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Colorectal cancer diagnosis

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Colorectal cancer treatment

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Board of Colorectal Cancer Screening

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Czech National Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme

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Colorectal cancer: epidemiology and screening results

cancer: epidemiology and screening... cancer: epidemiology and screening... Republic The Czech National Cancer Registry (CNCR) is the main source of data on cancer epidemiology in the Czech...

Colorectal cancer: introduction

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Colorectal cancer prevention and risk factors

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Screening process

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Colorectal cancer screening

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Cancer prevention

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Colorectal cancer screening

cancer... credit: shutterstock.com However, not all cancer types are suitable for screening; a “suitable” cancer type should meet the fol... cancer screening, Czech Republic, accredited screening...

Personalised invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening programmes

invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening... 2014, a project of personalised invitations for cancer screening programmes was launched in the Czech Republic. In particular,... invite their clients (persons insured) to cancer prevention programmes, and reimburse all necessary examinations related to... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...

Leading colorectal cancer patient organisation calls on EU countries to improve poor standards of care

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Global bowel cancer rates on the rise

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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... symptoms to get them checked out so that any cancer can be diagnosed as early as possible. They also say that this highlights the... from the UK National Cancer Intelligence Network Press... cancer, colorectal cancer...

Vitamin D helps improve survival from bowel and skin cancer

D helps improve survival from bowel and skin cancer... help improve survival for both bowel and skin cancer patients. The results of two studies published in the British Journal of... first study [1] researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston followed 1017 bowel cancer patients for around nine... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, skin cancer, survival, vitamin...

Bowel cancer screening test 'may be less accurate in summer'

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... Cancer Research... 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... are unlikely to increase their risk of bowel cancer, a large US study has... a number of years, 5,604 of whom developed bowel cancer during that time. The latest analysis revealed that people who drank more... Cancer Research... drinks, coffee, bowel cancer...

Clinical trial launched to test new treatment technique for bowel cancer

to test new treatment technique for bowel cancer... Cancer Research UK this week launches a new trial for patients with bowel cancer that... in patients recently diagnosed with bowel cancer that has spread to the liver. The first patient will start the treatment this... Cancer Research UK Press... trial, radio-embolisation, bowel cancer...

Differences in the way stem cells divide provide clues about bowel cancer

way stem cells divide provide clues about bowel cancer... that stem cells divide in the gut could lead to cancer, according to a new study funded by the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research... cells in different ways within normal and pre-cancerous tissues. Three-dimensional images of these mitotic spindles revealed that... Cancer Research... cells, mitosis, bowel cancer...

‘Junk DNA’ could spotlight breast and bowel cancer

DNA’ could spotlight breast and bowel cancer... Cancer Research UK funded scientists have found that a group of rogue genetic... chimeric transcripts - are more common in breast cancer cells. Five were only present in breast cancer cells while two were found in... Cancer Research UK Press... DNA, chimeric transcripts, bowel cancer, breast...

Breath test could help to detect cancer

test could help to detect cancer... to detect lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancers, a team of scientists have discovered... the study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday), found that sensors could distinguish between the breath of... Journal of Cancer Press...

Alphavirus-based vaccine may slow some cancers

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Cancer deaths fall, but prevention still lags behind

Cancer deaths fall, but prevention still lags... overall mortality from cancer is decreasing in the European Union, its incidence increased by almost 20%,... current economic crisis threatens to affect cancer incidence in a number of areas, says a paper by Dr. José M. Martin-Moreno from ... cancer prevention, cancer incidence and mortality, colon...

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... Cancer Research... cancer, aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs...

Ubiquitin D as a novel marker for colorectal cancer prognosis

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Abnormal body weight related to increased mortality in colon cancer patients

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Type 2 diabetes and insulin use are associated with colorectal cancer in men

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Multivitamin use doesn't impact colon cancer outcomes

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Serum marker offer alternative for colorectal cancer detection

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IARC coordinates new EU guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis

coordinates new EU guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and... underline the importance of quality assurance in cancer screening, the first edition of the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance... by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Over 90 experts from 23 European countries and 9 other countries... cancer... cancer, guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis, European Commission,...

