Contrary to expectations, diets high in the nutrient choline were associated with an increased risk of some colorectal polyps, which can?but do not always?lead to colorectal cancer, according to a study published online in the August 7 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Working with human colorectal cancer cells, a University of Minnesota team, led by cancer biologists Zigang Dong and Ann Bode, has found the potential culprit among a network of enzymes that relay signals inside cells to regulate such functions as cell growth, cancer development and programmed cell death.
A new optical technology, coupled with routine endoscopy, may enable doctors to detect the subtle tell-tale traces of early pancreatic cancer, according to researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois.
A therapeutic cancer vaccine has shown effectiveness when given alongside chemotherapy to patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in a phase II trial, according to researchers at Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd.
Drinking a daily pint of beer or a large glass of wine increases your risk of bowel cancer by around 10 per cent ? according to a new report by Cancer Research UK.
A study of Medicare patients with osteoarthritis provides additional evidence that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.
The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is extremely disappointed that the Ministry of Health of Nova Scotia has decided not to approve funding of Avastin (bevacizumab) and make it available to colorectal cancer patients with metastatic disease.
A new study confirms an association between increased vitamin D levels and decreased risk of colon cancer.
Researchers at Tufts University report a temporal relationship between nationwide folic acid fortification and an increase in rates of colorectal cancer. Their analysis and resulting hypothesis adds to ongoing debate and suggests further research on total population effects of fortification.
A 10-year study involving thousands of Israeli Jews and Arabs, led by researchers from American and Israeli institutions, has yielded important new information in the search for the genes that make a person more likely to develop colon cancer.