All Articles Tagged As: colon cancer

'Smothered' genes combine with mutations to yield poor outcome in cancer patients (7/21/2008)

Researchers have identified a set of genes in breast and colon cancers with a deadly combination of traditional mutations and "smothered" gene activity that may result in poor outcomes for patients. ...> Full Article

Study Finds Benefits to Earlier Colon Cancer Screenings (6/15/2008)

Patients would benefit by having colon cancer screenings earlier than currently recommended ...> Full Article

New Drug Combination Brings One-Two Punch Against Acute Leukemia (5/20/2008)

Researchers have discovered a drug combination that kills leukemia cells by shutting down their energy source and hastening cell starvation. ...> Full Article

Discovery of a novel mechanism for the development of colon cancer (5/7/2008)

New research has shed light on the mechanisms of colon tumor development and may help to design better treatment for this disease. ...> Full Article

Inherited Cancer Mutation Is Widespread In America (4/20/2008)

A gene mutation responsible for the most common form of inherited colon cancer is older and more common than formerly believed ...> Full Article

Study finds effective colon cancer prevention treatment (4/19/2008)

Drug combination reduces cancer risk with reduced toxic side effects ...> Full Article

Low Dose DFMO Reduces Colon Cancer Risk without Toxicity (4/16/2008)

A combination of the targeted agent difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) at a low dose and sulindac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), reduces the risk of recurrent colorectal adenomas, an early sign of colon cancer, by up to 95 percent with less toxicity than with chemotherapy, researchers report. ...> Full Article

Unusual Skin Cancer May Indicate Colon Cancer Syndrome (4/13/2008)

An unusual form of skin cancer may be a sign of an underlying syndrome that makes people more susceptible to certain other cancers ...> Full Article

Multi-Institutional Study Identifies New Form of Inherited Risk of Cancer (3/28/2008)

Genetic Analysis of Colon Cancer Patients Reveals Higher Levels of Autozygosity - Identical Copies of DNA Inherited From Both Parents - Than Controls ...> Full Article

Apple pectin, apple juice extracts shown to have anticarcinogenic effects on colon (3/27/2008)

The apples and apple juice you consume may have positive effects in one of the most unlikely places in the body - in the colon. New research has demonstrated that both apple pectin and polyphenol-rich apple juice components actually enhance biological mechanisms that produce anticarcinogenic compounds during the fermentation process. ...> Full Article

Researchers add further weight to link between cancer and obesity (2/18/2008)

Researchers from the University of Manchester, Christie Hospital and University of Bern in Switzerland have today published findings in the Lancet medical journal which further support the link between obesity and risk of developing cancer. ...> Full Article

Expression Patterns Of Micrornas Appear Altered In Colon Cancer, And Associated With Poor Outcomes (1/31/2008)

Preliminary research has found an association between certain microRNA expression patterns and poor survival and treatment outcomes for colon cancer, according to a study in the January 30 issue of JAMA. ...> Full Article