The latest gastro-intestinal cancer news
Drug shows promise for subset of stage III colon cancer patients
A subset of patients with stage III colon cancer had improved survival rates when treated…
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Severing nerves may shrink stomach cancers: Botox injections slow growth of tumours
Research from Columbia University Medical Center shows that nerves may play a critical role in…
A possible pathway for inhibiting liver and colon cancer is found
A group of scientists from Spain, the UK and the United States has revealed the…
Antibody halts cancer-related wasting condition: Study pinpoints a molecular cause of cachexia
New research raises the prospect of more effective treatments for cachexia, the profound wasting of…
ESMO GI: Cetuximab or bevacizumab with combi chemo equivalent in KRAS wild-type metastic colorectal cancer
For patients with KRAS wild-type untreated colorectal cancer, adding cetuximab or bevacizumab to combination chemotherapy…
New test follows the molecular footsteps that lead to oesophageal cancer
A new diagnostic test may be around the corner thanks to the discovery of a…
Weight loss surgery also safeguards obese people against cancer
Weight loss surgery might have more value than simply helping morbidly obese people to shed…
Immunotherapy may work in cancers: study
The success of an adoptive cell therapy in shrinking a woman’s tumours could mark a…
Mixed messages on DNA test a risk to bowel cancer screening
FOBT three times more sensitive to earliest stages of disease The Cancer Council is urging…
World-first clinical trial launches for advanced bowel cancer
Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a revolutionary new clinical…