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30 Oct

Traditional Colonoscopy Better Than New Blood Tests at Detecting Colon Cancer

A new study finds colonoscopies are better than newly available blood tests at detecting early colon cancer and precancerous polyps.A new study finds colonoscopies are better than newly available blood tests at detecting early colon cancer and precancerous polyps.

01 Aug

Cancer Rates Rising in Gen Xers and Millennials. The Question Is Why?

Researchers analyzed cancer incidence and mortality rates across generations and found a significant increase in many types of cancer among Generation X and millennials.

09 Jul

Cutting Meat Consumption Could Lower Diabetes Rate in US

A new study finds eating less meat – both processed and unprocessed -- could significantly lower diabetes, heart disease and colon cancer rates in the US.

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Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series "Dawson's Creek," has announced that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

"I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family,” the 47-year-old star first to...

Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting.

Luckily, one expert has some helpful tips on how to take some of the pain out of the process.

The purpose of a colonoscopy is to examine the colon and rectum for abnormalities such as polyps,

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    • Middle-aged folks facing a colon cancer screening now have a blood test they can choose over a standard colonoscopy.

    However, the blood test isn't as effective as colonoscopy at detecting and preventing colon cancer, a new review finds.

    About two and a half times more colon cancer deaths can b...

    Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found.

    Women are more likely to undergo regular cancer screening if they have a tighter web of social and emotional connections, researchers reported Oct. 17 in the journal Cancer Causes & Contro...

    Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommended.

    Now, research shows the new guideline may have led to a tripling in the use of the gold-standard screen among folks ages 45 to 49.

    Still, in terms of the absolute number of people screened, colonos...

    Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor's ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy.

    Now, research finds this scenario is more likely if the patient is taking popular new weight-loss meds such as Ozempic

    There are clues that red and processed meats could be driving the increased risk of colon cancer in young adults, a new study claims.

    Younger colon cancer patients typically have higher levels of metabolites created by the digestion of an amino acid called arginine, researchers ...

    Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers.

    Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the new analysis focused on screenings for br...

    It's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay.

    But new research suggests that those who benefit most are folks whose lifestyles up their odds for the disease in the first place.

    “Our results show that aspirin can p...

    Cancer rates are rising among Gen Xers and millennials, a new study reports.

    Successively younger generations are more frequently being diagnosed half of the 34 known cancer types, researchers found.

    For example, people born in 1990 have two to three times higher...

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new blood test that can spot colon cancer.

    In late May, an FDA advisory panel had voted 7-2 that the benefits outweigh the risks when using the Guardant Health's Shield test for 

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • July 29, 2024
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    • A simple home screening test for colon cancer can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by 33%, a new study shows.

    Results indicate that undergoing annual at-home FIT (fecal immunochemical test) screening “is as good as getting a colonoscopy every 10 years for screenin...

    Black Americans are almost a third more likely to die from colon cancer than their white peers, and one key to closing that divide could be better cancer screening, a new report finds.

    That means getting Black Americans quality colonoscopies and other forms of screening, but also making sure they're...

    There's potential good news for a sizable minority of people battling advanced colon cancer.

    Doctors in Britain say that an immunotherapy drug, given before surgery, can help many more patients with a specific genetic profile stay cancer-free long term.

    The finding pertains to people with stage 2 or 3 colon tumors with a genetic profile known as MMR deficient/MSI-High.

    About ...

    People battling advanced colon cancers might have a new treatment option that could extend their survival, a new trial finds.

    A combination of two experimental immunotherapy drugs plus standard chemotherapy led to a median 19.7 month survival for patients, compared to the median 9.5 months observed among folks who only got a targeted therapy called regorafenib.

     "These results...

    Colon cancer is increasingly hitting Americans under the age of 50, and a new study outlines the warning signs that these young patients first encounter.

    The analysis was based on data from 80 different studies, involving almost 25 million patients under the age of 50.

    In nearly half (45%) of cases, blood in stools was an initial symptom, followed by abdominal cramps (40% of cases...

    A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended the approval of a new blood test that can spot colon cancer.

    The panel voted 7-2 that the benefits outweighed the risks when using the Guardant Health's Shield test for colon cancer.

    "The advisory committee's stron...

    Giving patients a choice between screening methods could help doctors detect colon cancer earlier, a new study shows.

    More than double the number of patients underwent colon cancer screening if they were given a choice of the type of test they'd prefer, researchers report.

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    Following a vegetarian or vegan diet might just buy you a longer, healthier life, a new review finds.

    Staying away from meat was tied to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer and early death, researchers reported in a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One.

    After combing through nearly 50 studies on ...

    Colon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer rates, a new study says.

    The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 between 1999 and 2020, researchers will report...

    Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it's been unclear why that is.

    Now, researchers think they understand how aspirin acts against colon cancer, a new study says.

    Aspirin appears to boost aspects of the body's immune respons...

    Younger generations are aging more rapidly, and this could be leading to an increased risk of cancer, a new study says.

