The latest gastro-intestinal cancer news
Immunotherapy prior to surgery is effective in colon cancer
Patients with colon cancer, but no distant metastases yet, can benefit from a short course…
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A pilot study of the sequencing of the intestinal microbiota for colon cancer
The intestinal microbiota, composed by the microorganisms that live in our intestines, can give us…
Changes in surface sugar-like molecules help cancer metastasise
Changes in a specific type of sugarlike molecule, or glycan, on the surface of cancer…
Loss of protein disturbs intestinal homeostasis and can drive cancer
Colorectal carcinoma (CRC), the most common form of intestinal cancer, is the second leading cause…
Low-dose aspirin linked to reduced liver cancer risk
Among adults at high risk of liver cancer, those who took low-dose aspirin were less…
Immunosuppressive therapy for inflammatory bowel disease does not increase women’s risk of vulvar or vaginal cancer
In a retrospective study, researchers found that the use of immunosuppressive therapy does not increase…
Levels of sBTLA proteins as potential marker of overall survival of liver cancer patients
Department of Hepatology in Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan reported that levels…
Cancer cells might sniff their way through smell genes in colorectal cancer
A study published in the journal Molecular Systems Biology has revealed a novel role for smell-sensing genes…
Portable ‘electronic nose’ can accurately pick up oesophageal cancer precursor
A portable ‘electronic nose’ can accurately pick up the precursor condition to food pipe (oesophageal)…
Call for ‘people power’ to demand more life-saving cancer screening
Digestive Cancers Europe has launched a pan-European social media campaign to promote colorectal cancer screening…