Lunit unveils clinical study results showing prognostic insights for colon cancer
Lunit reported results of a South Korean clinical study showing how its Lunit SCOPE IO tissue analytics software helped predict the prognosis of patients with stage II-III colon cancer who were treated with curative surgery and adjuvant therapy. Lunit SCOPE IO is a deep learning-based tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) analyzer comprised of two complementary learning models developed for cell detection and tissue segmentation. It analyzes the tumor microenvironment based on hematoxylin and eosin analysis, a common laboratory technique used in research to provide a detailed view of tissue architecture, and provides AI-base...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news

Lupita Nyong ’o Remembers Chadwick Boseman on ‘Black Panther’ Star’s Birthday
Lupita Nyong’o couldn’t let this day pass without a callback to one of her favorite colleagues. Taking to Instagram, Nyong’o remembered fellow actor and Black Panther costar Chadwick Boseman today on his what woud have been his 46th birthday. Boseman died on Aug. 28, 2020 from colon cancer,…#lupitanyongo #blackpanther #chadwickboseman #markingbirthday #polaroid #seoul #korea #nakia #wakandaforever (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Recent Decline in Risk for CRC Recurrence Seen in Stage I to III Disease
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- From 2004 to 2019, the risk for recurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC) decreased in patients with stages I to III disease, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Oncology to coincide with the annual meeting of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save this doctor's life. Instead, it killed him
After being diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, Dr. Anil Kapoor of Ontario was prescribed the common chemotherapy medication Fluorouracil. Three weeks later, he died from a toxic reaction to it. His brothers are on a mission to uncover who is most at risk and what the Canadian health-care system should do about it. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news

This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save his life. Instead, it killed him
After being diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, Dr. Anil Kapoor of Ontario was prescribed the common chemotherapy medication Fluorouracil. Three weeks later, he died from a toxic reaction to it. His brothers are on a mission to uncover who is most at risk and what the Canadian health-care system should do about it. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news

This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save his life, instead it killed him
After being diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, Dr. Anil Kapoor of Ontario was prescribed the common chemotherapy medication Fluorouracil. Three weeks later, he died from a toxic reaction to it. His brothers are on a mission to uncover who is most at risk and what the Canadian health-care system should do about it. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news

Elastography predicts treatment response in colorectal cancer patients
Elastography could help with treatment strategies for colorectal cancer patients, a study presented November 26 at the RSNA annual meeting found. In his presentation, Jae Seok Bae, MD, from Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea presented research that found that shear-wave velocity values measured after chemotherapy showed predictive performance in chemotherapy responsiveness in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases.Jae Seok Bae, MD, from Seoul National University Hospital presented research at RSNA showing the efficacy of shear-wave elastography in predicting chemotherapy response in colorectal pat...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 26, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Resources Ultrasound Genitourinary Radiology Conference RSNA 2023 Source Type: news

Fly found in man's colon
Doctors found a live fly inside a man’s intestines during a colonoscopy, reported Metro. The patient had gone for a routine colon cancer screening in Missouri, US, this year, when medics came across the fly. The doctors, from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, said the case represents…#metro #missouri #marketplace #cambridgeshire #italians #pisamarch #skynews #queencamilla #booker #benokri (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

& gt;10 Percent of FIT Are Unsatisfactory and Cannot Be Processed
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 -- More than 10 percent of fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) for colorectal cancer cannot be processed by a laboratory, and fewer than half complete a subsequent FIT within 15 months, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

USPSTF-recommended screening leads to less cancer burden
Increasing use of recommended screening strategies could reduce the U.S. cancer burden, according to research published November 22 in JAMA Network Open. A team led by Amy Knudsen, PhD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found an increase of 10 percentage points in the uptake of lung, colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening at their respective starting ages as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) led to decreased cancer deaths. It highlighted that this could help the U.S. achieve the Cancer Moonshot initiative’s goals. “Achieving these reductions is predicated on ensuri...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 22, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Source Type: news

Mystery as fully intact fly is found buzzing around inside a Missouri man's INTESTINES during a routine colonoscopy
The patient, 63, had gone to doctors in Missouri for a colon cancer screening when they made the find. Doctors said it was a 'mystery' how the fly had got there. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pandemic heightened cancer screening disparities in Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated health disparities in breast and colorectal cancer screening, a study published November 20 in JAMA Network Open found. Researchers led by Aisha Lofters, MD, PhD, from Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, found that the proportion of breast cancer screening use among people living in lower-income neighborhoods and immigrants decreased by nearly 10%. They also reported that people without family physicians had low screening uptake both before and after the pandemic. “Policymakers should investigate the value of prioritizing and investing in improving access to team-based prim...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Breast Source Type: news

Pass the turkey -- and your family health insights -- this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is also Family Health History Day, an annual national campaign to promote awareness of hereditary health traits in families. Has your grandmother, mother, aunt or sister had breast or ovarian cancer? Has your grandfather, father or uncle had prostate, breast or pancreatic cancer? Is there a history in your family of colon cancer, diabetes or high cholesterol?  If any of these scenarios resonate within your family, you could also be at risk.  Many hereditary… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 21, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Risk for CRC Recurrence After Surgery Is Falling Risk for CRC Recurrence After Surgery Is Falling
A marked reduction in colorectal cancer recurrence after surgery has led investigators to wonder whether some patients can skip intensive surveillance afterward.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - November 20, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news