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Colorectal cancer: introduction
cancer? There are several types of large bowel cancer and they are named after the cells that they develop from. Adenocarcinomas are...
Colorectal cancer prevention and risk factors
a range of cancers including mouth, stomach and bowel cancer. Figure 1: Excessive consumption of red meat and processed meat is one...
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Cancer prevention
a range of cancers including mouth, stomach and bowel cancer. They also help to protect against weight gain and obesity. As well as...
Leading colorectal cancer patient organisation calls on EU countries to improve poor standards of care
cancer, bowel cancer, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...
Global bowel cancer rates on the rise
bowel cancer rates on the... incidence of bowel cancer is increasing in many countries around the world, according to a new study.... on Cancer (IARC) in order to analyse rates of bowel cancer from 1983 to 1987 through to 1998 to 2002 [1]. They found that bowel cancer... bowel cancer,...
Nine in ten survive early stage bowel cancer
in ten survive early stage bowel cancer... in ten people with bowel cancer that is caught early will survive the disease, according to new statistics... this highlights the importance of taking part in bowel cancer screening when invited. The latest figures are the first to be based on... bowel cancer, colorectal cancer...
Vitamin D helps improve survival from bowel and skin cancer
Cancer Institute, Boston followed 1017 bowel cancer patients for around nine years. Using information about UV-B and sunlight... bowel cancer, skin cancer, survival, vitamin...
Bowel cancer screening test 'may be less accurate in summer'
Bowel cancer screening test 'may be less accurate in... that the test used in the Italian national bowel cancer screening programme may be less likely to spot cancerous changes in summer... which may be a sign that an individual has bowel cancer or precancerous changes in their gut. Scientists at the Cancer Prevention... bowel cancer, colorectal cancer screening, immunological faecal occult blood test...
No link between coffee, fizzy drinks and bowel cancer, says large US study
link between coffee, fizzy drinks and bowel cancer, says large US... drinks are unlikely to increase their risk of bowel cancer, a large US study has... for a number of years, 5,604 of whom developed bowel cancer during that time. The latest analysis revealed that people who drank more... drinks, coffee, bowel cancer...
Clinical trial launched to test new treatment technique for bowel cancer
launched to test new treatment technique for bowel cancer... this week launches a new trial for patients with bowel cancer that has spread to the liver to see whether a new radiotherapy treatment... chemotherapy in patients recently diagnosed with bowel cancer that has spread to the liver. The first patient will start the treatment this... trial, radio-embolisation, bowel cancer...
Differences in the way stem cells divide provide clues about bowel cancer
in the way stem cells divide provide clues about bowel cancer... fault in the APC gene, which is associated with bowel cancer. Stem cells divide to produce one daughter that is also a stem cell and... cells, mitosis, bowel cancer...
‘Junk DNA’ could spotlight breast and bowel cancer
DNA’ could spotlight breast and bowel cancer... as ‘junk DNA’, could help diagnose breast and bowel cancer. Their research is published in the journal Genomics... extended their studies to look at two bowel cancer cell lines. Two of the rogue messengers were only found in invasive bowel... DNA, chimeric transcripts, bowel cancer, breast...
Low-dose aspirin may reduce bowel cancer risk
aspirin may reduce bowel cancer... low doses of aspirin may help to prevent bowel cancer, a new study from the University of Edinburgh... take aspirin may be less likely to develop bowel cancer, but scientists are still trying to determine the most effective dose. The... bowel cancer, aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs...
Ubiquitin D as a novel marker for colorectal cancer prognosis
D, prognostic factors, bowel cancer...
Abnormal body weight related to increased mortality in colon cancer patients
obesity, abdominal obesity, increased mortality, bowel cancer...
Type 2 diabetes and insulin use are associated with colorectal cancer in men
diabetes mellitus, adult-onset diabetes, NIDDM, bowel cancer...
Multivitamin use doesn't impact colon cancer outcomes
survival rate, overall survival rate, bowel cancer...
IARC coordinates new EU guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis
bowel cancer, guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis, European Commission,...
Exercise cuts risk of polyps that can develop into colon cancer
that an active lifestyle can protect against bowel cancer, but this study is the first to look at all the available evidence and show... bowel cancer, active lifestyle, bowel...
Scientists identify new drug target for advanced bowel cancer
identify new drug target for advanced bowel cancer... is also important for the growth and spread of bowel cancer... low levels of LOX were associated with limited bowel cancer cell growth in lab tests. The discovery paves the way for the development of... oxidase, dasatinib, SRC inhibitors, metastasis, bowel cancer...
