Colorectal Cancer News

Latest Colorectal Cancer News

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:52:13 +0100

Latest news for Colorectal Cancer updated every 30 minutes, dedicated for patients, caregivers, physicians and researchers whose interest are colorectal cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer.

PreGen-Plus Colorectal Cancer Detection and Screening

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:52:13 +0100

PreGen-Plus is the only non-invasive, DNA-based test available for the detection of colorectal cancer. Unlike other screening tests for colorectal cancer, PreGen-Plus provides a sensitive, non-invasive and easy-to-use option for the early detection of colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Read more ...

New diagnostic test for detecting colorectal cancer (News-Medical-Net)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:01:21 +0100

GastroFISH? is the first tissue-based fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test for the detection of chromosomal anomalies associated with colon cancer.

Best Practices In Breast, Cervical And Colorectal Cancer Screening Translated Into Risk-Based Guidelines For The Public

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:16:55 +0100

Drawing on years of experience in cancer research and patient care, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have just released the most comprehensive, risk-based screening guidelines publicly available to date for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers. The new recommendations represent the first wave of an effort by M. D.

Unsedated Colonoscopy For Colorectal Cancer Screening Well Accepted By Patients

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:17:36 +0100

Researchers from Taiwan report in a new study that unsedated colonoscopy for primary colorectal cancer screening is well accepted in a majority of patients. Sedation is typically used for colonoscopy to make the patient feel comfortable during the procedure.

Blacks at Greater Risk for Colorectal Cancer

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:03:17 +0100

MONDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) - New research finds that blacks are at much higher risk of developing colorectal cancer than other groups of people, and they are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage of the disease.

Clinical Trial Promotes New Standards For Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:32:06 +0100

In a review article published this month in The Oncologist, UNC's Dr. Richard M. Goldberg and a team of colleagues catalogue how the data collected in a single large comparative clinical trial testing combination chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer has been used not only to benefit the patients that enrolled but also patients who subsequently developed the disease.

Blacks at Greater Risk for Colorectal Cancer

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:27:41 +0100

Title: Blacks at Greater Risk for Colorectal Cancer Category: Health News Created: 10/26/2009 8:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/26/2009

Cancer Colon Home Test Kit

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:52:13 +0100

Early detection saves lives - colorectal cancer is preventable, even curable when detected early. Order a Hometest right now!

Clinical and technical considerations for imaging colorectal cancers with technetium-99m-labeled antiCEA fab' fragment

Objective: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer, after lung and breast cancers. Approximately 133,500 Americans develop colorectal cancer annually and approximately 54,900 die of the disease. As many as 600,000 individuals in the US are under care after surgery for colorectal cancer ...

Clinicopathologic Characteristics, CpG Island Methylator Phenotype, and BRAF Mutations in Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancers Without Chromosomal Instability

* Context.-The 2 chief pathways implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis, microsatellite instability and chromosomal instability, are not present in 20% to 37% of cases. Objective.-To determine whether the CpG island methylator phenotype pathway, characterized by simultaneous methylation of ...

The management of colorectal cancers

Alison Booth, Ruth Lewis, Adrian Flynn, Michael Emnians Dean, and Alison Eastwood, Research Fellows at the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, discuss the research evidence for the management of colorectal cancers and focus on the aspects most relevant to radiographers. Introduction Colorectal ...

Fecal DNA methylation detects gastric and colorectal cancers.

A preliminary evaluation of methylation of two gene promoters in fecal DNA showed promise as a noninvasive method to detect colorectal and gastric cancers, according to a new study published online August 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (see also Journal of the National Cancer ...

Fecal DNA Methylation Detects Gastric and Colorectal Cancers.

M2 PRESSWIRE-19 August 2009-Oxford Journals: Fecal DNA Methylation Detects Gastric and Colorectal Cancers1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:21082009 A preliminary evaluation of methylation of two gene promoters in fecal DNA showed promise as a noninvasive method to detect colorectal and gastric ...

CpG Island Methylator Phenotype in Colorectal Cancers: Comparison of the New and Classic CpG Island Methylator Phenotype Marker Panels

Context.-CpG island methylator phenotype designates a subset of colorectal cancers featuring concordant hypermethylation of multiple promoter CpG islands. Little is known about the clinical outcome or histologic characteristics of CIMP-positive colorectal cancers defined by recently ...

Curry-derived molecules may help stave off colorectal cancers

Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Nov. 5 - Eating curry really may be good for your health, for a new study has found two new molecular analogues of curcumin, the yellowish component of turmeric that gives curry its flavour, which have ...

Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancers: Current status

The morbidity and mortality associated with surgical procedures performed on the colon and rectum have plagued surgeons since time immemorial. As surgeons began to perform open colorectal surgery with increasing confidence these very same problems assumed high significance until the principles of ...

M. D. ANDERSON REDEFINES SCREENING GUIDELINES FOR BREAST, CERVICAL AND COLORECTAL CANCERS

HOUSTON, Oct. 26 - The University of Texas System of MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: Drawing on years of experience in cancer research and patient care, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center released today the most comprehensive, risk-based screening ...

K-ras mutational analysis of polyclonal colorectal cancers identifies uniclonal Circulating tumor cells / Discussion

The clonal development of colorectal carcinoma resulting from specific mutations in certain oncogenes and/or tumor suppressor genes is a well-accepted model. It is increasingly recognized that a majority of colorectal cancers are polyclonal on the basis of molecular analysis that demonstrates cells ...

Colon Cancer Ribbon

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:52:13 +0100

Colon Cancer Support Ribbon Lapel Pins. - Made in U.S.A. - Help Increase Colon Tumor Awareness and Early Detection.