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FDA approves colorectal cancer drug for advanced disease NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Aug. 12, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- Colon cancer patients whose tumors have spread to other parts of the body have a new treatment option with today's FDA approval of a new chemotherapy drug. Blacks survive colon cancer with equal therapy BOSTON -- Aug. 9, 2002 -- African-Americans with colon cancer have the same disease-free and overall survival as Caucasians when they have the same access to treatment and undergo similar chemotherapy regimens, according to a new study. Menopausal status linked to obesity and colon cancer risk NEW YORK -- July 18, 2002 -- Young, obese women may have twice the risk of colon cancer as similar aged women who are not overweight, but obese postmenopausal women don't seem to have an increased risk of the disease according researchers. Energy blocker may be potential liver cancer treatment BALTIMORE -- July 15, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- Scientists have identified and successfully tested in animals a potential new treatment for liver cancer, a disease for which there are few effective treatments. Ulcer surgery linked to later pancreatic cancer SEATTLE -- May 1, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- People who have surgery for peptic ulcers are more likely to develop pancreatic cancer years later according to findings of a Dutch and American research group. Colon cancer vaccine trial seeks patient volunteers SEATTLE -- Apr. 17, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- Researchers are recruiting patients for a clinical trial of a vaccine aimed at improving the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer. Inject a fever, kill a cancer? BALTIMORE -- Apr. 8, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- In a startling new approach to treating cancer, researchers have been spreading colds to cancer patients, in the hope of curing the deadly disease. Anti-inflammatory fails to prevent hereditary colon cancer BALTIMORE -- Apr. 3, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- An common anti-inflammatory drug researchers had hoped would prevent colon cancer apparently provides no protection for young people thought to be at high risk of the cancer. Protein marker may indicate esophageal and stomach cancer ATLANTA -- Mar. 26, 2002 (Cancer Digest)-- A protein marker whose presence is thought to indicate the return of colorectal cancer may also be a sign of the development of esophageal and stomach cancer. Calcium intake linked to reduced colon cancer risk BOSTON -- March 20, 2002 (Cancer Digest)-- Increased calcium intake may reduce the risk of certain types of colon cancers and among people with low-calcium diets, even a modest increase in calcium may provide some protection, according to findings of one of the largest studies of calcium intake ever done. Dietary changes can lower colon cancer in high-risk families BOSTON -- March 18, 2002 -- (Cancer Digest) People who have a parent or sibling with colon cancer can reduce their own chances of developing the disease by taking a daily multivitamin that includes folic acid and limiting their intake of alcohol, according to a new study. Resarchers closing in on gene for inherited pancreatic cancer SEATTLE -- Mar. 1, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- Researchers have mapped the location of a gene associated with inherited pancreatic cancer. The finding may speed development of new treatment for the cancer where less than 10 percent of patients survive five years. Small incision little better for colon cancer patients BOSTON -- Jan. 15, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Colon cancer patients who undergo a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove their tumors experience only slightly better quality-of-life outcomes than those who have the standard surgery, new research shows. Older patients benefit as much from chemotherapy ROCHESTER, MINN. -- Oct. 10, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Older patients diagnosed with mid-stage colon cancer benefit as much from chemotherapy after surgery as younger patients with the disease. The study suggests that reservations about the ability of some older patients to safely withstand the side effects of chemotherapy is unfounded. Combo treatment for stomach cancer prolongs survival SEATTLE Sep 6, 2001 A combination of therapies significantly boosts survival time as compared to surgery alone for patients with stomach cancer say researchers. Potential new marker for colon cancer may change screening SYDNEY -- Sep. 5, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- In a finding that could changed screening for colorectal cancer, researchers may have found a genetic marker for cancer in certain types of intestinal polyps. Compound identified in tea kills colon cancer cells CHICAGO -- Aug. 29, 2001 -- Scientists have identified a compound in black tea that kills colorectal cancer cells in the laboratory but doesn't harm healthy cells. The compound is also found in grapes and other foods. New drug compares well to standard for pancreatic cancer SEATTLE -- Aug. 1, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- In the largest study to date of a drug designed to choke off the blood supply of tumors in the pancreas, researchers report that the drug offers a similar survival benefit compared to the standard chemotherapy agent, but caused fewer harmful side effects. Gene test for colon cancer, step closer BALTIMORE -- June 7, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Researchers have successfully extracted DNA from stool samples and reliably detected mutations linked to colon cancer. Liver cancer deaths double since 1968 SEATTLE -- May 18, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Deaths from liver cancer have almost doubled in the past 30 years, and a relatively rare type of liver cancer arising from the bile ducts accounts for virtually all of the increase research shows. Researchers warn about chemo combination SEATTLE -- May 17, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Researchers treating patients with advanced colorectal cancer warned today that a FDA-approved chemotherapy regimen using three agents may have a higher fatality rate than previously has been shown. Registry to offer early identification for colorectal cancer CHICAGO -- May 7, 2001 (Cancer Digest) --Efforts to identify, treat, and improve the outcome of hereditary or familial colorectal cancer may get a boost from a new registry that will collect information from patients and their families. Doctor's most influential for colon cancer screening INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- Apr.23, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- People who get screened for colorectal cancer usually do so because their doctors recommended it, making physician recommendation one the most important factors in early detection, say researchers in a pair of new studies. Pill for colon cancer appears to be equal to IV chemo SEATTLE Apr. 17, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Taking a pill for advanced colorectal cancer is as effective as a standard intravenous chemotherapy regimen, but doesn't make patients feel as sick, say researchers in a new study. New technique may "finger" cancer cells with urge to migrate NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 27, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Researchers have designed a method of "fingerprinting" molecules involved in helping cancer cells spread to distant organs. Synthetic vitamin D cuts colon tumors in mice NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 24, 2001-- Researchers reported today that a synthetic version of vitamin D demonstrated significant antitumor activity in mice with colon cancer, without the serious toxic effects that limit use of the natural vitamin as a cancer prevention agent. No colon cancer protection from high fiber diet BOSTON Jan. 21, 1999 -- (Cancer Digest) A high fiber diet yields no protection against colon cancer as had been thought, say Harvard researchers in a study published in today's New England Journal of Medicine. |
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