Drink Coffee To Reduce Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
Drinking coffee may help prevent colon cancer, say German scientists, who have identified a potent antioxidant compound in the popular beverage that increased protection against the disease in animal...
View ArticlePanitumumab Significantly Improves Progression-Free Survival in Metastatic...
Amgen and Abgenix, Inc. has recently announced that a pivotal Phase 3 study of panitumumab met the primary endpoint of improving progression-free survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer...
View ArticleAdiponectin And Risk Of Colon Cancer
High plasma levels of adiponectin, an insulin-sensitizing hormone secreted by fat cells, are associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer, a new study has found.Adiponectin concentrations are...
View ArticlePreventing bowel cancer in high risk families
BOWEL cancer rates could be reduced by up to 80 per cent in people with a moderate family history of the disease by screening with colonoscopy, according to new research published in the British...
View ArticleComputer-Aided Polyp Detection Software
A study led by the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center finds that computer-aided detection (CAD) software in conjunction with a procedure usually called virtual colonoscopy can deliver...
View ArticleTest For Patients With Colorectal Cancer
University of Chicago scientists have licensed a genetic test that determines which patients are likely to have a serious adverse reaction to irinotecan hydrochloride (Camptosarandreg;), a key...
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Medicineworld wishes all our readers merry Christmas. Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way......
View ArticlePharmacogenomics For Colorectal Cancer Treatment
University of Chicago scientists have licensed a genetic test that determines which patients are likely to have a serious adverse reaction to irinotecan hydrochloride (Camptosarandreg;), a key...
View ArticleAvastin And Taxol For Breast Cancer
Avastin, and anti-angiogenesis drug is now showing promise in the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer. A new research led by Dr Robin Zon, of Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC in South...
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Curry And Onions May Prevent Colon Cancer
A small but informative clinical trial by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that a pill combining chemicals found in turmeric, a spice used in curries, and onions reduces both the size and number of...
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Scientists Stop Colon Cancer Growth In Mice
Scientists from Texas were able to stop the growth of colon cancer in mice by blocking just one enzyme. They say that this is a big step against conquering cancer. Even though this was an experiment...
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New Way To Treat Colon Cancer?
Scientists at University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute have discovered a new target for possible future colon cancer therapys a molecule that is implicated in 85 percent of colon cancer cases....
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Virtual Colonoscopy More Expensive
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center scientists have observed that "virtual" colonoscopy using a computer tomography (CT) scanner is considerably more expensive than the traditional procedure...
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Vaccine Against Colorectal Cancer
British scientists have developed a vaccine that stimulates colorectal cancer patients' immune systems to fight malignant cells. In a clinical trial of 67 patients, scientists at the University of...
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