DoMore Diagnostics And Proscia Partner To Inform Personalized Treatment Decisions For Colorectal Cancer Patients
Collaboration holds the promise to reduce overtreatment with integrated AI-powered pathology workflows OSLO and PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DoMore Diagnostics, a leader in deep learning precision diagnostics for digital pathology, and Proscia®, a leading provider of... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Ibram X. Kendi celebrates being cancer-free five years after Stage 4 diagnosis
Author Ibram X. Kendi marked the five-year anniversary of his colorectal cancer surgery on Monday: 'I can officially say I am a cancer survivor.' (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

Common Cancer Screenings May Not Extend Life Longevity
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 -- Cancer screening may not actually extend lives, with the possible exception of colorectal cancer screening with sigmoidoscopy, according to a review published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Michael Bretthauer,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The Establishment Failed Pel é And Kristie
I was saddened to hear that soccer legend Pelé and “Cheers” star Kirstie Alley both died of colon cancer late last year. But the wider part of this tragedy is that this kind of cancer is highly preventable and still poorly understood by most doctors. Mainstream physicians – as well as the media – will tell you your age causes colon cancer, the genes you inherited from your family, and a high-fat diet. They couldn’t be more wrong. Colorectal cancer has nothing to do with age and very little to do with your genes… Instead, it has everything to do with epigenetics. This is the important relationship between o...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Cancer Source Type: news

Brand new mom, 28, whose symptoms were brushed off as 'normal part of pregnancy' is diagnosed with stage three COLON CANCER
Kelly Spill, now 31, from New Jersey, was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at age 28 after doctors dismissed her symptoms like rectal bleeding as 'part of pregnancy.' (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NICE mandates FIT tests for all suspected cases of colorectal cancer
Practices will be expected to provide a a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to all patients with symptoms of colorectal cancer before urgent referral, following a final update to NICE guidance. NICE estimates that the guidance will reduce the number of patients referred for colonoscopy by a quarter – avoiding 94,291 ‘unnecessary’ referrals per year. The... Read moreThe post NICE mandates FIT tests for all suspected cases of colorectal cancer appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Cancer Clinical Source Type: news

DIY bowel cancer checks could spare 100,000 Brits from colonoscopies every year, health watchdog says
The at home testing kits can identify about 90 per cent of people with bowel or colorectal cancers sparing them from colonoscopies and freeing up the NHS's testing capacity. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Final NICE guidance recommends FIT tests for all patients with suspected colorectal cancer
NICE has said that tens of thousands of people each year could now avoid having a colonoscopy as it released final guidance advising GPs to use FIT tests for all patients with signs of colorectal cancer. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - August 23, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

Does this explain epidemic of colorectal cancers in young Americans? Scientists prove link between junk food and formation of stomach tumors for first time
High-fat diets could be driving America's colorectal cancer epidemic in young people, a study suggests. The cancer is expected to double in young people by 2030. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Woman, 25, reveals how she was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer at 24 after she began BURPING 10 times a day
Bailey Mcbreen, 25, from Florida, who began belching 'five to ten times a day', has been diagnosed with stage three colon cancer at age 24. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Colonoscopy Screening Intervals in Lynch Syndrome Patients Colonoscopy Screening Intervals in Lynch Syndrome Patients
How efficient are the short colonoscopy screening intervals recommended by current Lynch syndrome guidelines at preventing colorectal cancer?Journal of the National Cancer Institute (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news

Understanding Colorectal Cancer Risk for Symptomatic Patients Understanding Colorectal Cancer Risk for Symptomatic Patients
The results of this study suggest that a fecal immunochemical test alone with a single cut-off is inadequate for optimizing colorectal cancer diagnosis.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - August 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Cancers, Especially Gastro Tumors, Are Rising Among Americans Under 50
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 -- Breast, colon and pancreatic cancer rates are increasing at concerning rates among America ' s young adults, a new study finds. Breast cancer accounted for the most cases in adults under 50 between 2010 and 2019, but... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Gains in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Slowing, Reversing
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 -- Decreases in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses and deaths among adults in their 50s and 60s have slowed compared with previous decades, according to a study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Q and A: 5 advances in cancer treatment
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: In the past year, several family members have been diagnosed with various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. In talking about treatments, it seems as if there is more available today than in the past. Can you share some of the advances in cancer care? What should I know as far as my risk for cancer? ANSWER: Although the rate of cancer diagnosis has fallen slightly post-COVID-19, cancer remains… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 15, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news