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Source: NIH News in Health - August 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 medtech stories we missed this week: August 11, 2017
[Image from unsplash.com]From Xtant Medical’s 510(k) extension to Varian Medical’s distribution deal, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth a mention.
1. FDA extends Xtant Medical’s 510(k) for Calix C spinal implant
Xtant Medical announced in an Aug. 9 press release that the FDA has cleared its product line extensions for the Calix-C cervical inter body cages. The clearance allows for two larger footprints to be added for use with allograft. The Calix-C Cervical Interbody Spacer is designed for spinal fusion procedures at level one in patients who are skeletally m...
Source: Mass Device - August 11, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: 510(k) Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Regulatory/Compliance Spinal Surgical Apifix Cardiac Science Hip Innovation Life Spine Inc. MedTech Pentax Medical Varian Medical Systems Xtant M Source Type: news
Death rates from colon cancer are increasing for white Americans under 55
Earlier this year, researcher Rebecca Siegel of the American Cancer Society published a startling report showing that colon and rectal cancer incidence is rising among Gen X and millennials while falling in older generations. On Tuesday, after delving further into the data, she and her co-authors identified “a true and perplexing escalation in disease occurrence.” In a […]Related:FDA cracks down on company marketing ‘three-parent’ babiesDeaths from drug overdoses soared in the first nine months of 2016FDA to step up targeting of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids at postal facilities (Source: Washing...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Death rates from colon cancer are increasing for white Americans
Earlier this year, researcher Rebecca Siegel of the American Cancer Society published a startling report showing that colon and rectal cancer incidence is rising among Gen X and millennials while falling in older generations. On Tuesday, after delving further into the data, she and her co-authors identified “a true and perplexing escalation in disease occurrence.” In a […]Related:FDA cracks down on company marketing ‘three-parent’ babiesDeaths from drug overdoses soared in the first nine months of 2016FDA to step up targeting of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids at postal facilities (Source: Washing...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mortality rates are rising for colon cancer — but only for white Americans
Earlier this year, researcher Rebecca Siegel of the American Cancer Society published a startling report showing that colon and rectal cancer incidence is rising among Gen X and millennials while falling in older generations. On Tuesday, after delving further into the data, she and her co-authors identified “a true and perplexing escalation in disease occurrence.” In a […]Related:FDA cracks down on company marketing ‘three-parent’ babiesDeaths from drug overdoses soared in the first nine months of 2016FDA to step up targeting of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids at postal facilities (Source: Washing...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One of the deadliest cancers is killing more adults under 55
Adults in the United States are dying from colon and rectal cancers at an increasing rate about age 50, when they should just be beginning screenings, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Not All 80 - , 90 - Year - Olds With Rectal Cancer Are Treated
African - American race and residence in a less educated county associated with not receiving tx (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - August 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Do All Patients with Rectal Cancer Need Surgery? Gastro and Endo News Report
(MedPage Today) -- Also, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome on the rise (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - July 26, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Obesity in Teens Ups Colon, Rectal Cancer Risk in Adulthood
Concerns are growing about weight ' s impact on development of chronic disease, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - July 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Obese teenagers are up to 71% more likely to get cancer
Researchers from the Rabin Medical Center and the Tel Aviv University found that adolescent women who are obese double their risk of developing rectal cancer in later life. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bowel cancer warning: THIS factor may fuel disease - it could be as dangerous as DIET
BOWEL cancer - also known as colon or rectal cancer - is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rectal Cancer Response to Preop Tx Doesn't Rule Out Nodal Disease Rectal Cancer Response to Preop Tx Doesn't Rule Out Nodal Disease
Rectal cancer patients who have a complete clinical response (ypT0) to neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NCR) may still have nodal disease, according to new research.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Salvage Surgery Prolonged Survival for Select Patients after TME for Rectal Cancer
Salvage surgery is associated with prolonged survival in patients with rectal cancer who have lung and liver recurrence after TME. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - July 7, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leah Lawrence Tags: Gastrointestinal Cancer News Source Type: news
What Not To Say To Someone With Cancer, In One Comic
As if having cancer isn’t awful enough, many of the things people say ― however well-meaning ― can really sting.
Most friends and family are likely coming from a good place when they offer their sympathy or advice to someone with the disease. But as artist Matthew Mewhorter, who dealt with cancer himself, points out, these platitudes often don’t have their intended effect.
“I don’t want them to feel pity or guilt, but just be better informed,” he told HuffPost. “There’s so much misinformation about the cancer experience in the media and Hollywood, which has a negative effe...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rectal cancer victim discovered disease after declutter
Michelle Forde, from Cork, Ireland, had been suffering from a lack of energy, bursts of acne and bleeding when she went to the toilet - but had put her symptoms down to her stressful job. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
