The latest gastro-intestinal cancer news
’45 is the new 50′ as age for colorectal cancer screening is lowered
Prompted by a recent alarming rise in cases of colorectal cancer in people younger than…
Browsing: GI Cancers
US researchers discover new class of cancer fighting compounds
A team of scientists from Oregon State University, USA, has discovered a new class of…
Intestinal polyps in close relatives can increase risk of colorectal cancer
Cancer of the colon and rectum is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and…
Nanotechnology: new hope for bowel cancer
Bowel cancer survival rates could be improved if chemotherapy drugs were delivered via tiny nanoparticles…
Novel late-stage colorectal cancer treatment proves effective in preclinical models
In a recent discovery by University of Minnesota Medical School, USA, researchers uncovered a new…
A new study identifies interleukin 11 as a marker of cancer-associated fibroblasts
IL-11 is known to promote the development of colorectal cancer in humans and mice, but…
Cytosponge: AI could triage patients at risk of early stage oesophageal cancer
Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus,…
AACR2021: Early-onset colorectal cancers – patients of different races
Racial differences in genetic mutations were observed among early-onset colorectal cancers (CRC), according to data…
Bacterial molecule may be key to fighting stomach cancer
Humans are exposed to many types of bacteria daily, the majority of which are harmless.…
AACR 2021: Study shows young early-onset colorectal cancer patients have increased survival
New research by Yale Cancer Center, USA, shows patients with early-onset colorectal cancer, age 50…