Diabetes Tied to Worse Outcomes When Colon Cancer Strikes
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 -- Having diabetes and colon cancer together can raise the risk of dying early, particularly for patients with diabetic complications, a new study shows.To arrive at that conclusion, researchers from National Taiwan University... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Spider-Man 2 Has A Touching Black Panther Tribute To Chadwick Boseman
Learn More Years on, the Marvel community continues to mourn the death of "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman. Boseman died at the age of 43 in 2020 due to colon cancer, and the actor has received several nods and tributes in various pieces of Marvel media since then, with arguably the most…#learnmoreyears #marvel #blackpanther #chadwickboseman #wakandaforever #marvelspiderman2 #newyorkcity #wakandansalute (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Up-to-Date Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Use in the United States, 2021
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Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - October 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Risk-based lung cancer screening mitigates healthcare disparities
Embargoed Until October 26, 2023 @ 8:00 am PT Risk-based lung cancer screening using a model called the PLCOm2012-Update appears to mitigate racial and ethnic disparities and improve screening performance compared to a protocol based on the USPSTF 2021 criteria, researchers have found.Why? Because the PLCOm2012-Update model takes risk of lung cancer into account, reported a team led by Eunji Choi, PhD, of Stanford University School of Medicine. The study results were published October 26 in JAMA Oncology."The findings of this study suggest that risk-based screening reduces racial and ethnic disparities while maintaining im...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 26, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Clinical News CT Source Type: news
Patti Payne: Cancer survivor brings sensitive diagnosis to light
Natalie Phelps shares her battle with colon cancer in an effort to help others. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Patti Payne Source Type: news
Does Diabetes Affect Colorectal Cancer Outcomes? Does Diabetes Affect Colorectal Cancer Outcomes?
Severity of diabetes is inversely correlated with long-term colorectal cancer outcomes, with worse overall, disease-free, and cancer-specific survival among patients with diabetes complications.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 25, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Novel Stool RNA Test More Sensitive for Detecting Colon Cancer Versus FIT
(MedPage Today) -- VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The novel multitarget stool RNA test (ColoSense) showed high sensitivity for detecting colorectal neoplasia among adults ages 45 and older, according to the phase III prospective CRC-PREVENT trial... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - October 25, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
CRC Screening Uptake No Better With Use of FIT in At-Risk Individuals
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 -- For first-degree relatives of patients with nonsyndromic colorectal cancer (CRC), fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) screening does not improve screening uptake compared with colonoscopy screening, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sotorasib + Panitumumab Beneficial for Chemorefractory Metastatic CRC
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 -- For patients with chemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancer, the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib in combination with the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor panitumumab results in longer progression-free survival... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Diabetes Severity Tied to Outcome in CRC Patients Undergoing Resection
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- The severity of diabetes is associated with outcomes among patients with stage I to III colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing curative radical resection, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Cancer.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Targeted Combination Wins in KRAS-Positive Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- MADRID -- The combination of a KRAS G12C inhibitor and an EGFR inhibitor significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared with standard treatment in patients with chemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancer... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - October 23, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Two Multitarget Stool Tests Show Promise for CRC Screening Two Multitarget Stool Tests Show Promise for CRC Screening
Two noninvasive tests in development, one measuring RNA and the other DNA, show high sensitivity for detection of colorectal cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - October 22, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Potentially Unnecessary CRC Screening in Older Adults: Study Potentially Unnecessary CRC Screening in Older Adults: Study
A study found that adults with limited life expectancy often undergo colon cancer screening, raising concerns about inappropriate screening.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 22, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
More Serious Adverse Events Seen With Debulking + Systemic Therapy in Metastatic CRC
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- For patients with multiorgan metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), adding maximum tumor debulking to systemic therapy is associated with more serious adverse events but no difference in health-related quality of life (HRQoL),... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New Trials in Colorectal Cancer: Could Your Patient Benefit? New Trials in Colorectal Cancer: Could Your Patient Benefit?
Maybe one of your patients can join a new clinical trial in colorectal cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 19, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
