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
Treatment of Low-Lying Early Rectal Cancer
This video examines the treatment of patients with low-lying rectal cancer and explores options such as neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, which could improve the efficacy of surgery. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - May 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD Tags: Videos Gastrointestinal Cancers Source Type: news
Watch-and-Wait for Some Rectal Cancer Patients After Chemoradiation Watch-and-Wait for Some Rectal Cancer Patients After Chemoradiation
Among patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who have a clinical complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation, most will not experience tumor regrowth and may avoid radical surgery when a wait-and-watch approach is used, new research suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 22, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Study examines 'watch-and-wait' approach for people with rectal cancer
(Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media)
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - May 5, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news
Study examines'watch-and-wait' approach for people with rectal cancer
New study suggests a select group of patients with rectal cancer who undergo chemotherapy and radiation may have low rates of recurrence and good survival rates regardless of whether they go on to have surgery. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 4, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study examines 'watch-and-wait' approach for people with rectal cancer
(St. Michael's Hospital) New study suggests a select group of patients with rectal cancer who undergo chemotherapy and radiation may have low rates of recurrence and good survival rates regardless of whether they go on to have surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Laparoscopic vs Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer Laparoscopic vs Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer
Dr Lowenfels comments on a study, published in JAMA Surgery, comparing laparoscopic vs open mesorectal excision surgery for management of patients with rectal cancer.Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 12, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Nuclear transfer of mitochondrial DNA in colon and rectal cancer
(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Patients with colon and rectal cancer have somatic insertions of mitochondrial DNA into the nuclear genomes of the cancer cells, UAB researchers report in the journal Genome Medicine. In a companion paper in Analytical Biochemistry, researchers describe a molecular tool to rapidly detect and analyze insertion of mitochondrial DNA into the genomes of cells. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 12, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news
New Zealand's colorectal cancer rates are on the rise in young adults
(Wiley) A recent analysis found a decrease in the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in New Zealand, but an increased incidence of rectal cancer in those under 50 years of age. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Protein Expression Predicts Rectal Cancer Outcomes
Best prognostic value from E - cadherin expression + resection growth pattern (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - April 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology, Pathology, Journal, Source Type: news
Infraperitoneal Anastomosis Drainage After Rectal Excision Infraperitoneal Anastomosis Drainage After Rectal Excision
The use of pelvic drainage after rectal excision for rectal cancer remains controversial. Does the evidence support this practice?Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Short-Course RT With Delayed Surgery Viable in Rectal Cancer
No difference in time to recurrence, recurrence-free survival, or overall survival were noted for patients with rectal cancer who underwent one of three different preoperative radiotherapy regimens. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - March 22, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leah Lawrence Tags: Colorectal Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer News Radiation Oncology Source Type: news
Family History of Colon Cancer Calls for Earlier Screening
TUESDAY, March 21, 2017 -- If you ' ve got a family history of colon or rectal cancers, you probably need to start screening for these conditions before you turn 50, a cancer expert says.
People with a close relative who has had colon or rectal... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 21, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Colorectal cancer rates rising for younger people
A new study has found that rates of colon and rectal cancers have declined overall since the 1980s, but researchers also made a puzzling discovery. Colon and rectal cancer rates have actually gone up for people in their 20s and 30s. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. David Etzioni, a colon and rectal surgeon at?Mayo [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 12, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Incomplete Neoadjuvant Radiation Linked to Worse Outcomes for Rectal Cancer
Completing a course of preoperative radiotherapy prior to undergoing surgical resection for rectal cancer was associated with improved survival compared with patients who had an incomplete course of radiotherapy. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - March 10, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leah Lawrence Tags: Colorectal Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer News Radiation Oncology Source Type: news
