Colorectal cancer
hideColorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. Many colorectal cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-shaped growths are usually benign, but some may develop into cancer over time. The majority of the time, the diagnosis of localized colon cancer is through colonoscopy. Therapy is usually through surgery, which in many cases is followed by chemotherapy.
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News tagged with colorectal cancer
Study shows unsedated colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening well accepted by patients
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Researchers from Taiwan report in a new study that unsedated colonoscopy for primary colorectal cancer screening is well accepted in a majority of patients. Sedation is typically used for colonoscopy to make the patient feel ...
Women fare better than men with metastatic colorectal cancer -- are hormones helping?
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Younger women with metastatic colorectal cancer lived longer than younger men. However, this survival advantage disappeared with age, suggesting a benefit from estrogen or other hormones, according to results of a study published ...
Cost-savings of colorectal cancer screening as treatment costs increase
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Investing in some colorectal cancer screening programs could cut future, more expensive treatment costs in half, according to a new study published online September 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The on ...
Trial of new treatment for advanced melanoma shows rapid shrinking of tumors
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Berlin, Germany: Researchers have made significant advances in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma - one of the most difficult cancers to treat successfully once it has started to spread - according to a study ...
How to increase colonoscopy attendance?
Aug 26, 2009 |
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In view of low attendance rate for colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), it is necessary to establish effective intervention methods to increase colonoscopy compliance. Many studies have reported that subjective ...
Genetic testing may be valuable in treating colorectal cancer
Jul 27, 2009 |
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For the 29,000 patients in the United States with metastatic colorectal cancer, chemotherapy with irinotecan is a standard treatment that has been shown to improve survival. But for more than one in 10 of these patients, ...
Most older long-term cancer survivors have poor health habits
Jul 27, 2009 |
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A new study finds that most older long-term cancer survivors who are interested in diet and exercise actually have poor health habits. The study also reveals that those survivors who do exercise and watch their diet have ...
Cost-effective strategy to screen second primary colorectal cancers in cancer survivors
Jul 16, 2009 |
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To suggest a feasible economic strategy for second primary colorectal cancer screening of cancer survivors in Korea, A research group constructed a decision-analytic model, compared cost-effectiveness results of cancer screening ...
Colorectal cancer: Researchers identify genetic markers for metastasis formation
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Previously, only a few genes had been associated with the formation of metastases in colorectal cancer. Now, researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch ...
Scientists discover novel mechanism that increases colorectal cancer risk
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Finnish Academy Professors Lauri Aaltonen and Jussi Taipale have identified and described a mechanism whereby a single-base change in the human genome increases the risk of colorectal cancer.
Less invasive CT-scan based colorectal cancer screening method shows good accuracy
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Computed tomographic (CT) colonography may offer patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer an alternative to colonoscopy that is less-invasive, is better-tolerated and has good diagnostic accuracy, according to a study ...
US counties with more African-American patients may have fewer colorectal cancer specialists
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Each percentage point increase in the African American population in a county appears to be associated with a decrease in the number of specialists within that county who diagnose and treat colorectal cancer, according to ...
Alcohol and smoking are key causes for bowel cancer
Jun 02, 2009 |
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A new global study has found that lifestyle risk factors such as alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are important risk factors for bowel cancer. Researchers have shown that people who consume the largest quantities ...
Cancer drug causes patient to lose fingerprints and be detained by US immigration
May 27, 2009 |
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Immigration officials held a cancer patient for four hours before they allowed him to enter the USA because one of his cancer drugs caused his fingerprints to disappear. His oncologist is now advising all cancer patients ...
New study finds dramatic increase in metastatic colon cancer survival
May 26, 2009 |
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Novel chemotherapy and biological agents for metastatic colorectal cancer, combined with surgical advances in liver resection, have resulted in a dramatic increase in survival for patients with advanced disease, according ...
