Researchers set new bases to develop therapies against colorectal cancer
Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ProCURE…
Browsing: GI Cancers
New study explains how inflammation causes gastric cancer
In 1982, researchers reported a link between chronic gastritis and stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, triggering…
Researchers study cost-effectiveness of rectal cancer treatments
Costs are on the rise for many kinds of medical treatments. UCLA researchers are looking…
Cancers ‘change spots’ to avoid immunotherapy
Cancers can make themselves harder for new immunotherapies to see by ‘changing their spots’ -…
High-dose vitamin D shows benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Results of a small clinical trial suggest that supplementing chemotherapy with high doses of vitamin…
High-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumour growth in mice
Does sugar directly feed cancers, boosting their growth? The answer seems to be ‘Yes’ at…
Blocking platelets: A possible option to prevent fatty liver disease and liver cancer
Blood platelets which interact with liver cells and immune cells play a major role in…
Screening for colorectal cancer at 45 would avert deaths, but testing older adults would do more
Starting routine colorectal cancer screening at age 45 rather than 50 would decrease U.S. cancer…
AACR 2019: Combo of virotherapy and radiotherapy shows early promise in patients with oesophageal cancer
The experimental oncolytic adenovirus telomelysin (OBP-301) in combination with radiotherapy was safe and showed early…
Oesophageal cancer could be diagnosed in the future with a £30 blood test – new research
Gareth Jenkins, Swansea University At present, oesophageal cancer has a terrible prognosis. Survival rates for…