Colon Cancer News and Research

Latest Colon Cancer News and Research

Study reports first guidelines for treating rare skin tumor

It starts as a yellow or shiny bump on the eyelids, face or body that grows and doesn't go away, unlike a pimple.

5 Dec 2019

FDA-approved drug repairs gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis

A research team led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found that a drug approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis can repair permeability defects in the gut's epithelium.

4 Dec 2019

Study: Weight loss surgery can increase risk of colorectal cancer

Although colorectal cancer is associated with obesity, it is unclear if weight loss surgery impacts the incidence of these tumors.

4 Dec 2019

SDSU researchers show cancer-inhibiting potential of flavonoid metabolite

Eating fruits and vegetables is more important than ever.

2 Dec 2019

Study estimates the risk of false positives in colon cancer screening

Colorectal cancer can develop for months without producing any symptoms and, as soon as the first ones appear, sometimes the disease is already in an advanced stage.

2 Dec 2019

Genes that help intestinal stem cells burn dietary fat may play a role in colon cancer

Two genes that appear to help stem cells in the intestine burn dietary fat may play a role in colon cancer, according to a Rutgers study.

25 Nov 2019

Atlantic Health System offers advanced lung cancer screening program

November is national Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer remains the #1 cancer killer of both men and women in the United States.

20 Nov 2019

'Dysbiosis' promotes the onset of colorectal cancer

The gastroenterology team at Henri-Mondor AP-HP Hospital and University Paris-Est Créteil, led by Professor Iradj Sobhani, together with teams from Inserm and the Institut Pasteur Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis Unit (U1202), led by Professor Philippe Sansonetti - holder of the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Chair at the Collège de France -, have demonstrated that an imbalance in the gut microbiota, also known as "dysbiosis", promotes the onset of colorectal cancer.

18 Nov 2019

Tips to help parents share family health history with children

Parents spend hours planning to talk with their children about the "birds and bees." But moms and dads often ignore an equally important conversation - discussing their family's overall health history.

13 Nov 2019

Glutamine-blocking compound slows cancer growth, unleashes anti-tumor immune response

A compound developed by Johns Hopkins researchers that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the tumor microenvironment and promote the production of durable and highly active anti-tumor T cells.

10 Nov 2019

The Achilles heel of APC-mutated colon tumors identified

In almost all cases of colon cancer, a specific gene is mutated – this offers opportunities to develop broadly effective therapeutic approaches. Research teams in Würzburg have taken this a step further.

5 Nov 2019

Ocean Medical Center receives major grant to support children with multiple health issues

Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center Foundation has been awarded a Major Grant in the amount of $10,000 from The Provident Bank Foundation to help improve the care and support provided to children and young adults with autism.

5 Nov 2019

Tumour conversion of glial cells when exposed to bowel cancer secretions

A new study has shown that glial cells of the gut (part of the enteric nervous system) when exposed to secretions from colon cancer cells are convert into tumours themselves. These altered glial cells then convert into promoters of tumours said the study researchers.

31 Oct 2019

Atlantic Health System Cancer Care enrolling patients in five pancreatic cancer studies

November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month. This year alone, more than 56,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic tumors are particularly aggressive and hard to treat "due to a mutational profile that makes it resistant to therapies that work better for other tumor types," explains Angela Alistar, MD, medical director of GI Oncology at Morristown Medical Center.

30 Oct 2019

Living through Hurricane Katrina linked to higher mortality rate among breast cancer patients

Breast cancer patients who endured Hurricane Katrina in 2005 have a 15% higher mortality rate than those patients not exposed to the storm, according to a University of Michigan researcher.

29 Oct 2019

Phase 2 clinical trial of CAR T-cell therapy starts at Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Health System is treating patients in a new Phase 2 clinical trial of CAR T-cell therapy at Morristown Medical Center. A select number of sites across the U.S. are involved in this study, which is done on an outpatient basis.

25 Oct 2019

Disrupting key immune regulator boosts anti-tumor immunity, enables cancer clearance

The immune system must strike an exquisite balance between vanquishing infections and cancer, while at the same time restraining its activity to avoid inadvertently attacking the body's healthy tissues and organs.

23 Oct 2019

Creatine serves as a molecular battery to power killer T cells' fight against cancer

Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, serves as a molecular battery for immune cells by storing and distributing energy to power their fight against cancer, according to new UCLA research.

18 Oct 2019

Newly established Precision Immunotherapy Clinic matches cancer patients to latest treatments

A third occurrence of colon cancer and a failed immunotherapy clinical trial left Gordon Levine confined to a wheelchair with large tumors in his right hip bone, spine and lung, plus smaller tumors throughout his body, including one that caused an obstruction in his colon.

17 Oct 2019

Being overweight before 40 raises the risk of cancer

Obesity has been proven to be a major risk factor for several cancers. Weight gain during adulthood has been tied to increased cancer risk, but there is a little body of knowledge that has identified accurate timing and duration of weight gain.

14 Oct 2019

Colon Cancer News and Research

Latest Colon Cancer News and Research

Study reports first guidelines for treating rare skin tumor

FDA-approved drug repairs gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis

Study: Weight loss surgery can increase risk of colorectal cancer

SDSU researchers show cancer-inhibiting potential of flavonoid metabolite

Study estimates the risk of false positives in colon cancer screening

Genes that help intestinal stem cells burn dietary fat may play a role in colon cancer

Atlantic Health System offers advanced lung cancer screening program

'Dysbiosis' promotes the onset of colorectal cancer

Tips to help parents share family health history with children

Glutamine-blocking compound slows cancer growth, unleashes anti-tumor immune response

The Achilles heel of APC-mutated colon tumors identified

Ocean Medical Center receives major grant to support children with multiple health issues

Tumour conversion of glial cells when exposed to bowel cancer secretions

Atlantic Health System Cancer Care enrolling patients in five pancreatic cancer studies

Living through Hurricane Katrina linked to higher mortality rate among breast cancer patients

Phase 2 clinical trial of CAR T-cell therapy starts at Atlantic Health System

Disrupting key immune regulator boosts anti-tumor immunity, enables cancer clearance

Creatine serves as a molecular battery to power killer T cells' fight against cancer

Newly established Precision Immunotherapy Clinic matches cancer patients to latest treatments

Being overweight before 40 raises the risk of cancer

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