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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...
Bowel cancer rates rising ‘among young adults’
More young people under 50 are being diagnosed with bowel cancer, two studies of the disease in European and high-income countries have found. Alth...
Event report from Ed Goodall
Event Report: How is research in Ireland addressing the challenges of bowel cancer? Professor Annette Byrne, Head of the Royal College of Surgeons ...
Gene Linked to CRC in Younger Patients Identified
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Valentine N. Nfonsam, MD, MS, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery Program Director, General Surgery Residency C...
Hours of TV Raises Risk of CRC in Young People
Sitting and watching TV and other sedentary behavior for more than two hours a day significantly increases the risk of contracting colorectal cance...
Can Dogs Detect Cancer?
It might sound like something from a science fiction novel but there is now strong scientific evidence to show that our dogs can actually detect hu...
