This Type Of Cancer Is Rising Among Young People. Here Are The Signs To Watch For.
The rate of colon cancer in people younger than 55 has doubled since 1995. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Alarming' Rise in Colon Cancer Rates Among Younger People
(MedPage Today) -- Diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) in younger people has almost doubled since 1995, a steeper increase than previously recognized, according to a study from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The proportion of new diagnoses... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 1, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Who should be screened for colorectal cancer?
Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Multi-Society Task Force on colon cancer encourage patients to start screening at age 50 unless they have other risk factors like family history or inflammatory diseases that could predispose them to colon cancer. However, African Americans may consider getting screened at an earlier age. Dr. John Kisiel, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, explains who is at risk. Watch: This Mayo Clinic Minute. https://youtu.be/JWiPKaivNQA Journalists:… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 1, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
WATCH: Woody Harrelson Assailed By Horny Boxes In Outrageous SNL Cologuard Ad Parody
Saturday Night Live sent up those cheerful Cologuard colon cancer screening ads with an ad parody that put host Woody Harrelson in a very awkward position. This week’s edition of Saturday Night Live featured Woody Harrelson as guest host and rock superstar Jack White as the musical guest. Variety…#saturdaynightlive #woodyharrelson #jackwhite #harrelsons #snl #kelseaballerini #weekendupdate #danaykroyds #bassomatic #philhartmans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The shape of your stool could be a warning sign of bowel cancer - 'subtle clues'
Changes in the shape of your poo could reflect a narrowing of the colon due to cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PET/CT can influence management of colorectal cancer
F-18 FDG-PET/CT imaging can detect treatment response in patients with metastati...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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How can the clinical potential of PET/MRI be unlocked? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Highlights From ASCO GI 2023 Highlights From ASCO GI 2023
Treatment advances presented at ASCO GI 2023 include a novel monoclonal antibody for gastric cancer, combination therapy for esophageal and pancreatic cancer, and molecular profiling for colon cancer.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology ReCAP Source Type: news
Colon Cancer Recurrences: Detection by Family Docs vs Surgeons Colon Cancer Recurrences: Detection by Family Docs vs Surgeons
Follow-up that was provided in a general practice led to similar rates of detection of recurrences, and there was no difference in mortality compared to care provided by a surgeon.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Intramural Papers of the Month
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/thumb825983.jpg?itok=otjNGPEU" /><br /><p>National Toxicology Program (NTP) researchers and collaborators evaluated the usefulness of quantitative high-throughput approaches to assess the genotoxicity, or the ability to cause DNA damage, of compounds in the Tox21 library of 10,000 compounds. To do this, they assessed p53 activity in human colon cancer cells (HCT-116). p53 is a transcription factor that is activated in response to cellular stress, particularly DNA damage.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Health disparities in preventive screenings for African Americans
BARRON, Wis. — Preventive health screenings are important for everyone, yet these simple and routine things are not readily available to some. Nothing in life is perfect, medicine included. The health care system has not figured out a way to screen for every illness or cancer, but it does offer great screening tools for some. Things like pap smears, mammograms, colon cancer screenings and vaccines save lives every day. "As a family physician, I come… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 3, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Neoadjuvant Oxaliplatin-Fluoropyrimidine Chemo Improves Colon Cancer Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 -- Six weeks of preoperative oxaliplatin-fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy is safe and effective for operable colon cancer, without increasing perioperative morbidity, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in the Journal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Deep Learning Model Aids Differentiation of Colon Cancer, Acute Diverticulitis
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 -- A three-dimensional (3-D) convolutional neural network (CNN) can be used as an artificial intelligence (AI) support system for differentiating colon carcinoma (CC) and acute diverticulitis (AD) on computed tomography (CT)... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Enkyboys' Randy Gonzalez told fans chemo was " not working " before his death
Randy Gonzalez, one half of the popular duo in the Enkyboys TikTok account, told fans his chemotherapy wasn't working just weeks before he died. Gonzalez passed away on Wednesday at age 35, a little more than a year after being diagnosed with colon cancer. The Enkyboys duo of Randy and his son…#randygonzalez #enkyboys #tiktok #gonzalez #brice #vivienacevedofonse #christopherperez #blackpanther #chadwickboseman #colorectal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neoadjuvant Chemo Reduces Disease Recurrence in Operable Colon Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Six weeks of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with operable colon cancer is safe and results in downstaging, increased complete resection rates, and better disease control at 2 years, according to results from the randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 24, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 -- Many people undergo a stool test to screen for colon cancer but a new study finds too few follow up with a colonoscopy when that test warns of a possible cancer.
Not following up undermines the point of screening, said... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
