Colon Cancer News and Research

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Simple, non-invasive tool obviates unnecessary surgery in patients with colorectal cancer

A blood RNA test predicts whether residual tumour cells remain in early-stage colon cancer patients and obviates unnecessary surgery.

6 Sep 2021

Georgia State researcher receives award to investigate the influence of environment on IBD

Dr. Michal Kuczma, a research assistant professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a three-year, $270,000 Career Development Award from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation to study environmental influences on gut microbiota, immunity and inflammation.

4 Sep 2021

Research confirms link between antibiotic use and increased risk of colon cancer

There is a clear link between taking antibiotics and an increased risk of developing colon cancer within the next five to ten years. This has been confirmed by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, after a study of 40,000 cancer cases. The impact of antibiotics on the intestinal microbiome is thought to lie behind the increased risk of cancer.

1 Sep 2021

Maternal obesity during pregnancy may heighten the risk of colorectal cancer in adult offspring

Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy may have a heightened risk of developing colorectal cancer later in life, according to new research led by public health experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

27 Aug 2021

Researchers identify mechanism for formation of rare colorectal cancer subtype

Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, recently discovered a mechanism to explain what drives the formation of mucinous colorectal adenocarcinoma (MAC), a rare subtype of colorectal cancer (CRC), and has also identified the genes responsible for the regulation of this mechanism.

25 Aug 2021

Antihypertensives may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer

Common blood-pressure drugs may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests.

19 Aug 2021

Dysregulation of innate lymphoid cells drives colon cancer progression and immunotherapy resistance

An immune cell subset called innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) protects against colorectal cancer, in part by helping to maintain a healthy dialogue between the immune system and gut microbes, according to a new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. The finding opens the door to new strategies for treating this type of cancer.

17 Aug 2021

Two-arm molecule can deplete cancer-protecting cells to promote immune responses against tumors

A two-arm molecule can effectively deplete cancer-protecting cells inside tumors, allowing the immune system to fight off tumors without becoming overactive. The finding, published online in Science Translational Medicine, could lead to new types of cancer immunotherapies.

11 Aug 2021

UC Davis epidemiologist turns to colleagues for cancer care

Brad Pollock knows a lot about cancer. In addition to his appointments as chair of the UC Davis Public Health Sciences Department and associate dean for public health sciences, Pollock is an expert in cancer epidemiology, including the study of what causes cancer, how it spreads and cancer prevention.

11 Aug 2021

Study investigates the role of eIF4A3 protein in the growth of cancer cells

For a cell to grow and divide, it needs to produce new proteins. This also applies to cancer cells. In a new study published today in Science Advances, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated the protein eIF4A3 and its role in the growth of cancer cells.

4 Aug 2021

Discovery may enable the development of new therapies to kill aggressive cancer cells

Vanderbilt faculty and researchers are looking for the "Achilles' heel" of the cancer cells that survive initial chemotherapy.

3 Aug 2021

Child with Bachmann-Bupp Syndrome successfully treated in just 16 months

Diagnosing a rare medical condition is difficult. Identifying a treatment for it can take years of trial and error. In a serendipitous intersection of research expertise, an ill patient in this case a child and innovative technology, Bachmann-Bupp Syndrome has gone from a list of symptoms to a successful treatment in just 16 months.

20 Jul 2021

A low-cost biopolymer dressing to help heal chronic wounds

Tens of millions of patients around the world suffer from persistent and potentially life-threatening wounds. These chronic wounds, which are also a leading cause of amputation, have treatments, but the cost of existing wound dressings can prevent them from reaching people in need.

19 Jul 2021

MIT engineers create new diagnostic nanoparticle that can pinpoint tumor location

Most of the tests that doctors use to diagnose cancer -- such as mammography, colonoscopy, and CT scans -- are based on imaging. More recently, researchers have also developed molecular diagnostics that can detect specific cancer-associated molecules that circulate in bodily fluids like blood or urine.

16 Jul 2021

Shape of extracellular vesicles in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying cancer types

A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known as "extracellular vesicles" (EVs), in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying types of cancer.

7 Jul 2021

Researchers reveal a promising target for designing anti-cancer therapies

Chances are, every one of us has been affected by cancer in one way or another. Unlike some other deadly diseases, cancer can take many forms inside the human body, so learning more about a single enzyme linked to many types of this disease could lead to more effective treatments.

2 Jul 2021

Colon Cancer News and Research

Latest Colon Cancer News and Research

Simple, non-invasive tool obviates unnecessary surgery in patients with colorectal cancer

Georgia State researcher receives award to investigate the influence of environment on IBD

Research confirms link between antibiotic use and increased risk of colon cancer

Maternal obesity during pregnancy may heighten the risk of colorectal cancer in adult offspring

Researchers identify mechanism for formation of rare colorectal cancer subtype

Antihypertensives may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer

Dysregulation of innate lymphoid cells drives colon cancer progression and immunotherapy resistance

Two-arm molecule can deplete cancer-protecting cells to promote immune responses against tumors

UC Davis epidemiologist turns to colleagues for cancer care

Study investigates the role of eIF4A3 protein in the growth of cancer cells

Discovery may enable the development of new therapies to kill aggressive cancer cells

Child with Bachmann-Bupp Syndrome successfully treated in just 16 months

A low-cost biopolymer dressing to help heal chronic wounds

MIT engineers create new diagnostic nanoparticle that can pinpoint tumor location

Shape of extracellular vesicles in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying cancer types

Researchers reveal a promising target for designing anti-cancer therapies

Acidic environment enhances production of butyric acid from apple pectin by fecal microbiota

Lack of screening may be behind the increased risk of colon cancer among Black people

Common antidepressant drugs help the immune system to attack tumors in mice

Study reveals how high fat diets can cause intestinal and colon cancer

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