Cellular soldiers created using the body’s own defenses can track down and kill escaping cancer cells during surgeries, preventing metastasis and saving lives, a Vanderbilt University biomed... Read more
The vaccine proves safe in a small sample of human subjects, opening the way for the next phase of testing A new colorectal cancer vaccine showed positive results in the phase 1 clinical tri... Read more
Novel three-step pretargeted radioimmunotherapy offers safe, effective treatment Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of Technol... Read more
In mice, device destroyed colorectal tumors and prevented remission after surgery Approximately one in 20 people will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime, making it the third-most pr... Read more
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology (EIMB RAS), the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (IBCh) and a number of... Read more
The method is aimed at colorectal and lung cancers, which are difficult to diagnose in their earliest stages. Using tiny “nanopore” scanners that can detect individual DNA molecules, Profess... Read more
Anti-cancer strategies generally involve killing off tumor cells. However, cancer cells may instead be coaxed to turn back into normal tissue simply by reactivating a single gene, according... Read more
Three-dimensional cultures (or “organoids”) derived from the tumors of cancer patients closely replicate key properties of the original tumors, reveals a study published May 7 in... Read more
Results of a clinical trial of Cologuard show unprecedented rates of precancer and cancer detection by a noninvasive test. The detection rates are similar to those reported for colonoscopy.... Read more
Colonoscopies can be an uncomfortable procedure for patients who may already be worried about what results will be found. When the results are inconclusive, a patient’s options can be... Read more
“The stem cells were unable to self-renew, which resulted in long-term and irreversible impairment of tumour growth. In other words, the cancer was permanently shut down.” Scient... Read more
The researchers reported that the test detected 98 percent of all cancers A new noninvasive test for colorectal cancer screening demonstrated high sensitivity for detecting colorectal cancer... Read more
Aspirin, the everyday drug taken by countless people around the world to ward off pain and reduce their risk of developing heart disease, may have a new trick up its sleeve – preventing canc... Read more
Virtual Colonoscopy Without Laxative Equals Standard OC in Identifying Clinically Significant Polyps
Statistically, there is no difference between these two numbers Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as c... Read more
This type of cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide after lung and breast If things pan out correctly, then a clinical trial launched by a team of British researchers could come as... Read more