World Cancer Day 2011: New physical activity guidance can help prevent breast, colon cancers

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Exercise cuts risk of polyps that can develop into colon cancer

cuts risk of polyps that can develop into colon cancer... the bowel which can go on to develop into colon cancer, finds a meta-analysis study published in the British Journal of Cancer... between physical activity and the risk of colon cancer, with biological explanations including decreased inflammation, decreased... cancer... cancer, active lifestyle, bowel...

Scientists identify new drug target for advanced bowel cancer

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Critical step towards DNA test to detect early bowel cancer

step towards DNA test to detect early bowel cancer... Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered for the first time that DNA methylation... credit: depositphotos.com Researchers from Cancer Research UK’s Cambridge Research Institute analysed 261 tumour samples... Cancer Research UK Press... methylation, DNA test, bowel polyps, bowel cancer...

High levels of HDL cholesterol 'may cut colon cancer risk'

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Survival benefit of cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancer

benefit of cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancer... status in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), and found that the addition of Erbitux (cetuximab) to standard... cancer... advanced bowel cancer...

Bowel cancer and diet: links with meat and fibre confirmed

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... report, released as part of World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research’s (WCRF/AICR) g... Cancer Research Fund Press... cancer, red meat, processed meat, dietary fibre, risk...

Sequencing of colorectal tumors

sequencing of colorectal cancer tumors is reported this week in Nature Genetics. Colorectal cancer is one of... whole-genome sequencing of primary colorectal cancer tumors and matched non-cancerous tissue controls from nine patients. They...

Cancer screening rates lower among those with fatalistic attitudes

Cancer screening rates lower among those with fatalistic... if health care is free, colorectal cancer screening rates among those without financial means are still low, and results... of London, said those who felt that the cancer screenings wouldn’t help, or they were going to die of cancer anyway, often f... cancer screening rates, socioeconomic status, cancer...

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... controlled trial to look at aspirin's effect on cancer incidence, and according to the authors, the case for using aspirin to prevent... Cancer Research... hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), Lynch syndrome, bowel...

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... Cancer Research Institute Press... status, bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, mortality...

Launch of the Global Colon Cancer Alliance (GCCA)

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Colonoscopy prevents deaths from colon cancer

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Noninvasive stool test for colorectal cancer unaffected by medications, lifestyle factors and other variables

stool test for colorectal cancer unaffected by medications, lifestyle factors and other... DNA methylation test for colorectal cancer demonstrated that the only clinical variable that influenced test results was... test, which is highly sensitive to the critical cancer screening targets of early-stage cancers and precancerous adenomas, he... cancer, methylation markers, stool...

Bowel cancer risk calculator could help doctors diagnose the disease

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... research, published in the British Journal of Cancer [1], shows that the bowel cancer calculator was better at predicting whether... Journal of Cancer Press... cancer risk,...

Physical activity linked to reduced mortality in breast and colon cancer patients

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Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men

link to higher rates of bowel cancer in... chromosomes is involved in the development of a cancer that can afflict both genders, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study... collaboration - led by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), the University of Oxford and Edinburgh University – was s... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, genetic...

Studies unpick why bowel cancers become resistant to treatment

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Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to survive

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TCGA study shows colon and rectal tumours constitute a single type of cancer

and rectal tumours constitute a single type of cancer... leading researchers to conclude that these two cancer types can be grouped as one, according to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)... types of genomic analyses, colon and rectal cancer results were nearly indistinguishable. Initially, the TCGA Research Network... Cancer Genome Atlas, colorectal cancer, genome...

