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 | Laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer: Is it ready for prime time?
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| | Laparoscopy, with small incisions and quick recovery, has revolutionized abdominal surgical. Although mostly applied to patients with benign disease, minimally invasive surgery is now being used in p... [more]
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| Role of Virtual Colonoscopy in Screening for Colorectal Cancer
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| | Abstract:
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Most colorectal cancers begin as benign lesions in the colon called adenomatous polyps. Screenin... [more]
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| Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers
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| | Information courtesy National Cancer Institute (NCI) Source: www.cancer.gov
What is colorectal cancer?
Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum become abnormal a... [more]
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| Colon Cancer Research News: Moderate exercise improves survival rates for colon cancer survivors
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| | People who have been treated for colon cancer can substantially reduce the risk that the disease will return and improve their overall chance of survival by engaging in regular exercise, according to ... [more]
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| Colon Cancer: Experts Debunk the Myths
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| | ANN ARBOR, Mich-Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and the No. 1 cause of cancer death among non-smokers. More than 150,000 Americans will be diagnosed with... [more]
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| Colon Cancer Research: Survival Linked To Number of Lymph Nodes Examined at Surgery
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| | An analysis of 17 studies from nine countries has found that the more lymph nodes that are removed and examined during surgical treatment of colon cancer, the better the outcome appears to be for ... [more]
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| Gleevec Decreases Cancer Recurrence for Patients with Primary Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
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| | GIST is a sarcoma, which is a type of cancer that develops in the cells of the body's connective or supportive tissues... [more]
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| Colon cancer screening key to prevention, increased survival
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| | Researchers, including those at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, are working to make colorectal screening a little easier, through a combination of more choices and ... [more]
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| Study Finds Cisplatin Less Effective Than Standard Treatment for Patients With Anal Cancer
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| | When administered before chemoradiation, the common anti-cancer drug cisplatin neither improved disease-free survival nor reduced the number of colostomies needed when compared to the standard treatme... [more]
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| New Study Examines Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests for Elderly Patients
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| | NEW YORK, NY - New findings from a Decision Analysis for the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggest that routine colorectal cancer screenings can be stopped in patients over the age of 7... [more]
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| Protein levels indicate risk of death in some colorectal cancer patients
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| | BOSTON--A pair of proteins may help explain why people with surgically removed colorectal cancer and who are overweight, physically inactive, and follow a Western-pattern diet may have an increased ... [more]
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| Gastrointestinal stromal Tumor (GIST): New oral drug overcomes resistance after failure of standard
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| | BOSTON – A new targeted drug demonstrated its ability to control metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor, an uncommon and life-threatening form of sarcoma, after the disease had become resistant to ... [more]
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| Patients with family history of colorectal cancer may be at risk for aggressive form of the disease
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| | BOSTON--When people with a family history of colorectal cancer develop the disease, their tumors often carry a molecular sign that the cancer could be life-threatening and may require aggressive treat... [more]
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