New Colorectal Cancer Treatment Available
...y," he added. Standard chemotherapy for metastatic colon or rectal cancer usually involves the use of the drugs 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and leucovorin (LV). "Unfortunately many patients don't respond to these drugs, and most patients ultimately progress through their first line therapy. Until now, we have ha...Cereal Lessens Colon Cancer Risk
...e of wheat bran in the diet in reducingthe risk of colon cancer. The six-month study showed up to a...revious research has demonstrated that people with colon cancer have a highernumber of aberrant crypt cells, found in the lining of the colon. Raw wheatbran...The Visible Humans: Coming Of Age
...in six months, we hope to make this quick and easy colon cancer detection method available for physicians and their patients nationwide. It should increase widespread screening for this major killer of Americans, while simultaneously saving over $1 billion annually." Prostate cancer and brain surgery reh...Discovery May Boost Effectiveness Of Chemotherapy
...rone-resistant cell lines from breast, stomach and colon cancersas well as multiple myeloma all were found to have increased levels of the newcancer resistance protein. The researchers are working on ways to overcome this newly-discovered form ofresistance and improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Re...Immunex's TRAIL Molecule Shows Potential As Anti-Tumor Agent
...m a human breastcancer, or either of two different colon cancers. Following two weeks of dailyinjections with TRAIL, complete remission of all tumors was observed in a highproportion (70%-100%) of the treated mice. In contrast, the tumors of theuntreated control mice grew progressively. Importantly, bec...An experimental new treatment for advanced colon cancer shows promise of savingthousands of lives a...ew therapy is very promising for patients who have colon cancerthat has recurred or spread to other organs," he says. The Phase-II trialinvolves giving the ...National Pilot Study To Test Whether Soy Can Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
...s -- genistein and daidzein -- as reducing breast, colon and prostatecancer. Genistein and daidzein also have been shown to possess cholesterol-lowering properties that help reduce the risk of heart disease and othercardiovascular diseases. The study will involve 160 men, half African-American, between the...Penn Researchers Find Chemoembolization Effective For Liver Tumors
...hiladelphia, PA) -- More than 150,000 new cases of colon cancerare diagnosed each year, and, for half of th...may double the survival time of adult patientswith colon cancer that has spread to the liver. Michael C.Soulen, MD, associate professor of radiology at Penn ...Jefferson Scientists Show Tumor Characteristics May Help Explain Tumor Biology And Prognosis
...cer development. About 15 to 20 percent of colon cancer tumors, including hereditarynon-polyposis c...smatch repair inactivation and possibly hereditary colon cancer," explains Dr.Boman, who is also director of the Division of Medical Oncology and MedicalGene...... Ogilvie's syndrome,it causes a severely distended colon (large intestine). If conservative treatm...s, who had marked abdominal distention and dilated colon andwho had failed to improve after 24 hours of conservative treatment.(Conservative treatment includ...Women don't understand own health risks
...ncer,but underestimated heart disease and lung and colon cancers. Such lack ofknowledge itself could prove lethal. "Accurate knowledge and perceived risk of coronary heart disease might impactwhether women undergo regular cholesterol and blood pressure screening andwhether women engage in health behaviors...Aspirin's role in colon cancer prevention focus of $5 million grant
...rin and similar drugs may play arole in preventing colon cancer. The "chemoprevention" program proj...umenting a 40-50 percent reduced riskof developing colon canceramong people who regularly take aspirin or other NSAIDs. DuBois and hiscolleagues' work has fo...National Cancer Institute to support statewide UNC-CH colon cancer study
...oking at how best to communicate with people about colon cancerso that they will adopt healthier lifestyles...betterdiets and exercise may lower the risk of the colon cancer and that regularscreening could save many lives." Campbell, assistant professor of nu...UI researchers learn more about how exercise affects the colon
...fecation. "We wanted to better understand how the colon normally functions," said SatishS. C. Rao, M.D., P...s of rest. A slim, solid-state probe placed in the colon measured muscleactivity before, during and after each exercise period. The researchers found that a...New test can better uncover hidden breast cancer
...other types of canceras well, including melanomas, colon carcinoma, non-small-cell lung carcinoma andesophageal carcinoma. The new testing technique is already in use at theUSC/Norris Cancer Center and Hospital....UCSF researchers discover new piece of puzzle in cancer development
..., ducts and surfaces oforgans, such as the breast, colon and stomach, and are the cells from whichmost cancers arise. Using cells derived from human prostates, the researchers discovered thatepithelial cells that are "initiated", or mid way down the geneticallydestabilizing road towards cancer, engage in a...Nausea from anesthesia plummets with extra oxygen
...ery. The study focused on 231 patients undergoing colon surgery at two hospitals inVienna -- Donauspital-SMZO and the Vienna General Hospital. About half receivedthe conventional 30 percent oxygen in their anesthesia gas and for two hoursduring recovery, and the other half received the elevated, experimen...New drug relieves symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in females
...tor antagonist that has the effect of relaxing the colon and slowing the transit of food residue through the colon. Because of this, patients who reported symptoms of constipation due to IBS were excluded from this study. The drug is not currently available to the public. However, the drug maker, Glaxo Wel...Hormone replacement therapy use limited
...also may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease and colon cancer. However, it can increase the risk of uterine cancer and thrombosis, but its relation to breast cancer risk remains uncertain. "Not much was known about the large group of menopausal women -- a full third -- who are undecided about use of......t data indicate that white tea may protect against colon cancer in particular. They attribute this to elevated levels of particular liver enzymes. The researchers say more studies are needed to determine whether white tea actually protects people against cancer. "White tea, and tea in general, is a he...