Phase 2 drug trial offers hope to patients with advanced colorectal cancer

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World’s largest cancer and lifestyle database revealed

largest cancer and lifestyle database... catalogues of scientific evidence relating to cancer and lifestyle factors that influence the disease will be showcased at the... credit: shutterstock.com World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) will... Cancer Research Fund Press... Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), World...

Colorectal cancer gene database helpful in furthering research

cancer gene database helpful in furthering... all genetic association studies on colorectal cancer, allows for researchers to accurately interpret the risk factors of the... 950,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed each year. The risk of developing the disease also increases... cancer, gene...

Increased use of colonoscopy screening could explain decrease in colorectal cancer rates

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Protein levels could predict if bowel cancer patients will benefit from Avastin

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Bowel cancer 'chemo swap' shrinks tumours, making surgery safer and easier

cancer 'chemo swap' shrinks tumours, making surgery safer and... some bowel cancer patients six weeks of chemotherapy before surgery can significantly shrink... is already standard practice for several other cancers of the digestive system – including oesophageal, stomach and rectal cancers. T... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, colorectal cancer, chemotherapy, surgery,...

Bowel screening helps to detect early cancers before they have the power to kill

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The Lancet publishes largest ever study on global burden of disease

injury, as non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, become the dominant causes of death and disability... cancer...

New technology may enable earlier cancer diagnosis

technology may enable earlier cancer... depositphotos.com Finding ways to diagnose cancer earlier could greatly improve the chances of survival for many patients. One...

1.5 million premature cancer deaths could be prevented per year if targets set to reduce NCDs are met by 2025

million premature cancer deaths could be prevented per year if targets set to reduce NCDs are met by... Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)... 7.6 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely (aged 30... for International Cancer Control (UICC), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World...

Study finds no evidence to link work stress to cancer risk

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CT scans are the best alternative to colonoscopy to investigate bowel cancer symptoms

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Breast cancer gene provides vital clue to bowel cancer drug resistance

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Bowel cancers reshuffle their genetic pack to cheat treatment

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Visceral fat causally linked to intestinal cancer

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New study strengthens processed meat dangers

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Obesity, physical inactivity linked with risk for certain molecular subtype of colorectal cancer

risk for certain molecular subtype of colorectal cancer... was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer with a specific molecular characteristic, and inversely, physical activity was... and avoiding obesity decrease colorectal cancer risk, but little is known about why,” said Shuji Ogino, M.D., Ph.D., associate ... inactivity, CTNNB1 expression status, colorectal cancer...

Family history of bowel cancer increases odds of survival

history of bowel cancer increases odds of... study that combines genetic information on bowel cancer with NHS patient outcome data has found a link between family history of the... credit: depositphotos.com Cancer Research UK scientists, based at the University of Leeds, in collaboration... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, family history,...

New type of bowel cancer discovered

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Women smokers may have greater risk for colon cancer than men

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Colorectal cancer survivors face increased risk of subsequent cancers of different types

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Invitation to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the future

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IARC warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming pace'

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Colorectal cancer screening works; ‘irrefutable’ evidence that fall in death rates is attributable to screening programmes

cancer screening works; ‘irrefutable’ evidence that fall in death rates is att... for colorectal cancer (CRC) in European countries is highly effective in reducing mortality from the... look for the polyps that can be a precursor of cancer. Screening activities were either part of national programmes, for example... cancer screening, faecal occult blood test (FOBT), endoscopy, endoscopic...

Launch of new European Code Against Cancer

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Healthy lifestyle choices add up to cut bowel cancer risk

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Most types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IARC

types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IAR... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s specialised cancer agency, strongly d... across a wide range of tissues with lifetime cancer risk and suggests that random mutations (or “bad luck”) are “the major contr... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO), cancer...

