Drug That Treats Cocaine Addiction May Curb Colon Cancer
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- A drug first developed to treat cocaine addiction might also help slow the spread of advanced colon cancer, a new study suggests.The drug vanoxerine appears to suppress cancer stem cell activity by... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

New Stool Test May Spot More Colon Cancers Sooner
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 -- Dutch researchers have developed a new stool test that appears to detect colon polyps better than the current test does. " The current test performs well, but leaves room for improvement, " said Dr. Gerrit Meijer, principle... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Can Vocalist Damo Suzuki Dies at 74
Damo Suzuki, the Japanese lead singer of the wildly innovative band Can, has died, according to a statement from the band’s social media accounts. No cause of death was cited, although he had been battling colon cancer for a decade; he was 74. “It is with great sadness that we have to announce the…#damosuzuki #networktour #damo #michaelkaroli #jakiliebezeit #holgerczukay #neu #michaelmooney #munich #liebezeit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Surgical robot burned wife ’s intestine and caused her to die, lawsuit claims
A stray electrical arc from a surgical robot burned a Palm Beach County woman’s small intestine during a colon cancer procedure and the error caused her death, a federal lawsuit#palmbeachcounty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Colon cancer patient died after surgical robot burned hole in organs: lawsuit
A grieving widower is suing a medical manufacturer, claiming that its device burned a hole in his wife’s organs during a procedure to treat her colon cancer, eventually leading to her death. Harvey Sultzer, husband of the late Sandra Sultzer, filed a lawsuit on Feb. 6 against Intuitive Surgical…#harveysultzer #sandrasultzer #intuitivesurgical #sandra #baptisthealth #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Florida woman, 78, dies after surgical ROBOT burned a hole in her intestine during colon cancer operation and caused fatal internal leak, lawsuit claims
Sandra Sultzer, 78, from Boca Raton, died in 2022 following a procedure to treat her colon cancer the previous year, which was performed using a 'da Vinci' robot. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Doctors mistook my colon cancer symptoms for 'exhaustion' and 'hemorrhoids' - now it's spread to my liver and I'm running out of options
Jill MacDonald of Missouri 37 years old when she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Nine years later, she is still battling the disease and hopes to be a resource for other young patients. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

World Cancer Day 2024
Cancer is a major contributor to global mortality, causing about 1 in every 6 deaths and affecting nearly every household (1). Globally, there were an estimated 20 million new cases of cancer and 9.7 million deaths from cancer in 2022. The cancer burden will increase by about 77% by 2050, further straining health systems, people and communities (2). In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region alone, more than 788 000 people were diagnosed with cancer in 2022. This number is projected to double to reach 1.57 million cases by 2045, because of population growth and, more importantly, the high prevalence of cancer risk factors in...
Source: WHO EMRO News - February 1, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news

I ignored these cancer symptoms for years because I was scared - now I could die within months at 31
A 31-year-old woman from Washington state revealed she was diagnosed with end-stage colon cancer after ignoring concerning symptoms for three years out of fear. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Unfavorable Colon Cancer Trends in Young Adults Seen Across the Pond, Too
(MedPage Today) -- Colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality rates in the European Union (EU) and the U.K. have declined since 2018, a new study showed, but trends among younger adults are raising concern. Using data from the WHO and Eurostat databases... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - January 30, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Next time your doctor orders a scan, know the benefits but don ’t forget to ask about the harm | Ranjana Srivastava
‘Incidentalomas’ – purely incidental findings – arise in up to a third of all tests. Patients can end up with unnecessary and harmful interventionsGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcast“And one more thing, what do you want to do about this?”The trainee looks so apologetic that I suspect a medical error relating to our octogenarian patient admitted overnight with confusion. Scrolling through the images on the computer, I see the problem, even without the arrows pointing to an “ill-defined abnormality” around the colon.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best readsContinue...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 30, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ranjana Srivastava Tags: Health Australia news Cancer Medical research Doctors Source Type: news

Liquid Biopsy Has Mixed Performance for Predicting Colon Cancer Outcomes
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- In separate studies, liquid biopsy produced mixed results for guiding colon cancer treatment. Adjuvant chemotherapy guided by postoperative circulating tumor (ct) DNA did not lead to higher rates of DNA clearance... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - January 24, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

I'm 32 and battled severe diarrhea for years. I learned my bathroom issues were actually stage 4 COLON CANCER
Raquel (pictured), from California, suffered diarrhea and painful bowel movements on and off for four years. She could go for a number two up to 10 times a day. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Rate of colon cancer screening in N.S. is low. This researcher is determined to find out why
Nova Scotia sends out about 180,000 at-home kits to screen for colon cancer, but less than half are sent back to the lab to be checked. Arlinda Ruco will spend the next five years trying to change that. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news

Cancer Deaths Are Falling, but There May Be an Asterisk
The American Cancer Society found many deaths prevented, but an uptick in incidence of a variety of cancers. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Cancer Deaths (Fatalities) Breast Cancer Colon and Colorectal Cancer American Cancer Society Research Statistics Journal of the American Medical Assn Source Type: news