New colon cancer treatment shows promise A new way to treat certain types of colon cancer has shown promising results. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains.
Researchers reported that a bioengineered gel may prevent hair loss during chemotherapy; acetaminophen may block colon cancer growth; and antiangiogenesis products are succeeding in human trials.Gebhart, Fre...
Colorectal cancer or colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), which is the final part of the digestive tract. Both colon cancer and rectal cancer can be referred to as colorectal or bow
The conventional method injected irinotecan and fluorouracil, which are anticancer drugs for colon cancer, directly into the central vein. It was also inconvenient as it required hospital admission. “The study was the first of its kind to demonstrate that mXELIRI therapy has the same therapeutic e...
"There is a pressing need for new treatments for individuals with metastatic colorectal cancer, who have had limited options and continue to face poor outcomes. FRUZAQLA is the first novel chemotherapy-free treatment option approved for patients in the U.S. re...
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They found that the proteins were at higher levels in the cancer patients, indicating that they could be used to screen for colon cancer without resorting to colonoscopy, Eldeeb said. "This new test showed higher accurate results than the routinely used stool-based noninvasive test, and if use...
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Key Words: Colorectal cancer; Therapy resistance; Antibody-drug conjugates; α-amanitin; Tumor microenvironment; Immunotherapy; Checkpoint inhibitors; Microbiome Core tip: Therapy resistance has been a culprit for colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment. Here, we review a novel therapeutic approach using α...
the development or progression of colorectal cancer. In addition, a part of this investigation studies in depth which is the best state for T lymphocytes to fight against tumor cells. The results strengthen the use of gamma delta cells as a therapeutic option in the treatment of colon cancer....