Drinking coffee daily may improve survival in colon cancer patients
Regular consumption of caffeinated coffee may help prevent the return of colon cancer after treatment…
Browsing: GI Cancers
Newly discovered cells regenerate liver tissue without forming tumours
The mechanisms that allow the liver to repair and regenerate itself have long been a…
Survival three times higher when cancer is diagnosed early
Survival for some of the most common types of cancer is more than three times…
Study finds one-third of colorectal cancers diagnosed before 35 are hereditary
Hereditary colorectal cancers, caused by inherited gene mutations, are relatively rare for most patients. However,…
‘Pill on a string’ could help spot early signs of cancer of the gullet
A ‘pill on a string’ developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help…
Liquid biopsy identifies mutations in colorectal cancer undetected in tissue biopsy
An international, randomised, phase III study has analysed the DNA of 503 patients with metastatic…
Risk of bowel cancer reduced by taking aspirin for Lynch syndrome patients
An international study led by The University of Melbourne has confirmed that long-term regular taking…
Parkinson’s disease appears associated with many cancers in Taiwan
Parkinson disease (PD) appeared associated with 16 types of cancer in a study in Taiwan,…
A single gene turns colorectal cancer cells back into normal tissue in mice
Anti-cancer strategies generally involve killing off tumour cells. However, cancer cells may instead be coaxed…
Helicobacter pylori causes gene activity in the gastric cells resembling the activity of cancer cells
Around half of the global population is chronically infected with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori,…