NSAIDs prevent colon cancer by inducing death of intestinal stem cells that have gene mutation

prevent colon cancer by inducing death of intestinal stem cells that have gene... protect against the development of colorectal cancer by inducing cell suicide pathways in intestinal stem cells that carry a... polyps, which can transform into colon cancer. But they have not known why, said senior investigator Lin Zhang, Ph.D.,... anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), colon cancer, intestinal stem cells,...

Cancer fear and discomforting thoughts impact colorectal cancer screening uptake

Cancer fear and discomforting thoughts impact colorectal cancer screening... and women who worry about cancer are more likely to want to get screened for colon cancer, but feeling... people are afraid of getting cancer, but fear doesn’t have the same effect on everyone,” said... cancer screening uptake, colorectal cancer,...

Scientists discover why bowel cancer sometimes outsmarts treatment

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Very overweight teens may double their risk of bowel cancer in middle age

overweight teens may double their risk of bowel cancer in middle... teens may double the risk of developing bowel cancer by the time you are middle aged, suggests research published online in the... been associated with an increased risk of bowel cancer, which is the third most common form of cancer among men, worldwide. However,... cancer, obesity, overweight, systemic inflammation, erythrocyte sedimentation...

A healthy lifestyle before diagnosis may improve bowel cancer survival

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The Czech Republic ranks among developed countries in cancer prevention

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MD Anderson study finds one-third of colorectal cancers diagnosed before age 35 are hereditary

Anderson study finds one-third of colorectal cancers diagnosed before age 35 are... colorectal cancers, caused by inherited gene mutations, are relatively rare for most patients.... five percent of all colorectal cancer (CRC) cases are caused by hereditary syndromes, such as Lynch syndrome and... Anderson Cancer Center Press... colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis...

Processed and red meats are linked to cancer, says IARC

and red meats are linked to cancer, says... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the... associations of more than a dozen types of cancer with the consumption of red meat or processed meat. These studies were... meat, processed meat, colorectal cancer,...

Scientists uncover four different types of bowel cancer

uncover four different types of bowel cancer... 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... of Cancer Research (ICR) Press... 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... than 50 per cent less likely to develop bowel cancer after their menopause than women with low levels, according to research... blood and whether they went on to develop bowel cancer. In the UK one in 19 women will develop bowel cancer in their... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, oestrogen, oestrone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), hormone replacement...

Research points to why some colorectal cancers recur after treatment

points to why some colorectal cancers recur after... of the key therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer. Yet the cancer still returns in some patients, shortening overall survival. A... new information about how EGFR renders cancer cells resistant to cetuximab antibody therapy," said Mien Chie Hung, Ph.D.,... factor receptor (EGFR), metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), extracellular methylation,...

Faecal immunochemical test screening effective at 4 years

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Physical activity associated with lower risk of many cancers

activity associated with lower risk of many cancer... a lower risk for colon, breast, and endometrial cancer... led by Dr. Steven C. Moore at NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) examined the associations between physical activity and... activity, colon cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, cancer prevention, cancer...

New review concludes evidence for alcohol causing cancer is strong

review concludes evidence for alcohol causing cancer is... association between alcohol consumption and cancers at seven sites in the body: oropharynx, larynx, oesophagus, liver, colon,... long-recognised association between alcohol and cancer. An association means there is a relationship of some kind between the two... cancer, causal...

Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types

weight linked to 8 more cancer... has identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas,... decades could help to reduce the risk of these cancers, the data suggest. The findings, published in The New England Journal of... weight, overweight, obesity, cancer...

Landmark study gives clearest picture of genetic causes of bowel cancer

clearest picture of genetic causes of bowel cancer... detailed picture yet of the genetics of bowel cancer... 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... of Cancer Research (ICR) Press... cancer, mutations, genetic factors, family...

Public health in the EU: encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening programmes

encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening... report on the 2003 Council Recommendation on cancer screening, published today [1], reveals a steep rise in national screening... Safety, said “Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer claim the lives of around a quarter of a million European citizens each year.... cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, European...

