The first step in the development of colon cancer is the formation of benign tumors, called adenomas, in the intestine. Over time, these tumors may progress to produce colon cancer if they undergo a series of mutations and genetic alterations. Researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which the benign tumor cells receive instructions to grow in confined compartments, and no to invade other
The first step in the development of colon cancer is the formation of benign tumours, called adenomas, in the intestine. Over time, these tumours may progress to produce colon cancer if they undergo a series of mutations and genetic alterations.
Patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart failure benefit just as much from adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery for colon cancer than patients without these conditions - although they are less likely to receive this extra treatment, according to an analysis of drug treatment and outcomes in patients with colon cancer, published in Cancer this month. [click link for full article]
If you catch colon cancer early, you have close to a 100 percent chance of surviving. The problem is that it takes an invasive colonoscopy to do that. It's a test that many dread, and only half of the people who should have one done, actually go through with the procedure. Now researchers are working on a much easier solution.
New research has yielded a clearer picture of which biomarkers could help doctors more precisely target the treatment of colon cancer, bringing closer the day when patients who will not benefit from chemotherapy are spared it, while those that will, get the more aggressive treatment they need. [click link for full article]
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