Critical step towards DNA test to detect early bowel cancer
step towards DNA test to detect early bowel cancer... cell development - could accurately detect early bowel cancer, according to research published in Gut,... had either benign bowel polyps or had developed bowel cancer. They revealed that the DNA methylation patterns of two genes called SFRP2... methylation, DNA test, bowel polyps, bowel cancer...
High levels of HDL cholesterol 'may cut colon cancer risk'
the possible links between blood fats and bowel cancer risk. The research team looked at 1,200 people who developed bowel... lipoprotein (HDL), good cholesterol, bowel cancer...
Survival benefit of cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancer
advanced bowel cancer...
Bowel cancer and diet: links with meat and fibre confirmed
Bowel cancer and diet: links with meat and fibre... most authoritative ever report on bowel cancer risk has confirmed that red and processed meat increase risk of the disease... (CUP) [1], has examined the links between bowel cancer risk and diet, physical activity and weight, and updated the bowel cancer... bowel cancer, red meat, processed meat, dietary fibre, risk...
Aspirin 'should be recommended' to cut bowel cancer risk in people with inherited syndrome
'should be recommended' to cut bowel cancer risk in people with inherited... aspirin use protects against bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome - a genetic disorder that predisposes to the... an increased risk of several cancers, especially bowel cancer. Around 1 in 30 bowel cancer cases are associated with the condition, also... colorectal cancer (HNPCC), Lynch syndrome, bowel cancer...
Poor men more likely to die from bowel cancer
men more likely to die from bowel cancer... men are more likely to die from bowel cancer than men from the most affluent section of society, new research presented at... found that a link between deprivation and bowel cancer deaths was mainly seen in men rather than women. Bowel cancer includes both... status, bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, mortality...
Bowel cancer risk calculator could help doctors diagnose the disease
Bowel cancer risk calculator could help doctors diagnose the... which predicts a patient’s risk of having bowel cancer could help doctors decide when to refer patients make better referral... British Journal of Cancer [1], shows that the bowel cancer calculator was better at predicting whether patients had bowel cancer – c... bowel cancer risk,...
Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men
link to higher rates of bowel cancer in... may help explain why men have higher rates of bowel cancer than... to the DNA code that increase the risk of bowel cancer. For the first time, the scientists identified an alteration on the...
Studies unpick why bowel cancers become resistant to treatment
unpick why bowel cancers become resistant to... Bowel cancer cells develop resistance to new targeted cancer treatments by developing... how resistance developed in cetuximab-sensitive bowel cancer cells. Genetic analysis revealed that resistant cells had all accumulated... bowel cancer, resistance, EGFR, KRAS, cetuximab,...
Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to survive
Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to... Bowel cancer patients whose disease was found through screening have a better chance of... blood in stool samples - is better at finding bowel cancers in men, and in the lower part of the bowel. While the blood test –... bowel cancer, screening, FOBT, survival...
World’s largest cancer and lifestyle database revealed
evidence about the risk factors for breast and bowel cancer – the two of the most common cancers in the world. It found that a high l...
Protein levels could predict if bowel cancer patients will benefit from Avastin
levels could predict if bowel cancer patients will benefit from... targets could identify patients with advanced bowel cancer who will benefit from the treatment, according to research published in... has been shown to increase survival from bowel cancer in around 10 to 15 per cent of patients, but it has been impossible to predict... bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, bevacizumab,...
Bowel cancer 'chemo swap' shrinks tumours, making surgery safer and easier
Bowel cancer 'chemo swap' shrinks tumours, making surgery safer and... some bowel cancer patients six weeks of chemotherapy before surgery can significantly shrink... bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, chemotherapy, surgery,...
Bowel screening helps to detect early cancers before they have the power to kill
is not only able to pick up more early stage bowel cancer but also that more patients whose cancer is picked up via screening were found... cancer screening, bowel cancer, early diagnosis, modified Glasgow Prognostic Score...
Study finds no evidence to link work stress to cancer risk
stress, cancer risk, bowel cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate...
CT scans are the best alternative to colonoscopy to investigate bowel cancer symptoms
best alternative to colonoscopy to investigate bowel cancer... for investigating patients with a possible bowel cancer... was more effective than barium enema at finding bowel cancers and precancerous polyps. Professor Steve Halligan, based at UCL and... CT colonography (CTC), virtual colonoscopy, bowel cancer...
Breast cancer gene provides vital clue to bowel cancer drug resistance
cancer gene provides vital clue to bowel cancer drug... to breast cancer might be the reason why some bowel cancer patients fail to respond to certain targeted drugs, according to a study... gene ‘HER2’ in tumour samples from 170 advanced bowel cancer patients treated with either cetuximab or panitumumab. These drugs are part... bowel cancer, HER2, anti-EGFR treatment, anti-EGFR therapy, drug resistance, epidermal...
