Does Aspartame Cause Cancer or Is It Safe to Consume? What to Know About the Sweetener
The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe in limited quantities. The differing results of the coordinated reviews were released early Friday. One came from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a special branch of the WHO. The other report was from an expert panel selected by WHO and another U.N. group, the Food and Agriculture Organization. The Lyon, Franc...
Source: TIME: Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maria Cheng and Jonel Aleccia / AP Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition wire Source Type: news

Age No Barrier to Preserved QoL, Functional Recovery After Surgery for CRC
(MedPage Today) -- Most older patients who had surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) had functional recovery (FR) with preserved quality of life (QoL), a large prospective study showed. Three-fourths of patients had functional recovery 3-6 months... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Blood-Based Marker Plus PLCO Risk Model Can ID Lethal Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 -- A blood-based biomarker panel combined with the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) risk model (PLCOm2012) can identify individuals at high risk of lethal lung cancer, according to a study published online June... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Brisk Walking: No-Cost Option to Improve Cancer Outcomes Brisk Walking: No-Cost Option to Improve Cancer Outcomes
Maurie Markman, MD, discusses a recent paper describing the benefits of walking in patients with stage III colon cancer.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - July 12, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news

Higher Alcohol Consumption Linked to Early-Onset CRC Higher Alcohol Consumption Linked to Early-Onset CRC
Tumor site as well as amount consumed and frequency were related to early-onset colorectal cancer risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - July 7, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Health Care Heroes: Dr. Rachel Issaka, Fred Hutch
During her medical residency at Northwestern in Chicago, gastroenterologist Rachel Issaka got different reactions when she asked patients to get screened for colon cancer: white patients in a downtown clinic said yes; Black patients in a southside clinic said no. That ’s when she decided to dedicate her career improving colorectal cancer outcomes in racial/ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Brooke Strickland Source Type: news

NICE says GPs should use FIT tests in all patients with suspected colorectal cancer
GPs should use FIT tests for all patients with signs or symptoms of colorectal cancer to help reduce waiting times for colonoscopies, NICE has recommended in new draft guidance. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - July 5, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

Risk Factors Identified for Early-Onset Sporadic Colorectal Cancer
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 -- Risk factors for early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) have been identified in a study published online June 6 in Cancer Prevention Research. Thomas F. Imperiale, M.D., from the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Colorectal Cancer: Younger Patients Fare Worse Colorectal Cancer: Younger Patients Fare Worse
Younger patients with metastatic colorectal cancer experienced distinct patterns of adverse events and worse survival than older patients with the same type of cancer.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - June 28, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Colon Cancer in People Under 45
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among people younger than 50. Mark Lewis, MD talks about why, what signs to watch for, and what you can do to reduce your odds. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What We Get Wrong About Drugs Like Ozempic
Imagine a new medication was developed that not only provided meaningful improvement for the debilitating chronic condition it’s prescribed, but also helps to treat and prevent a myriad of other serious diseases. Imagine this same drug markedly improved a person’s quality of life with noted reductions in pain and improvements in mobility along with increases in confidence and mood. Now imagine that the media and medical coverage of its release are almost uniformly negative or sensationalistic. This is precisely what has happened with the new generation of anti-obesity medications, that began with Wegovy/Ozempi...
Source: TIME: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yoni Freedhoff Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news

Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for CRC: Too Good to Be True? Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for CRC: Too Good to Be True?
Breakthrough findings on the effectiveness of neoadjuvant immunotherapy could help usher in a new treatment paradigm for colorectal cancer.Journal of Oncology Practice (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news

Six symptoms of bowel cancer to look out for - advice by consultant colorectal surgeon
Being able to identify the early signs of bowel cancer and seeking further medical assessment may allow the cancer to be caught earlier, with a higher chance of a resulting cure. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The victims of America's epidemic of colon cancers in young people 
EXCLUSIVE: Evan White, 24, from Dallas, had just graduated with a degree in finance when he was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer - which proved to be a death sentence. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news