More accurately identifying colorectal cancer
In order to study colorectal cancer more efficiently, microbiome scientists from the University of Tartu have been able to characterise microbiome composition from sample tubes used in colorectal...
View ArticleSmall molecule may prevent metastasis in colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is deadliest when it metastasizes. It follows that the most effective way to control it would be a drug that targets metastasis itself—preventing cancer cells from breaking off the...
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Low vitamin D status may lead to elevated colorectal cancer risk in black women
A new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center and the Boston University School of Medicine, USA, suggests that Black women with a low vitamin D status have an increased risk of developing colorectal...
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Age: Survival similar for younger and older patients with metastatic...
Even though young patients with metastatic colorectal cancer tend to be more fit and receive more intensive treatment than older patients, both groups survive for roughly the same amount of time,...
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Researchers reveal gene that suppresses growth of colorectal tumours
The new research findings help to understand mechanisms that lead to different types of intestinal tumours. They show that the Lef1 gene suppresses the development and growth of colorectal cancer by...
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Antidepressants inhibit cancer growth in mice
Classic antidepressants could help improve modern cancer treatments. They slowed the growth of pancreatic and colon cancers in mice, and when combined with immunotherapy, they even stopped the cancer...
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Improving drug options for colorectal cancer patients
Patients with colorectal cancer were among the first to receive targeted therapies. These drugs aim to block the cancer-causing proteins that trigger out-of-control cell growth while sparing healthy...
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Artificial intelligence to detect colorectal cancer
A Tulane University researcher in the USA found that artificial intelligence can accurately detect and diagnose colorectal cancer from tissue scans as well or better than pathologists, according to a...
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Study sets framework for precision surveillance of colorectal cancer
A team of Vanderbilt researchers in the USA has revealed some of the mechanisms by which polyps develop into colorectal cancer, setting the framework for improved surveillance for the cancer utilising...
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Mouse study identifies bacterial protein associated with colorectal cancers
Strains of bacteria that cause common food-poisoning symptoms often contain a toxin that can damage DNA in intestinal cells, potentially triggering colon cancer, according to a study from researchers...
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