2017

UC San Diego Health scientists help create ‘dream team’ to prevent pancreatic cancer

Scientists and physicians at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, in partnership with colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and elsewhere, have been awarded a $7 million grant over four years by Stand Up to Cancer to create a "dream team" to develop new ways to prevent pancreatic cancer -- one of the nation's deadliest malignancies.

28 Oct 2017

New findings offer promising druggable target to root out metastatic pancreatic cancer

Cancer of the pancreas is a deadly disease, with a median survival time of less than six months. Only one in 20 people with pancreatic cancer survives five years past the diagnosis. The reason is the cancer's insidiousness; tumor cells hide deep inside the body, betraying no symptoms until late in the disease, when the cancer has almost invariably spread to other organs.

28 Oct 2017

High intensity exercise training may reduce chances of developing colon cancer

Population studies strongly suggest that colon cancer risk is reduced in those who are physically active. Enlarged crypt lesions in the colon are early signs of increasing risk of colon cancer.

26 Oct 2017

Survival of early stage lung cancer patients improves with advancement in surgery, radiation

With the advancement of surgical and radiation therapy strategies for stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), more patients are being treated, resulting in higher survival rates, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

26 Oct 2017

Researchers find rare genetic variants that may help explain longevity in some CF patients

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder caused by genetic mutations that disrupt the normal movement of chloride in and out of cells. Among other health problems, cystic fibrosis compromises the lungs' ability to fight infection and breathe efficiently, making it the most lethal genetic disease in the Caucasian population. Patients have an average lifespan of just 30 to 40 years.

25 Oct 2017

Colon News and Research

Inflammatory bowel disease patients over the age of 60 often receive older drugs

Drinking alcohol linked to cancer says American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Alcohol intake is linked to cancer, something most Americans are unaware of, warns ASCO

UA Cancer Center researchers delve deeper into benefits and harms of selenium supplementation

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy may lead to long-lasting health problems in offspring

Adipocytes may reduce effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drug

New study finds enhanced impact of drug combination for FAP patients

Researchers discover how traffic jam in intracellular sorting can cause tumor development

Breakthrough discovery could lead to better treatments for colon cancer, gut diseases

Researchers develop new, three-step system to eliminate colorectal cancer

Researchers are studying tailored treatments to improve prostate cancer care

Study: More than 10% of cancer patients continue to take opioids after surgery

Understanding obesity-cancer link to develop effective prevention strategies

Cleveland Clinic researcher awarded $2.6 million grant to create innovative models of colorectal cancer

Researchers produce 3D map of molecular 'scaffold' known to play key role in cancers

UC San Diego Health scientists help create ‘dream team’ to prevent pancreatic cancer

New findings offer promising druggable target to root out metastatic pancreatic cancer

High intensity exercise training may reduce chances of developing colon cancer

Survival of early stage lung cancer patients improves with advancement in surgery, radiation

Researchers find rare genetic variants that may help explain longevity in some CF patients

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