The number of people who need colonoscopies to screen for colorectal cancer is outpacing the number of endoscopists available to perform them, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. A booming aging population has increased the number of people over 50, the age when the American Cancer Society recommends beginning regular screening for colorectal cancer, the [...]
More than 75 percent of primary care physicians in the United States who order or perform the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) as a screening option for colorectal cancer perform an in- office test rather than relying on the home- based test, even though the home-based test is more accurate, a [...]
Higher rates of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality experienced by African-Americans may be driven largely by differences in health care utilization, and less by biology, according to a new study led by researchers from NCI. Lower rates of follow-up could lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment and higher mortality. Source: NCI News Releases
Awareness, Earlier Screening Key to Reducing Colorectal Cancer Deaths, Disparities for African Americans Physician experts from the American College of Gastroenterology raised concern that not all African Americans are aware that they should undergo colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 45–five years before current recommendations. Read more on Newswise
Vitamin B6 appears to play a beneficial role in preventing colon cancer, a study published Tuesday concluded. Researchers led by Susanna Larsson of Sweden’s National Institute of Environmental medicine traced the beneficial effects to pyridoxal-phosphate (PLP), the main active coenzyme form of vitamin B6. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided [...]
The increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with obesity may be largely restricted to tumors that have no or low microsatellite instability (MSI), a common condition in most colorectal cancers, according to a new study published online March 5 in theJournal of the National Cancer Institute. Source: General Cancer News [...]
Following a negative complete colonoscopy, those who had their colonoscopies at a hospital and had their procedures performed by a non- gastroenterologist may be at a significantly increased risk of developing subsequent colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of [...]
ArQule, Inc. announced the initiation of a Phase 2, single agent trial with ARQ 197 in germ cell tumors (GCT), including testicular and non- central nervous system (non-CNS) tumors, and a Phase 1/2 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety of ARQ 197 administered in combination with irinotecan and cetuximab [...]
Colorectal cancer refers to cancerous growths in the colon and rectum, which are the third most common cancers in the Western world. Learn more about colorectal cancer, including symptoms and treatments, in this health video.
Rates of screening for colorectal cancer are consistently lower than those for other types of cancer, particularly breast and cervical. Although the screening rates in the target population–adults over age 50–have increased from 20-30 percent in 1997 to nearly 55 percetn in 2008–the rates are still too low. An NIH state-of-the-science panel was convened [...]