Dr. Roach: Fecal immune test can be a sensitive colon cancer detector
I am a 74-year-old male, and I recently received a negative result from my mail-in fecal test. I have been on an every-five-years colonoscopy cycle for the past 20 years (noncancerous polyps wer ...
New Anti-PD-1 Drug Active in Advanced Colon Cancer
Almost 40% of progressive, advanced gastrointestinal (GI) tumors with mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) responded to the investigational anti-PD-1 agent dostarlimab, according to a preliminary ...
Strange colon discovery explains racial disparities in colorectal cancer
The colons of African-Americans and people of European descent age differently, new research reveals, helping explain racial disparities in colorectal cancer - the cancer that killed beloved 'Black ...
UVA researchers now know why colon cancer disproportionately affects African Americans
UVA Health cancer researchers say aging of the colon can play a factor in someone's likelihood of developing colon cancer, which can be slowed or even reversed if treated early.
Pembrolizumab linked to longer cancer-free period in advanced colon cancer
In a phase 3 trial across 23 countries, Pembrolizumab displayed a longer cancer-free period when compared to the first line therapy for metastatic microsatellite instability or mismatch-repair ...
Study finds racial disparities in side-specific biological aging of the colon
Americans and people of European descent age differently, new research reveals, helping explain racial disparities in colorectal cancer - the cancer that killed beloved "Black Panther" star Chadwick ...
Digital curriculum aims to improve colon cancer patients’ quality of life
The UH Cancer Center study uses various forms of digital media to deliver information on preloaded computer tablets.
Can aspirin lower colon cancer risk in older people? It depends on when you start
In a new study, researchers found that aspirin can help lower colon cancer risk in older people, but the age when they start really matters. The research was conducted by a team at Massachusetts ...
Colon Cancer Market is Growing with Top Leading Companies and good future opportunities for forecast period 2021 to 2027
Jan (Heraldkeepers) -- Colon Cancer MarketColon cancer is the cancer of large intestine which form the lower part of the digestive system.
Coenzyme Q10 could treat mitochondrial diseases, colon cancer, thyroid carcinoma and Crohn's disease
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a molecule essential for life that is synthesized in the cells of our organs and tissues, but is also acquired through diet ...
Strange colon discovery explains racial disparities in colorectal cancer (image)
UVA Health's Li Li, MD, and colleagues found that one side of the colon ages biologically faster than the other in both African-Americans and people of European descent. In African-Americans, however, ...