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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center wins NIH grant to study health disparities

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a three-year, $3,194,947 grant from the National Cancer Institute to investigate colorectal and breast cancer health disparities.

19 Oct 2018

Study shows close link between cytokine interleukin-1ß and obesity-promoted colon cancer

A new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the cytokine interleukin-1β, (IL-1β) and obesity, showing that when IL-1β levels are increased in obesity, IL-1 receptor signaling activates multiple pathways leading to colon cancer.

18 Oct 2018

Obesity associated with higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as women who have what is considered a normal body mass index (BMI), according to new research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

12 Oct 2018

Tobacco control must be highest priority in national cancer control plan, says report

The highest priority in a national cancer control plan must be expansion of tobacco control--the intervention with the largest potential health benefits--according to a new American Cancer Society report, the second in a series of articles that together inform priorities for a comprehensive cancer control plan.

11 Oct 2018

Inflammatory proteins in the colon increase in parallel with increasing weight, study shows

Studies in mice have demonstrated that obesity-induced inflammation contributes to the risk of colorectal cancer, but evidence in humans has been scarce.

11 Oct 2018

Chromosomal instability may predict which patients will respond better to colorectal cancer drug

Researchers at RCSI, along with international collaborators within the ANGIOPREDICT research consortium, have discovered that chromosomal instability (where whole human chromosomes or parts of chromosomes are duplicated or deleted) may predict which patients will receive most benefit from a key drug used to treat colorectal cancer (Avastin).

10 Oct 2018

Bug that causes stomach cancer may increase risk of colorectal cancers

A bacterium known for causing stomach cancer might also increase the risk of certain colorectal cancers, particularly among African Americans, according to a study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.

10 Oct 2018

Scientists discover new molecular pathway that controls colorectal cancer development

Scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore have discovered a new molecular pathway that controls colorectal cancer development, and their exciting findings open new therapeutic opportunities.

8 Oct 2018

Study reveals factors linked to the development of Crohn's disease

How cells talk to each other, and what they say, has long held fascination for Seema Khurana, professor of biology and biochemistry.

5 Oct 2018

New report provides overview of cancer risk among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos

The cancer burden in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory with a 99% Hispanic population, is substantially different from that of Hispanics in the continental U.S., according to Cancer Statistics for Hispanics/Latinos, 2018.

4 Oct 2018

Medrobotics markets its Flex Robotic System for gastroenterology applications in Europe

Medrobotics Corp. today announced the first sale in Europe of their Flex Robotic System for gastroenterology applications.

4 Oct 2018

New approach helps identify molecular alterations linked to prognosis, resistance of cancer

A new computational approach that allows the identification of molecular alterations associated with prognosis and resistance to therapy of different types of cancer was developed by the research group led by Nuno Barbosa Morais, Group Leader at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, and now published open access in Nucleic Acids Research.

4 Oct 2018

Bowel Cancer UK and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh launch fundraising appeal to enhance surgical research

Bowel Cancer UK, in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, launch a £430,000 fundraising appeal for surgical bowel cancer research to establish Scotland’s first Colorectal Cancer Surgical Research Chair.

1 Oct 2018

Study reveals new way to target HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for HER2-negative cancers but also offer an effective treatment target.

20 Sep 2018

CWRU receives NIH grant to learn how non-coding genes contribute to spread of colorectal cancer

Certain genes that code for proteins have long been known to contribute to cancer progression. But in a frame shift, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine recently found that non-coding genes also contribute to the development and spreading of the disease, one of the first known examples of researchers doing so.

20 Sep 2018

UK and European research collaborations receive vote of confidence by three major cancer charities

UK and European research collaborations in cancer research have received a vote of confidence by three major cancer charities, with an announcement today of approximately £30 million into six international projects.

20 Sep 2018

Case Western Reserve professor wins $2 million grant to study colorectal cancer

Lan Zhou, MD, PhD, associate professor of pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to study human colorectal cancer.

14 Sep 2018

Is ‘precision medicine’ the answer to cancer? Not precisely.

Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in "precision medicine" — in which doctors try to match patients with drugs that target the genetic mutations in their tumors. She underwent repeated biopsies to identify therapies that might help.

13 Sep 2018

Scientists gain better understanding of tumor initiation and metastasis in colon cancer patients

Researchers from the University of Luxembourg have discovered a molecular mechanism that is responsible for the spread of cancer cells in the body and the development of metastases in patients with colon cancer. Their findings could help to develop treatments that inhibit tumor growth.

11 Sep 2018

Innovative robotic system helps in removing large colorectal lesions without surgery

Each year, an estimated 140,000 individuals in the U.S. are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a malignancy that often develops from a benign polyp into cancer over time.

7 Sep 2018

Colorectal Cancer News and Research

Latest Colorectal Cancer News and Research

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center wins NIH grant to study health disparities

Study shows close link between cytokine interleukin-1ß and obesity-promoted colon cancer

Obesity associated with higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

Tobacco control must be highest priority in national cancer control plan, says report

Inflammatory proteins in the colon increase in parallel with increasing weight, study shows

Chromosomal instability may predict which patients will respond better to colorectal cancer drug

Bug that causes stomach cancer may increase risk of colorectal cancers

Scientists discover new molecular pathway that controls colorectal cancer development

Study reveals factors linked to the development of Crohn's disease

New report provides overview of cancer risk among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos

Medrobotics markets its Flex Robotic System for gastroenterology applications in Europe

New approach helps identify molecular alterations linked to prognosis, resistance of cancer

Bowel Cancer UK and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh launch fundraising appeal to enhance surgical research

Study reveals new way to target HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

CWRU receives NIH grant to learn how non-coding genes contribute to spread of colorectal cancer

UK and European research collaborations receive vote of confidence by three major cancer charities

Case Western Reserve professor wins $2 million grant to study colorectal cancer

Is ‘precision medicine’ the answer to cancer? Not precisely.

Scientists gain better understanding of tumor initiation and metastasis in colon cancer patients

Innovative robotic system helps in removing large colorectal lesions without surgery

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