Posts Tagged ‘colorectal cancer’
Cancer patients face high mortality from COVID-19
Largest study of cancer patients with COVID-19 provides guidance on how to protect this vulnerable population. …
Read Full ArticleIdentical mice, different gut bacteria, different levels of colon cancer
Study offers new clues about how the composition of the gut microbiome may contribute to the development of colorectal cancer. …
Read Full ArticleA common gut microbe secretes a cancer-causing toxin
Scientists have shown that a toxin released by a common strain of gut bacteria causes unique patterns of DNA mutations associated with colorectal cancer. …
Read Full ArticleGI societies issue updated colorectal cancer screening recommendations
Gastrointestinal experts provide a consensus update on colorectal cancer screening. …
Read Full ArticleDesigner probiotic treatment for cancer immunotherapy
Biomedical engineers have designed a novel probiotic strain that after a single dose can seek out solid tumors and safely deliver immune checkpoint inhibitors, resulting in tumor regression …
Read Full ArticleHuman gut-in-a-dish model helps define ‘leaky gut,’ and outline a pathway to treatment
Researchers simulate leaky gut conditions for the first time, using 3D models of human intestines generated from patient cells. …
Read Full ArticleCancer mutations occur decades before diagnosis
Researchers have analyzed the whole genomes of over 2600 tumors from 38 different cancer types to determine the chronology of genomic changes during cancer development. …
Read Full ArticleEstrogen may facilitate the growth of liver metastases in non-sex-specific cancers
Mouse study identifies the female hormone estrogen as a regulator of a pro-metastatic tumor microenvironment in the liver and a potential therapeutic target. …
Read Full ArticleAspirin appears to curb colorectal cancer recurrence and tumor growth
New findings suggest daily aspirin reduces colorectal tumor growth and inhibits recurrence of the disease. …
Read Full ArticleResearchers identify new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer
Researchers have identified a key protein that supports the growth of many colorectal cancers. …
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