Lonsurf/Bevacizumab for Advanced Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Lonsurf/Bevacizumab for Advanced Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Dr David J. Kerr discusses the approval of the combination of Lonsurf (trifluridine-tipiracil) and bevacizumab in the third-line treatment of advanced metastatic colorectal cancer.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news

National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBoCA): state of the nation report
This report is an audit of the care received by people with bowel cancer in England and Wales, focusing on the 35,779 patients diagnosed between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022. It found that there was an increase in the proportion of patients presenting with stage I or II disease (from 35 per cent in 2017/18 to 42 per cent in 2021/22), while the number of patients presenting with colorectal cancer returned to pre-pandemic levels.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 12, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data NHS performance and productivity 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

Overall Decline in Cancer Deaths Expected in Europe in 2024
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 -- Overall, cancer deaths in Europe are expected to decline in 2024, but an increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) is expected in younger adults, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in Annals of Oncology.Claudia... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cancer screening hasn't rebounded to prepandemic levels
Preventive health screenings, including those for screening mammography, have not rebounded to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, a new study published February 2 in JAMA Health Forum found. Researchers led by Rishi Wadhera, MD, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston found that eligible adults were significantly less likely to receive breast cancer screening and other types of health screening in 2021 compared with 2019. “These findings support the need for public health efforts to increase the use of preventive health screenings among eligible U.S. adults,” Wadhera and co-authors wrote. Previous research ha...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news

Global cancer burden grows as NHS England launches national gene testing programme
Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new figures showing that the global cancer burden is growing. The survey undertaken by the WHO’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), shows a growing need for more cancer-related health services worldwide. Figures from 2022 show... Read moreThe post Global cancer burden grows as NHS England launches national gene testing programme appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cancer BRCA gene testing Breast cancer colorectal cancer lung cancer prostate cancer stomach cancer 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

Liver Status Improves Targeted Therapy Selection in Mets CRC Liver Status Improves Targeted Therapy Selection in Mets CRC
Adding liver metastases status to tumor sidedness may enhance first-line targeted treatment selection in certain patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology 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