Statin Use Linked to Reduced Risk for CRC Incidence, Mortality in Patients With IBD
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 -- For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), statin use is associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Episode 5: Liver-Directed Therapy for Colorectal Cancer Episode 5: Liver-Directed Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
How do you know if your patient will benefit from liver-directed therapy for colorectal cancer? Join experts Drs Benjamin Schlechter and Ammar Sarwar as they discuss.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Former Zimbabwe captain Streak dies aged 49 - reports
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has died of colon and liver cancer at the age of 49, ESPNcricinfo reported on Sunday. Streak was the all-time leading test wicket-taker for his country, taking 216 wickets and scoring 1,990 runs in 65 tests between 1993-2005. He had been undergoing treatment in…#zimbabwe #heathstreak #espncricinfo #johannesburg #angels #nadine #kolkataknightriders #worldcup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published a new series of anti-smoking ads for its "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign. The graphic ads focus on people who have smoking-related illnesses, such as vision loss and colorectal cancer, and highlight the benefits of quitting for smokers' loved ones. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis
Cholesterol-lowering statins might protect patients with ulcerative colitis from developing and dying from colorectal cancer. Statin treatment was also associated with a lower risk of death regardless of cause in patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. This is according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in eClinicalMedicine. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - September 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers publish key findings about cell proteins to determine effectiveness of immunotherapy for colon cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified key findings that can assist clinicians in predicting whether a patient with advanced colorectal cancer will benefit from immunotherapy. The study was published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research and highlights the potentia l of using spatial analysis of specific proteins as a predictive tool for selecting appropriate candidates for PD-1 blockade immunotherapy in colorectal cancer, ultimately improving treatment outcomes and minimizing unnecessary treatments. The… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 31, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
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
