Positive Survival Trend Seen In Phase I Study Of Temsirolimus, Capecitabine
A phase I clinical trial examining the safety of combining temsirolimus and capecitabine in advanced malignancies suggests the two agents can be given safely to patients...

Potential To Predict Parkinson's Disease Via Colonoscopy Or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Two studies by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center suggest that, in the future, colonic tissue obtained during either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict who will develop Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder of aging that that leads to progressive deterioration of motor function due to loss of neurons in the brain tha...

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...

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...

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: May 15, 2012 Online Issue
Self-management May Not be Safe or Suitable for COPD Trial of Comprehensive Care Management Program for COPD Cut Short Due to Excess Mortality Self-monitoring and management of some chronic diseases can improve patient outcomes...

No Protective Effects Against Colorectal Cancer Found With Blood Pressure Drugs
A new study has found that, contrary to current thinking, taking beta blockers that treat high blood pressure does not decrease a person's risk of developing colorectal cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study also revealed that even long-term use or subtypes of beta blockers showed no reduction of colorectal cancer risk...

Researchers Describe A New Target For Developing Anti-Angiogenic And Anti-Tumoral Therapies
Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), led by Jorge L. Martínez-Torrecuadrada from the Proteomics Unit, have demonstrated that the antibody-based blocking of ephrinB2, a protein involved in angiogenesis and lymphoangiogenesis, may represent an effective strategy for the development of antiangiogenic and antitumoural therapies...

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 Health Services reported in the journal Cancer...

Exercise Reduces Breast And Colon Cancer Death Rates
A study in the May 8 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that physical activity is linked to lower rates of breast and colon cancer deaths. However, there is not enough evidence to link physical activity to other types of cancer...

Breast And Colon Cancer Survivors Live Longer When Physically Active
Physical activity is associated with reduced breast and colon cancer mortality, but there is insufficient evidence on the association for other cancer types, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...

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...

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...

Presence Of Fetal Cells In Women Lowers Risk Of Breast Cancer But Raises Risk Of Colon Cancer
For the first time, scientists have found what could be a causative link between the concentration of circulating Y-chromosome fetal cells in women who gave birth to children of either sex and their risk of later developing breast cancer and colon cancer...

Prebiotic May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk, Severity Of Colitis
Researchers at Michigan State University have shown a prebiotic may help the body's own natural killer cells fight bacterial infection and reduce inflammation, greatly decreasing the risk of colon cancer. Prebiotics are fiber supplements that serve as food for the trillions of tiny bacteria living in the gut. When taken, they can stimulate the growth of the "good" bacteria...

Consumption Of Resistant Starch May Protect Against Bowel Cancer
Western diets are typically low in fibre and have been linked with a higher incidence of bowel cancer. Even though Australians eat more dietary fibre than many other western countries, bowel cancer is still the second most commonly reported cancer in Australia with 30 new cases diagnosed every day...