New research confirms obesity link to 11 cancers

research confirms obesity link to 11 cancer... research funded by the World Cancer Research Fund International, published in the British Medical Journal,... weight gain, and waist circumference) and 36 cancers and their subtypes. This was funded as part of WCRF International grant... cancer risk, oesophageal adenocarcinoma, multiple myeloma, cancers of the gastric...

World Cancer Day: highlighting physical activity in the global fight against cancer

Cancer Day: highlighting physical activity in the global fight against... on World Cancer Day, millions are urged to get active to help combat one of the world’s most d... help spread this message, World Cancer Day is harnessing the power of sport by encouraging sports fans, organisations... activity, cancer prevention, Union for International Cancer Control, World Cancer...

Lifestyle choices condition colon and rectal cancer risk more than genetics

choices condition colon and rectal cancer risk more than... of the Colorectal Cancer research group of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by... improving lifestyle to reduce the risk of colon cancer and suggests to use a combination of lifestyle and genetic information to... cancer, heredity,...

Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk

body fat is carried can predict cancer... your middle could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI), according to research published in the British... waistline increased the risk of obesity related cancers (Note 1) by 13 per cent. For bowel cancer, adding around 8 cm to the hips is... Journal of Cancer Press... waist circumference, hip circumference, cancer risk, overweight,...

Alcohol & Digestive Cancers: Time for Change

& Digestive Cancers: Time for... consumption is a known risk factor for digestive cancers, including oesophageal, liver, pancreatic, colorectal and gastric... depositphotos.com Alcohol and Digestive Cancers: Time for Change [1] highlights the alarming scale of alcohol consumption... oesophageal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric...

European Digestive Cancer Days 2017 – Prevention and Screening

Digestive Cancer Days 2017 – Prevention and S... international conference European Digestive Cancer Days 2017, which was focused on the prevention of digestive cancers, was held... international conference European Digestive Cancer Days 2017 (EDCD) picked up the threads of the annual European Colorectal... cancer screening, prevention programmes, cancer...

Preventing colorectal cancer: New report updates dietary and activity recommendations

colorectal cancer: New report updates dietary and activity... factors and the risk of developing colorectal cancer. This report, which updates those published earlier [2, 3] with the inclusion... credit: depositphotos.com The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) is an international network of cancer charities that... cancer... cancer, prevention, lifestyle factors, wholegrains, processed meat, alcohol, body...

Focus screening efforts to ‘save thousands of lives’ from digestive cancers, say experts

to ‘save thousands of lives’ from digestive cancers, say... (UEG) [1], presenting at the European Digestive Cancer Days (EDCD) Conference [2] in Prague today, are calling on European... the Masaryk University (IBA FM MU) Digestive cancers account for 3 of the top 5 European cancer killers, 23.4% of European cancer... cancers, colorectal cancer, screening, early detection, United European...

Women who take the pill protected from some cancers for up to thirty years

who take the pill protected from some cancers for up to thirty... pill are protected from some types of cancer for as long as thirty years according to new research [1] from The University... pill, women are less likely to have colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer or ovarian cancer than women who had never used the... pill, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian...

CancerSEEK: Generalised screening for multiple cancer types

CancerSEEK: Generalised screening for multiple cancer... that may allow earlier detection of eight common cancer types. The findings have just been published in the journal Science... more than 1,000 patients, their method, dubbed CancerSEEK, detected cancer with a sensitivity of 69 to 98% (depending on cancer... detection, circulating protein markers, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, oesophageal cancer,...

Colorectal cancer: Combined analysis enhances risk prediction

cancer: Combined analysis enhances risk... relatives are affected by colorectal cancer, this indicates a person’s own elevated risk of developing bowel cancer.... the conversation is about colon cancer screening, physicians often ask their patients about cancer cases among close... cancer, genetic risk markers, single nucleotide polymorphisms, genetic...

