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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 -
Researchers Build Colony of Colon Cancer Stem Cells to Test New Approach to Therapy
October 28, 2010 — Researchers have devised a three-dimensional system in laboratory culture that mimics the growth patterns of colon cancer stem cells in patients. The assay, which uses green fluorescent "reporter" ... > full story -
Small-Molecule Inhibitors Effectively Targeted Active Colon Cancer Enzyme
October 28, 2010 — Researchers have identified two small-molecule inhibitors that effectively targeted the focal adhesion kinase (FAK), an enzyme present in certain cancers that helps tumors thrive and ... > full story -
Jekyll-Hyde microRNA Binding Variant Linked to Improved Outcome in Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer
October 28, 2010 — A variant site linked to poor outcome in advanced colorectal cancer has now been found to predict improved prognosis in early stages of cancer, according to new ... > full story -
FAK Inhibitor Effectively Blocked Colon Cancer Cell Growth and Viability
October 28, 2010 — Researchers are one step closer to providing a new therapy for colon cancer, after findings revealed that a small molecule focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor known as Y15 effectively blocked cell ... > full story -
Telomere Length Affects Colorectal Cancer Risk
October 28, 2010 — For the first time, researchers have found a link between long telomeres and an increased risk for colorectal cancer. Telomeres of some young-onset colorectal cancer patients showed accelerated ... > full story -
Colorectal Cancer Patients With Gene Mutation Show Better Response to Cancer Agent
October 26, 2010 — Even though the cancer-treatment agent cetuximab is not considered effective treatment for KRAS (a gene)-mutated metastatic colorectal tumors, new research indicates that patients with colorectal ... > full story -
New Way of Expanding Cancer Screening for Minority Women
October 25, 2010 — A team of health-care professionals has identified an efficient way to increase minority access to lifesaving colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) in communities where multiple barriers to preventive ... > full story -
Discovery May Help Scientists Boost Broccoli’s Cancer-Fighting Power
October 22, 2010 — A new study has shown for the first time that sulforaphane, the powerful cancer-fighting agent in broccoli, can be released from its parent compound by bacteria in the lower gut and absorbed into the ... > full story
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