News tagged with colon polyps
Is there any association between COX2 and colon cancer?
May 22, 2009 |
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are known to reduce the risk of colon cancer, act directly on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) and reduce its activity. Population studies have found an association of inherited ...
Black Americans are at higher risk for colon polyps
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Black Americans have a higher occurrence of colon polyps, according to a new study. This is a significant finding considering the incidence of colon cancer among black men has increased and remained unchanged among black ...
Black patients at higher risk for colon polyps
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Compared with white patients, black patients undergoing screening colonoscopy have a higher prevalence of colon polyps, according to a study in the September 24 issue of JAMA.
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Reinterpretation of proximal colon polyps called hyperplastic in 2001
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Serrated colorectal polyps include the subgroups hyperplastic polyps, sessile serrated polyps (also called sessile serrated adenomas), and serrated adenomas. Recent studies have found that serrated polyps share molecular ...
Diverticulosis not associated with higher incidence of polyps
Oct 26, 2009 |
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A Henry Ford Hospital study questions the need for aggressive screening for colonic polyps in patients with diverticulosis.
Surgical removal of small colon polyps is costly and unnecessary
Nov 03, 2008 |
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Polypectomy (the surgical removal of polyps by colonoscopy) of small polyps found during CT colonography is costly and unnecessary according to a study performed at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public ...
CRC screening before Medicare age could save millions in federal health-care dollars
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A screening program for colon cancer in patients starting ten years prior to Medicare eligibility, at age 55 instead of Medicare's 65, would save at least two dollars for every dollar spent, according to a new study presented ...
A simple blood test for colon cancer
Nov 20, 2008 |
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People are often reluctant to undergo a routine but painful colonoscopy -- but the consequences can be fatal. According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the third most common cancer found in American men ...
Colonoscopy: What to Expect When Your Doctor Wants an Inside Look
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States with more than 140,000 cases diagnosed each year. It is also one of the most preventable cancers. Since March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness ...
Study confirms colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Colorectal adenomas, the precursor polyps in virtually all colorectal cancers, occur infrequently in younger adults, but the rate sharply increases after age 50. Additionally, African Americans have a higher rate of proximal, ...
Mayo Clinic estimates new, tiny, super-sensitive probe could cut colon polyp removal in half
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Based on results of a landmark study, researchers at Mayo Clinic's Florida campus see a future in which virtual biopsies will eliminate the need to remove colon polyps that are not cancerous or will not morph into the disease.
Discovery of a novel mechanism for the development of colon cancer
May 05, 2008 |
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Recent work from the Finnish Academy Center of Excellence on Cancer Biology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has shed light on the mechanisms of colon tumor development and may help to design better treatment for this ...
Virtual biopsy can tell whether colon polyp is benign without removal
May 21, 2008 |
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A probe so sensitive that it can tell whether or not a cell living within the human body is veering towards cancer development may revolutionize how future colonoscopies are done, say researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, ...
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