Evidence mounts of link between severe gum disease and various cancers

of link between severe gum disease and various cancer... to the link between periodontitis and overall cancer risk. The first [1] showed that severe periodontitis was associated with a 24... evidence for a link between increased risk of cancer in individuals with advanced gum disease, according to a new collaborative... cancer... gum disease, oral cancers, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic...

The IARC perspective on colorectal cancer screening

IARC perspective on colorectal cancer... cancer is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common in women and... Comparative effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening techniques 6 Reference Introduction An international... cancer screening, endoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, guaiac faecal occult blood...

Links between red meat and distal colon cancer

between red meat and distal colon cancer... reduces the risk of a type of colon cancer in women living in the United... are associated with risk of colon and rectal cancer. When comparing the effects of these diets to cancer development in specific... red meat, poultry, fish, vegetarian, colorectal cancer, distal colon cancer, cohort...

Cancer incidence continues to rise: 1 in 5 men, 1 in 6 women

Cancer incidence continues to rise: 1 in 5 men, 1 in 6... 2018, an estimated 18.1 million new cases cancer will be diagnosed globally, and 9.6 million will die from the disease,... 5 men and one in 6 women worldwide will develop cancer during their lifetime, and one in 8 men and one in 11 women will die from... cancer incidence, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), GLOBOCAN 2018,...

Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort

with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European... associated with an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine. The study,... choices is a key challenge for the prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases. European authorities are considering implementing... system, nutritional quality, food labelling, cancer...

European colorectal cancer rates in young adults increasing by 6% per year

colorectal cancer rates in young adults increasing by 6% per... cancer (CRC) incidence rates across Europe in adults aged 20 to 39 years increased by... from 20 European national cancer registries (see Note) was used to analyse trends in incidence rates of young... cancer, incidence, young...

Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer... up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as women who have what is considered a normal body mass index... United States, overall rates of new colorectal cancer cases and deaths from the disease have decreased steadily since 1980, largely... colorectal cancer, excess weight, overweight, obesity, body mass index...

Colon cancer growth reduced by exercise

cancer growth reduced by... may play a role in reducing the growth of colon cancer cells according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology [1].... exercise may contribute to the fight against the cancer. These results reinforce the importance of doing regular exercise and... cancer, colorectal cancer, high intensity interval training (HIIT), physically active...

Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer

microbial signatures for colorectal cancer... Cancers have long been known to arise due to environmental exposures such as... microbiome association studies of colorectal cancer together with newly generated data. Their meta-analyses establish... cancer, microbiome, microbial signatures, gut microbes, metagenomics,...

Rich inner lives: exploring the connection between cancer and the human microbiome

inner lives: exploring the connection between cancer and the human... new cutting-edge Special Issue from ecancermedicalscience [1] collects six original review articles that examine the... play a large role in our future understanding of cancer. “Humans are super-organisms of massive interconnecting genomes from... cancer... cancer research, colorectal...

Millions of Europeans at risk of chronic digestive diseases, new report reveals

chronic digestive diseases, including digestive cancers, wheat related disorders and functional GI disorders, as well as obesity, a... experts in the fields of nutrition, digestive cancers, liver diseases, functional gastrointestinal disorders and...

Statins linked to lower risk of early death in patients with colorectal cancer

risk of early death in patients with colorectal cancer... before or after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer was linked with a lower risk of premature death, both from cancer and from... involving 130,994 patients with colorectal cancer. Pre-diagnosis statin use was linked with a 15 percent lower risk of dying... colorectal cancer, early death,...

A gut feeling: microbiome changes may mean early detection of colorectal cancer

changes may mean early detection of colorectal cancer... to the malignancies associated with colorectal cancer, such as intramucosal carcinomas and polypoid adenomas. Their results,... believe that colorectal cancer is fundamentally not only a genetic but also a microbial disease,” says... microbiota, colorectal cancer, polypoid adenomas, intramucosal carcinomas, metagenomics,...