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Adults 85 years and older fare well after CRC operations
Preliminary study results show many older patients receive a colon cancer diagnosis and operation at the same time, and that a surgeon’s expe...
Pancreatic cancer drug reaches Phase III status
A pancreatic cancer drug discovered in professors Paul Bingham and Zuzana Zachar’s lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Ston...
Exercise Can Now Be Prescribed Like Medicine for Cancer Patients
It is well known that regular exercise can help prevent and treat many forms of heart disease, but less commonly known are the benefits of physical...
European Society of Medical Oncology Congress Presentations Show B-Cell Vaccine Combinations
(ASX:IMU), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, today announced two presentations by medical investigators at the European Society of Medical ...
More Antibiotics, Higher Odds for Colon Cancer?
Taking certain antibiotics — especially multiple times or for long courses — may put you at risk for colon cancer, a large new study su...
Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer
In pancreatic cancer cells’ struggle to survive, the cells choose alternative routes when their main pathways are blocked by drugs. Researche...
Simple test produces a color change in urine to signal tumor growth in mice
A simple and sensitive urine test developed by Imperial and MIT engineers has produced a color change in urine to signal growing tumors in mice. To...
Exercise ‘delays progression’ of advanced colorectal cancer
Metastatic colorectal cancer patients who engage in moderate exercise while having chemotherapy tend to have delayed disease progression and fewer ...
How alcohol can affect the development of colorectal cancer
While heavy alcohol consumption is recognised as a contributor to the development of colorectal cancer (CRC), an increasing number of studies sugge...
