More Than Nine-month Delay Between Feces Test and Colonoscopy Increases Colon Cancer Risk
Failing to get a diagnostic colonoscopy within nine months of a feces test that indicates the possibility of colorectal cancer increases ... Read more
Colon Cancer Experimental Therapy AMC303 Also Inhibits Pancreatic Tumors in Mice, Study Shows
AMC303 inhibited tumor growth and prevented the spread of colorectal, and other cancer cells, and of a pancreatic cancer in a mouse ... Read more
UConn Center Uses More than Colonoscopy to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
While regular colonoscopy remains the gold standard in preventing colorectal cancer, the understanding of how this cancer and the polyps that come ... Read more
FDA Grants Priority Review to Application Seeking Opdivo’s Approval for Certain Colorectal Cancer Patients
The supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) requesting the extension of Opdivo’s indications to include metastatic colorectal cancer patients who have mismatch ... Read more
Patient Is Key Factor That Predicts Colorectal Cancer Screening, Study Finds
The term “self-efficacy,” or a patient’s confidence to schedule, plan for, and complete their part in medical screening procedures, was found ... Read more
Study: Hispanic Colorectal Cancer Patients Live Nearly Twice as Long After Diagnosis as Blacks or Whites
Black and Hispanic colorectal cancer patients have a worse health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) than white patients, yet Hispanics survive an ... Read more
Disabled Adults Less Likely to Receive Routine Colorectal Cancer Screening, Study Finds
Americans with impaired vision, intellectual disabilities or spinal cord injuries are less likely to receive recommended colon cancer screenings than the general ... Read more
Biobank Can Help Colon Cancer Patients Manage Their Disease Better
One way for those with colorectal cancer to become more involved in the management and treatment of their disease is to ... Read more
Gut Bacteria Explains Increased Colon Cancer Risk in African-Americans
The higher intake of animal fat and meat among African-Americans is a potential environmental risk factor for colorectal cancer, as it changes ... Read more
Enhancer DNA Regions May Promote Colon Cancer Growth
Colon cancer growth may be dependent on increased activity in enhancer DNA regions, which act to trigger the harmful actions of ... Read more
Quantifying Immune Cells in Colon Tumors May Identify Cancer Patients at High Risk of Recurrence
The presence of immune cells within tumors can predict how well cancer patients are likely to fare, according to a recent study. ... Read more
Healthy Lifestyle Overrides Genetic Risk Factors of Colon Cancer
Lifestyle factors play a much larger role than genetic risk in determining who gets colon and rectal cancer, according to a ... Read more