Colon Cancer News

Posted June 8, 2011:

• Breast Cancer Drug Pushes Colon Cancer Cells to Their Death
• The Cellular Root of Colorectal Cancers?

Posted June 7, 2011:

• Many Patients With Advanced Cancers Get Treatments That Won't Help, Study Finds

Posted June 6, 2011:

• New Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy for Colorectal Cancer
• Blood Clotting and Bowel Cancer Risk

Posted June 4, 2011:

• Study Identifies Genetic Mutations Associated With Cancer Risk for Hereditary Cancer Syndrome
• Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery, Longer Delay Before Chemotherapy Associated With Worse Survival

Posted May 26, 2011:

• Folic Acid Given to Mother Rats Protects Offspring from Colon Cancer

Posted May 19, 2011:

• DNA Repair System Affects Colon Cancer Recurrence and Survival

Posted May 18, 2011:

• New Treatment Regimen Shows Clinical Benefit in Advanced Colon Cancer
• New Test Targets Lynch Syndrome, a Risk Factor for Colon Cancer

Posted May 11, 2011:

• New Findings on Noninvasive Test for Pancreatic Cancer

Posted May 9, 2011:

• Open-Access Colonoscopy Is Safe, Study Finds

Posted May 5, 2011:

• Racial Disparities Still Exist in Colorectal Cancer Screening Despite Increased Medicare Coverage, Study Finds

Posted April 27, 2011:

• A Less Painful Colonoscopy

Posted April 26, 2011:

• Activation of Biomarker Linked With Improved Survival Among Obese Patients With Colorectal Cancer
• A Potential Novel Drug-Target for Colorectal Cancer Treatment Comes from the Brain

Posted April 25, 2011:

• New Class of Cancer Drugs Could Work in Colon Cancers With Genetic Mutation, Study Finds

Posted April 19, 2011:

• Canola Oil Protects Against Colon Cancer, Study Suggests

Posted April 13, 2011:

• Small Molecules Inhibit Growth of Human Tumor Cells

Posted April 11, 2011:

• Physicians Recommend Different Treatments for Patients Than They Choose for Themselves, Study Finds

Posted April 6, 2011:

• Naproxen Reduces Tumors in a Mouse Model of Colon Cancer, Researchers Report

Posted April 5, 2011:

• Protein Found to Be the Link Missing Between HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer Development
• Tracing Cancer Back to Its Source Using Computer Dissection

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Nationwide Utilization of Virtual Colonoscopy Triples, Study Suggests
• Vitamin D Can Decrease -- Or Increase -- Breast Cancer Development and Insulin Resistance, Study Finds

Posted April 3, 2011:

• Avoiding or Controlling Diabetes May Reduce Cancer Risk and Mortality

Posted March 28, 2011:

• Potential New Medicines Show Promise for Treating Colon Cancer, Asthma
• Y-90 Liver Cancer-Busting Treatment: Safe, Fast, Extends Life, Study Finds

Posted March 25, 2011:

• New Colon Cancer Marker Identified

Posted March 17, 2011:

• Stem Cells May Be Key to Understanding the Origins of Colon Cancer and Detecting Relapse

Posted March 9, 2011:

• Aspirin's Ability to Protect Against Colorectal Cancer May Depend on Inflammatory Pathways

Posted March 8, 2011:

• Real-Time Endoscopic Assessment of the Histology of Diminutive Colorectal Polyps
• Colonoscopy Linked to Decrease in Colorectal Cancer Deaths, but Many More Could Have Been Prevented
• New Bowel Cancer Evidence Calls for Routine DNA Repair Test

Posted March 3, 2011:

• Cancer Patients' Partners Become Ill Themselves, Swedish Study Shows

Posted March 2, 2011:

• Fighting Cancer at Your Local Indian Restaurant by Eating Curry

Posted March 1, 2011:

• Large Proportion of Colorectal Cancer Deaths Could Be Prevented, Study Suggests
• Hospital Use of Virtual Colonoscopy Is on the Rise, Study Suggests

Posted February 28, 2011:

• New Peptide Could Be Effective Treatment for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Posted February 16, 2011:

• New Testing Could Replace Colonoscopies in the Future

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Lack of Sleep Found to Be a New Risk Factor for Colon Cancer

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Fast Track Management of Colorectal Surgery

Posted February 1, 2011:

• Race Gap Narrows for Some Cancers in African-Americans; Continues to Increase for Others

Posted January 31, 2011:

• New Probiotic Combats Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Posted January 26, 2011:

• Discovery of a Biochemical Basis for Broccoli's Cancer-Fighting Ability

Posted January 24, 2011:

• Blocking Rogue Gene Could Stop Spread of Cancer, New Research Suggests

Posted January 10, 2011:

• For Non-Whites, Geography Plays Key Role in Colon Cancer Screening; Race, Ethnicity Only Part of Equation, Research Finds

Posted December 30, 2010:

• Consistent Exercise Associated With Lower Risk of Colon Cancer Death

Posted December 22, 2010:

• High Red Blood Cell Folate Levels Linked to Silenced Tumor-Suppressors

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