Bowel cancers reshuffle their genetic pack to cheat treatment
Bowel cancers reshuffle their genetic pack to cheat... Bowel cancer cells missing one of three genes can rapidly reshuffle their genetic... of this region is well-known in bowel cancer and the new findings help shed light on the role it plays. The research is... bowel cancer, chromosomal instability, drug...
New study strengthens processed meat dangers
and some sausages, increases the risk of getting bowel cancer. “We also found that if everyone in the UK were to reduce their consumption ...
Family history of bowel cancer increases odds of survival
history of bowel cancer increases odds of... new study that combines genetic information on bowel cancer with NHS patient outcome data has found a link between family history of the... matched the genetic data of nearly 11,000 bowel cancer patients with data from the National Cancer Data Repository (NCDR) on... bowel cancer, family history,...
New type of bowel cancer discovered
type of bowel cancer... unique sub-type of bowel cancer has been discovered which has a worse outcome than other types of colon cancer... to do worse than those with the other types of bowel cancer. Furthermore, their tumours were more aggressive and resistant to the drug... bowel cancer, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), anti-EGFR...
Colorectal cancer survivors face increased risk of subsequent cancers of different types
cancer survivors, bowel cancer...
Healthy lifestyle choices add up to cut bowel cancer risk
lifestyle choices add up to cut bowel cancer... risk of developing bowel cancer can be reduced by adopting some or all of five key healthy lifestyle changes,... the effects proved greater for men than women. Bowel cancer is the second most common cancer in men and third most common in... bowel cancer, cancer risk, cancer...
Scientists discover why bowel cancer sometimes outsmarts treatment
discover why bowel cancer sometimes outsmarts... study that challenges the prevailing view of how bowel cancer develops in the large intestine is published today in Nature Medicine... Research UK scientists have discovered that bowel cancer may not be restricted to starting its journey in the stem cells in the lining... bowel cancer, intestinal stem cells, chemoresistant...
Very overweight teens may double their risk of bowel cancer in middle age
overweight teens may double their risk of bowel cancer in middle... in your teens may double the risk of developing bowel cancer by the time you are middle aged, suggests research published online in the... have been associated with an increased risk of bowel cancer, which is the third most common form of cancer among men, worldwide. However,... bowel cancer, obesity, overweight, systemic inflammation, erythrocyte sedimentation...
A healthy lifestyle before diagnosis may improve bowel cancer survival
healthy lifestyle before diagnosis may improve bowel cancer... could improve a person’s chances of surviving bowel cancer. Findings from Imperial College London suggest eating a balanced diet, keeping... women from the study, 3,292 were diagnosed with bowel cancer. Lead researcher, Dora Romaguera, from Imperial College London wanted to... and Nutrition, EPIC study, healthy lifestyle, bowel cancer...
Scientists uncover four different types of bowel cancer
uncover four different types of bowel cancer... Bowel cancer can be divided up into four distinct diseases, each with its own set of... could allow doctors to treat each type of bowel cancer differently – and drive the design of distinct sets of targeted drugs... bowel cancer, consensual molecular subtypes (CMSs) personalised treatment, treatment...
Naturally high oestrogen levels may lower women's bowel cancer risk
high oestrogen levels may lower women's bowel cancer... are more than 50 per cent less likely to develop bowel cancer after their menopause than women with low levels, according to research... their blood and whether they went on to develop bowel cancer. In the UK one in 19 women will develop bowel cancer in their... bowel cancer, oestrogen, oestrone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), hormone replacement...
Landmark study gives clearest picture of genetic causes of bowel cancer
gives clearest picture of genetic causes of bowel cancer... the most detailed picture yet of the genetics of bowel cancer... all the genes from more than 1,000 people with bowel cancer and is the largest of its type ever conducted. A team led by scientists at... bowel cancer, mutations, genetic factors, family...
Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk
related cancers (Note 1) by 13 per cent. For bowel cancer, adding around 8 cm to the hips is linked to an increased risk of 15 per cent....
Colorectal cancer: Combined analysis enhances risk prediction
a person’s own elevated risk of developing bowel cancer. The same holds true for people who have large numbers of genetic risk markers... that of participants with no family history of bowel cancer. The risk for disease in the group of participants with the largest...
Links between red meat and distal colon cancer
new cases of colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, are expected worldwide by 2030. It is the third most commonly diagnosed...