The latest gastro-intestinal cancer news
Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer
A research team from Queen’s University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk…
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A new machine learning approach detects oesophageal cancer better than current methods
Recently, deep learning methods have shown promising results for analysing histological patterns in microscopy images.…
Achilles heel of tumour cells
In 90 percent of all cases of colon cancer, the tumour cells have one thing…
Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade
Liver cancer deaths have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled…
Patients aged 85 years and older generally fare well after colectomy
As people are living longer, more elderly patients are being diagnosed with age-related colon cancer,…
NCRI 2019: Deaths from liver cancer have tripled in past 20 years in England
More people are being diagnosed with and dying from liver cancer in England than ever…
Study finds new player in cancer immunity
The immune system must strike an exquisite balance between vanquishing infections and cancer, while at…
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound predicts nodule transformation to hepatocellular carcinoma
An article published ahead-of-print in the January 2020 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) has…
Preventing deaths from bowel cancer
In 2006 the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) was introduced and its progressive phasing…
Oxygen in hyperbaric chamber provides relief after radiotherapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can relieve self-reported symptoms and side-effects of radiotherapy against cancer in…