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Predicting Response To New Treatments In Colon Cancer
The Stem Cells and Cancer Research Group headed by Dr Hector G. Palmer at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) has identified the molecular mechanisms that determine patients' response to certain drugs used in clinical trials for colon cancer treatment. The study led by VHIO also benefited from the ...
Instructional Web-Based Video Decreases Patient No-Shows For Colonoscopy
Patients who watch an online instructional video are more likely to keep their appointments and arrive prepared for a scheduled colonoscopy than those who do not, according to a study by gastroenterologists at the University of Chicago Medicine. The study, presented at the 2012 annual Digestive Diseases Week meeting in ...
Rectal Cancer Patients May Not Be Receiving Treatment Consistent With Guidelines
Research from the University of Alberta provides new insight into treatment patterns for people with stage two and three rectal cancer - information that ultimately will help physicians improve care strategies for patients province-wide. Lead researcher Marcy Winget, an epidemiologist with the School of Public Health, says the study of ...
Computerized ‘Virtual Cleansing’ Accurate, Negates Need For Laxatives In Colonoscopy
A CT-scan-based form of virtual colonoscopy that does not require laxative preparation appears to be as effective as standard colonoscopy in identifying the intestinal polyps most likely to become cancerous. In the May 15 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research team reports finding that ...
Colon Cancer And Economic Theory In Health Care
A study of 7,424 privately insured colon cancer patients found that managed care presence in the market and hospital competition increased the likelihood laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer lowered costs, a national team of researchers led by a professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health and ...
Researchers Search ‘Junk’ DNA For Colorectal Cancer Clues
Two researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have helped to identify switches that can turn on or off genes associated with colorectal cancer. The finding offers clues about the development of colorectal cancer and could - potentially - provide targets for new therapies. Jason Moore, Third Century ...
Colonoscopy Rather Than Sigmoidoscopy May Be Better For Blacks And Hispanics Who Have Higher Risk For Precancerous Colorectal Polyps
Blacks and Hispanics have a significantly higher risk of developing precancerous colorectal polyps compared with whites, according to a study by researchers at NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. The findings appeared in the online edition of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics...