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A Novel HMSH2 Gene Mutation In Colorectal Cancer Patients?
Categorie : Colorectal CancerAbout 20% CRC patients have a genetic component and HNPCC is the most common autosomal dominant hereditary syndrome. Some Chinese HNPCC pedigrees were recently reported in the World Journal of Gastroenterology because of their great significance for hereditary CRC. This article will undoubtedly brin ...
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Wed Mar 2008
PhytoMedical's Latest Anti-Cancer Compounds Kill Human Colon Cancer Cells
Categorie : Colorectal CancerPhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: PYTO) (FWB: ET6), announced positive results from new tests of the Company's patented 'next generation' anti-cancer compounds, which have demonstrated the ability to kill difficult-to-treat human cancer cells, including colon cancer cells and human glioblastom ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Red Meat Consumption Linked To Colorectal Cancer: Experts Offer New Advice For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Categorie : Colorectal CancerFor most Americans, meals tend to center around meat. To significantly decrease a person's risks of developing colorectal cancer, experts at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center suggest a new approach to meal planning that focuses more on fruit and vegetable dishes. ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Mouse Study, Real-Time Imaging Device May Improve Surgery For Congenital Colon Disease
Categorie : Colorectal CancerResearchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are developing a spectral imaging system that could result in shorter operating times for infants undergoing surgery for Hirschsprung's disease, according to a mouse study reported in the ...
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Wed Mar 2008
APP Pharmaceuticals Receives Final Approval For Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection
Categorie : Colorectal CancerAPP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPX), a leading manufacturer of multi-source and branded injectable pharmaceutical products, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injecti ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Delay Of Aetna Sedation Restrictions Welcomed By AGA Institute
Categorie : Colorectal CancerAetna has announced that, based on input from the AGA Institute and discussions with a number of gastroenterologists, it will not implement Clinical Policy Bulletin 0740 on April 1, 2008, as planned. This policy would have restricted the use of an anesthesia professional in standard upper or lower e ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Digestive Health Experts Urge More Americans To Get Screened For Colorectal Cancer
Categorie : Colorectal CancerAlthough new evidence released by the American Cancer Society attributes early detection to the sharp decline in colorectal cancer deaths in the U.S., not enough Americans are getting screened for colorectal cancer, according to experts from the American College of Gastroenterology. Screening rates ...
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Wed Mar 2008
New Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Focus On Prevention
Categorie : Colorectal CancerA consortium of cancer groups has published new guidelines for screening colorectal cancer, which for the first time focus on prevention and early detection.The guidelines are published online in CA, A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and were issued by the American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Adv ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Flat Colon Lesions Identified And Removed Using Colonoscopy
Categorie : Colorectal CancerA study released this week from researchers at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System in California shows that non-polypoid colorectal neoplasms or flat colon lesions, are more common in Americans than previously thought and may have a greater association with cancer compared to polypoid n ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Recommendations On Colorectal Cancer Screening Updated By New Guidelines
Categorie : Colorectal CancerA new guideline on colorectal cancer screening just released by an expert group representing a broad spectrum of health care organizations, including the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the American Cancer Society (ACS), offe ...
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Wed Mar 2008
New Guidelines Favoring Tests That Prevent Colorectal Cancer Supported By AGA
Categorie : Colorectal CancerNew consensus colorectal cancer guidelines state for the first time that the primary goal of colorectal cancer screening is cancer prevention. Previous guidelines have given equal weight to tests for detecting cancer and preventing cancer. By removing polyps from the large bowel, colonoscopy is the ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Research Offers Road Map To Safer Pain Control, Cost Savings During Colonoscopies
Categorie : Colorectal CancerAt a time when several U.S. health insurers have announced plans to discontinue payment for use of the sedative propofol during most screening colonoscopies, physicians at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that an alternative way to administer the drug could both save ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Colon Cancer Screening Laws Now Cover Half Of U.S. Population
Categorie : Colorectal CancerFor the first time, more than half of the U.S. population is now covered by state laws that require insurance providers to cover the cost of colon cancer screening tests, according to a new report card issued by a coalition of 11 leading public health groups. The enactment of new coverage laws in ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Colorectal Cancer Gene Identified By Case Western Reserve University Researchers
Categorie : Colorectal CancerCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers published a study in The American Journal of Human Genetics identifying the hereditary components of colorectal cancer (CRC.) "Identification of Susceptibility Genes for Cancer in a Genome-wide Scan: Results from the Colon Neoplasia Sibl ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Earlier Colon Cancer Screening Recommended For Smokers
Categorie : Colorectal CancerNew evidence suggests screening for colorectal cancer, which is now recommended to begin at age 50 for most people, should start five to 10 years earlier for individuals with a significant lifetime exposure to tobacco smoke, a University of Rochester Medical Center study said.An examination of 3,450 ...
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Fri Feb 2008
New Data Shows DAVANAT(R) Extends Survival Of End-Stage Colorectal Cancer Patients More Than 6 Months
Categorie : Colorectal CancerPro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: PRW), announced that new data of 14 end-stage colorectal cancer patients from its Phase II trial showed that DAVANATŪ extended median survival by more than six months. The Company tracked these patients and gathered data after they left the trial. The patients enter ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Healthcare Providers Play Role In Likelihood Of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Categorie : Colorectal CancerA new study published in Cancer reports that thelikelihoodof patients' obtaining colorectal cancer screenings is dependent onhealth care providers. Dr. Melissa M. Farmer of Veterans Affairs andcolleagues suggest that interventions targeting both the provider andthepatient are needed to boost colorec ...
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Fri Feb 2008
U.S. Cancer Deaths Down But Far Too Few Americans Screened For Colon Cancer
Categorie : Colorectal CancerNew data revealing decreasing trends in cancer deaths in the United States overall, and in colorectal cancer deaths in particular, highlight the remarkable benefits of colorectal cancer screening tests, but the lifesaving potential of these tests is unrealized for many Americans, according to expert ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Inclusion Of Six-Year Overall Survival Data In The Eloxatin(R) (oxaliplatin Injection) Prescribing Information Granted FDA Priority Review
Categorie : Colorectal CancerSanofi-aventis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing and assigned priority review status to a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) that proposes changes to the Eloxatin(R) (oxaliplatin injection) prescribing information (PI) to include a six-year ana ...
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Fri Feb 2008
The Facts African Americans Need To Know About Colon Cancer
Categorie : Colorectal CancerEach year more than 150,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with colon cancer and over 50,000 will die from the disease. Death rates from colon cancer are higher among African Americans than any other population group in the U.S. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE ...
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Fri Feb 2008