Haematochezia is 'the most common' symptom of rectal cancer that can be seen on loo roll
Due to the position of the cancerous tumour, rectal cancer symptoms often strike on the loo. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer -- risk factors and prevention
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 24, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Innovative treatments for rectal cancer
Mayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 23, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Colorectal cancer rising among adults younger than 55, report shows
Adults across the United States are being diagnosed with colon and rectal cancers at younger ages, and now 1 in 5 new cases are among those in their early 50s or younger, according to the American Cancer Society's latest colorectal cancer report. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Panel Narrowly Backs Dostarlimab Trial Plans in Rectal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- While expressing reservations, an advisory committee to the FDA backed clinical development plans for dostarlimab (Jemperli) in untreated locally advanced rectal cancer patients whose tumors are mismatch repair-deficient or carry... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Long-Course RT Better at Organ-Sparing in Rectal Cancer Long-Course RT Better at Organ-Sparing in Rectal Cancer
Long-course radiation therapy for rectal cancer is more likely to spare organs than short-course therapy is, including when chemotherapy is given first as part of a total neoadjuvant therapy strategy.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 9, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
FDA Has Concerns on 'Unprecedented' Plan for Dostarlimab in Rectal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) will meet Thursday and vote on whether the clinical development plans for dostarlimab (Jemperli) are sufficient to support accelerated approval of the drug for the treatment... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 8, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Can MRI radiomics help predict rectal cancer treatment response?
An MRI radiomics-based nomogram can outperform radiologists in predicting complet...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Rectal Cancer Survival Significantly Improved in Recent Years Rectal Cancer Survival Significantly Improved in Recent Years
Despite an increase in the incidence of advanced and metastatic rectal cancer, overall survival has improved, probably because of improvements in treatment, a new analysis concludes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - December 30, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Advances in screening for colon cancer
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend of mine passed away recently after receiving a colon cancer diagnosis. Who is at risk for this cancer, and should I be screened? ANSWER: Colorectal cancer includes colon and rectal cancers, both originating in the lower portion of the large intestine and into the rectum. Estimates are that about 1 in 20 individuals in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their life. Men are slightly more likely than women… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 29, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
These Factors Increase the Risk of Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is one of the 10 most-diagnosed cancers in the United States. Like many of the other cancers on that list—including colon and rectal cancer—kidney cancer is more common now than it used to be. But unlike some others, the underlying causes of kidney cancer are often hard to discern.
For example, a significant proportion of breast cancers stem from inherited genetic mutations. But that’s not the case for kidney cancer. Just 3% to 5% of these cancers are caused by hereditary factors. “There are certain genetic conditions associated with increased risk, but the vast majority of kidney canc...
Source: TIME: Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Woman, 48, dies from cancer months after getting symptoms 'exacerbated' by strong smells
According to the case report, the woman had rectal cancer that spread to her eye. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neoadjuvant CRT Tied to Survival Benefit in Older Rectal Cancer Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) followed by surgical resection was associated with a survival benefit in elderly patients with locally advanced rectal cancer compared with other treatment sequences, according to a retrospective... (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)
Source: MedPage Today Radiology - October 6, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Surgery Now or Wait? Tool Gauges Rectal Cancer Recurrence Risk Surgery Now or Wait? Tool Gauges Rectal Cancer Recurrence Risk
A dynamic risk calculator estimates the risk of rectal cancer recurrence over time following neoadjuvant therapy to help patients decide between surgery and watch-and-wait surveillance.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Top NHS hospital pocketed £38m doing private surgery for Kuwait patients
The Royal Marsden website publicises the care it gave to a mechanical engineer from Kuwait.
Salem A Al Nashi visited the hospital in 2018 after being diagnosed with rectal cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
