Colon Cancer News and Research

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Seed grants support cancer diagnosis and treatment, vascular health research

Five teams of scientists earned research seed grants awarded this year by the John S. Dunn Foundation. The awards support new collaborations by researchers at Rice University's BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) and their partners at other institutional members of the Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC).

26 Nov 2013

People who consume nuts daily are 20% less likely to die

In the largest study of its kind, people who ate a daily handful of nuts were 20 percent less likely to die from any cause over a 30-year period than were those who didn't consume nuts, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Harvard School of Public Health.

21 Nov 2013

Study shows chronic diseases have strong negative impact on cancer survival rate

There are many people in this position and the number is increasing; cancer patients who not only have to fight against cancer, but also suffer from other diseases. So-called comorbidity is a large and growing problem, not least because we are becoming older and age increases the risk of contracting cancer as well as other diseases.

16 Nov 2013

Collaborative initiative set up to create precision medicine treatment pathways for advanced cancers

The Joint Center for Cancer Precision Medicine, a collaborative initiative among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has been established to create "precision medicine treatment pathways" for patients with advanced cancers and to speed the development of personalized therapies.

16 Nov 2013

HIVMA's updated HIV care guidelines show doctors should focus on common health conditions

The HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America has updated its HIV care guidelines to reflect the fact that people with HIV are now living normal life spans, and their physicians need to focus on preventive care, including screening for high cholesterol, diabetes and osteoporosis.

15 Nov 2013

Researchers discovers key genetic culprit responsible for growth, metastasis of colon cancer

Chronic inflammation has long been known as a key risk factor for cancer---particularly colon cancer---but the exact mechanisms of how inflammation heightens the immune response, and ultimately influences the initiation and progression of cancer have remained elusive.

12 Nov 2013

CTCA doctor presents cutting-edge treatments for cancer patients to medical colleagues

Walter Quan, Jr., MD Chief of Medical Oncology and Director of Immunotherapy at Cancer Treatment Centers of America- Western Regional Medical Center is presenting new findings that are showing a major benefit to cancer patients.

11 Nov 2013

Antibe Founder and Chief Science Officer honored with Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal

Antibe Therapeutics Inc. is proud to announce that Dr. John Wallace, the Corporation's Founder and Chief Science Officer, was awarded the Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal in Ghent, Belgium, today.

8 Nov 2013

Colorectal cancer screening rates remain too low, reveals new Vital Signs report

Colorectal cancer screening rates remain too low, with about one in three adults (ages 50 to 75 years) not being tested for colorectal cancer, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 Nov 2013

Endocrine Society announces winners of organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has selected 15 accomplished endocrinologists as winners of the organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards.

5 Nov 2013

Effective strategy for noninvasive detection of cancer

Molecules that bind and illuminate proteins specific to tumor cells are key to detecting cancer as early as possible. The cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme is just such a protein, as the concentration of COX-2 is greater in cancer cells than in adjacent normal tissues.

5 Nov 2013

Researchers identify factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors

Tumors become highly malignant when they acquire the ability to colonize other tissues and form metastases. Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have identified a factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors - and presents a possible target for therapy.

5 Nov 2013

LMU researchers identify a factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors

Tumors become highly malignant when they acquire the ability to colonize other tissues and form metastases. Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have identified a factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors - and presents a possible target for therapy.

4 Nov 2013

RI-MUHC researchers identify genetic changes that could pave way for early diagnosis of CRC

Diagnosing colorectal cancer is complex; it relies on significant invasive tests and subjective evaluations. This process may soon become much easier thanks to a medical breakthrough by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.

31 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Republicans new-found interest in the workings of the health website; fixing the problem crucial to Obama's presidency

Republicans are apoplectic about Healthcare.gov, the official Web site for the Affordable Care Act. They are trying desperately to change the subject from their disastrous government shutdown by ranting about the failures of a government Web site that cost a tiny fraction of what was lost as a result of the shutdown. Republicans are pretending that they care about the problems encountered in signing up for a system that many of them are bent on destroying (Charles M. Blow, 10/23).

25 Oct 2013

A simple blood test may reveal the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer

Reporting on a small preliminary study, Johns Hopkins researchers say a simple blood test based on detection of tiny epigenetic alterations may reveal the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer, a disease that is nearly always fatal because it isn't usually discovered until it has spread to other parts of the body.

23 Oct 2013

New MDx prototype platform can detect BRAF V600 mutations in 90 minutes

A new diagnostic platform to detect BRAF mutations in melanoma and other cancer types is faster and more accurate compared with the standard method currently used in clinics, and this could help accelerate diagnosis and treatment, according to results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held Oct. 19-23.

23 Oct 2013

UH professor awarded $1.56M NCI grant to explore preventive therapy against colon cancer

As the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., colon cancer affects both men and women and is expected to cause more than 50,000 deaths this year. University of Houston professor Cecilia Williams has been awarded a $1.56 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to investigate the mechanistic basis for novel colon cancer prevention and therapy.

22 Oct 2013

NCI explores how erectile dysfunction drugs work to prevent colon cancer

Erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to help prevent or even treat colon cancer, researchers say.

3 Oct 2013

No significant association between advent of depression and subsequent advent of cancer

All of the absences from work for depression, certified by doctors, were recorded as well as many questionnaires measuring depressive moods. The results, which will be published in The American Journal of Epidemiology, do not indicate any significant association between a person experiencing the symptoms of depression during their lifetime and their subsequently contracting cancer.

2 Oct 2013

Colon Cancer News and Research

Latest Colon Cancer News and Research

Seed grants support cancer diagnosis and treatment, vascular health research

People who consume nuts daily are 20% less likely to die

Study shows chronic diseases have strong negative impact on cancer survival rate

Collaborative initiative set up to create precision medicine treatment pathways for advanced cancers

HIVMA's updated HIV care guidelines show doctors should focus on common health conditions

Researchers discovers key genetic culprit responsible for growth, metastasis of colon cancer

CTCA doctor presents cutting-edge treatments for cancer patients to medical colleagues

Antibe Founder and Chief Science Officer honored with Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal

Colorectal cancer screening rates remain too low, reveals new Vital Signs report

Endocrine Society announces winners of organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards

Effective strategy for noninvasive detection of cancer

Researchers identify factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors

LMU researchers identify a factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors

RI-MUHC researchers identify genetic changes that could pave way for early diagnosis of CRC

Viewpoints: Republicans new-found interest in the workings of the health website; fixing the problem crucial to Obama's presidency

A simple blood test may reveal the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer

New MDx prototype platform can detect BRAF V600 mutations in 90 minutes

UH professor awarded $1.56M NCI grant to explore preventive therapy against colon cancer

NCI explores how erectile dysfunction drugs work to prevent colon cancer

No significant association between advent of depression and subsequent advent of cancer

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Colon Cancer News and Research

Latest Colon Cancer News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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