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Colorectal Cancer Risk Increases in Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Study Finds
November 10, 2010 Men taking androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may have an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new ... > full story -
Statins Fail to Reduce Colorectal Cancer in Postmenopausal Women, Study Finds
November 8, 2010 The use of statins among a group of postmenopausal women did not reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, according to the results of a prospective analysis of data from the large population-based ... > full story -
Anti-Gout Drug May Decrease Risk for Colorectal Adenoma Progression
November 8, 2010 Allopurinol, a relatively inexpensive anti-gout medication that has been on the market for more than 20 years, may have some activity against colorectal adenomas, according to new ... > full story -
Comparison of Family Health History to Personal Genomic Screening: Which Method Is More Effective for Risk Assessment of Breast, Colon, and Prostate Cancer?
November 5, 2010 Family health history information is a useful and accurate tool for assessing an individual's risk of developing various diseases. Family health history charts -- known as pedigrees -- are also an ... > full story -
Colonic Navigation: Nanotechnology Helps Deliver Drugs to Intestinal Target
November 4, 2010 Nanoparticles help smuggle drugs into the gut, according to a new study. There are several drugs that would have more beneficial therapeutic effects if they could be targeted at absorption by the ... > full story -
Five-Year Results Show Keyhole Bowel Cancer Surgery as Safe and Effective
November 4, 2010 Laparoscopic or "keyhole" surgery is a safe, effective way of removing bowel tumors and should be offered to all patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer, according to new ... > full story -
Colorectal Cancer Survival Advantage in MUTYH-Associated Polyposis
November 2, 2010 Survival for colorectal cancer patients with MUTYH-associated polyposis was statistically significantly better than for patients with colorectal cancer from the general population, according to a ... > full story -
Black Raspberries May Prevent Colon Cancer, Study Finds
November 2, 2010 Black raspberries are highly effective in preventing colorectal tumors in two mouse models of the disease, according to a new ... > full story -
NSAIDs Cause Stem Cells to Self-Destruct, Preventing Colon Cancer, Study Finds
November 1, 2010 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) prevent colon cancer by triggering diseased stem cells to self-destruct, according to researchers. Their findings could lead to new strategies to protect ... > full story -
New Test Measures DNA Methylation Levels to Predict Colon Cancer
October 28, 2010 An investigational DNA methylation test could alter the screening landscape for colorectal cancer, according to new ... > full story
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