Latest Colon Cancer Stories
Case Western Reserve geneticists publish groundbreaking study in Science A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new mechanism by which colon cancer develops. By focusing on segments of DNA located between genes, or so-called "junk DNA," the team has discovered a set of master switches, i.e., gene enhancer elements, that turn "on and off" key genes whose altered expression is defining for colon cancers. They have coined the term Variant...
Embarrassment, social stigma may discourage use of lifesaving tests A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that obese white women may be less likely than normal-weight counterparts and African-Americans of any weight or gender to seek potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening tests. Results of this study follow the same Johns Hopkins group's previous research suggesting that obese white women also are less likely to arrange for mammograms, which screen for breast cancer, and...
Anurag Singh, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Boston University School of Medicine has been invited to present his recent work on targeted therapeutics for colon cancer at the American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. Singh's seminar, scheduled for Tuesday April 3rd, will be featured in the "Late-Breaking Abstracts Mini-Symposium". This highlights recent and provocative groundbreaking research in cancer...
CLEVELAND, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, physician-scientists at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are studying a promising new non-invasive technology for colon cancer screening. The four-year study is recruiting patients to compare the effectiveness of stool DNA (SDNA) testing with colonoscopy for detecting large colon polyps. SDNA is a novel test...
CINCINNATI, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES) is partnering with CBS HealthWatch(TM) and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) to present a live webcast on "Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Digestive Disease." The event will kick-off an educational campaign aimed at raising awareness about colorectal cancer and the importance of early screening and treatment, including minimally...
Not-for-profit organization PCC announces that Manhattan's Physician Group, Staten Island Physician Practice P.C., and the Queens Long Island Medical Group will receive the prestigious 2012 PCC Champion Award of Colon Cancer Prevention. Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 Not-for-profit organization Preventing Colorectal Cancer (PCC) announces that Manhattan's Physician Group, Staten Island Physician Practice P.C., and the Queens Long Island Medical Group will receive the prestigious...
Among hospitals in Ontario, Canada, those with higher levels of spending, which included higher intensity nursing and greater use of specialists and procedures, had an associated lower rate of deaths, hospital readmissions, and better quality of care for severely ill hospitalized patients, according to a study in the March 14 issue of JAMA. Studies have investigated whether higher health care spending produces better patient outcomes and higher quality of care, with conflicting evidence in...
MAYWOOD, N.J., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers concluded that colorectal cancer can be prevented by colonoscopic removal of polyps[1]. "There is no doubt that routine colonoscopy leads to the discovery and removal of precancerous polyps; removing these polyps leads to a proven reduction in the chance of dying from colon cancer. This large study clearly confirms what we have long suspected:...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- StopColonCancerNow.com achieved its goal of screening 1,000 "first-timers" for colon cancer on the first National Colon Cancer Screening Day on Thursday, March 8, 2012. As part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, National Colon Cancer Screening Day was created to urge all first-time patients to complete or schedule a colonoscopy on March 8, and that goal has been exceeded. More than 1,000 patients accepted the challenge and were...
Colon cancer is largely preventable as long as a person gets screened appropriately, said a gastroenterologist from the NCI-designated Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine. Despite new options for screening, there is plenty of evidence to support that a traditional colonoscopy is still the best method of prevention, said Dr. Bincy Abraham, assistant professor of medicine – gastroenterology at BCM. March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. It serves as an...