    People born in or after 1965 are 17% more likely to be experiencing accelerated aging compared to seniors born between 1950 and 1954, researchers found.

    That faster aging is associated with a higher risk of certain cancers among adults younger than 55, also known a...

    As the world's population ages, a new report warns that the number of people with cancer could climb 77% by 2050.

    In the report, published Thursday in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, researchers from the American Cancer Society found there were about 20 million cancer cases and ...

    A germ commonly found in the human mouth can travel to colon tumors and appears to speed their growth, new research shows.

    The finding might lead to new insights into fighting colon cancer, which kills more than 52,000 Americans each year, according to the American Cancer Society.

    An experimental blood test accurately detected colon cancer in more than 8 in 10 people confirmed to have the disease, researchers report.

    The test -- which could be an option for people who want to avoid colonoscopy -- is intended for people who have no colon cancer symptoms and are at average risk.

    "The results of the study are a promising step toward developing more convenient to...

    Junk food increases people's risk of colon cancer, as well as alcohol, lack of exercise and obesity.

    Unfortunately, many Americans don't know about these risk factors for colon cancer, a new survey has found.

    Colon and rectal cancers have been rising in people under 50 for two decades, researchers said, meaning that many develop the cancer before screening colonoscopies are recommen...

    SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so much so that the disease is now the leading cause of cancer death for men under 50 and the second most deadly cancer for women under 50.

    The American Cancer Society released those statistics in its

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  • February 24, 2024
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    • FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- A drug first developed to treat cocaine addiction might also help slow the spread of advanced colon cancer, a new study suggests.

    The drug vanoxerine appears to suppress cancer stem cell activity by essentially rewiring gene networks critical to tumor growth, the researchers explained.

    "Tumors treated with vanoxerine become more susceptible ...

    Dutch researchers have developed a new stool test that appears to detect colon polyps better than the current test does.

    "The current test performs well, but leaves room for improvement," said Dr. Gerrit Meijer, principle investigator at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam. 

    "We want to be able to detect t...

    Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows.

    But more people are developing cancers than ever, making the dreaded disease a continued threat to human health, according to the new report

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  • January 17, 2024
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    • More patients could benefit from immunotherapy, a highly effective treatment for some cancers, new research suggests.

    Revising current testing guidelines so that a more sophisticated test could be used more often would enable 6,000 more people in the United States to receive the treatment, a team from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston contend.

    Immunotherapy is highly effective ...

    Getting your preventive screening colonoscopy could be even more of a lifesaver than you thought, a new analysis finds.

    The two gold standard tests for spotting cancers and polyps of the colon -- colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy -- offer double the benefit determined in prior studies, conclude a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, Mass.

    They explain...

    Many patients with advanced colon cancers who are successfully treated with immunotherapy and then stop those treatments appear to face little risk of tumor progression two years later.

    That's the main finding from a study that tracked outcomes for 64 people treated for metastatic colon cancer. All were given approved immunotherapy meds such as

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • December 20, 2023
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    • At-home tests for colon cancer make this important screening readily available to folks who can't afford or would rather not go through a colonoscopy.

    Unfortunately, more than 1 in 10 at-home tests sent to a lab are unusable, mainly due to mistakes made by the patient, a

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  • December 19, 2023
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    • Could blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss meds such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound also lower users' odds for colon cancer?

    New research suggests they might.

    All of these medications (and more) fall into a class of diabetes drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs).

    The new study, from researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicin...

    Colon cancer survivors can give their health a boost by eating more navy beans, a new clinical trial finds.

    Small, white navy beans are full of gut-supporting fibers, amino acids and other nutrients that can help the beneficial bacteria of the gut flourish, researchers said.

    And colon cancer patients who added a cup of navy beans to their regular meals saw positive changes in their ...

    Chalk up a surprising benefit to government housing assistance.

    Breast cancer screening is higher among some low-income women who get government help with housing compared to those who do not, new research shows.

    "Receiving housing assistance has been associated with several positive health outcomes and health behaviors in past research, and our findings suggest it can also support ...

    Rates of colon cancer among relatively young Americans continue to rise, and a new study suggests that a patient's race might determine the quality of cancer care they receive.

    Being a Black patient appeared linked to lower odds of receiving "guideline-concordant" care for colon and rectal cancers, compared to white patients, according to a study published Nov. 8 in the

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  • November 10, 2023
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    • Having diabetes and colon cancer together can raise the risk of dying early, particularly for patients with diabetic complications, a new study shows.

    To arrive at that conclusion, researchers from National Taiwan University examined data for more than 59,000 people from the Taiwan Cancer Registry Database from 2007 to 2015. The database is linked to health insurance and death records.

    Many Americans are behind on recommended colon cancer screenings -- and their doctors often fail to remind them, a new study suggests.

    The study, by the American Cancer Society, focused on a nationwide sample of more 5,000 Americans who were overdue for colon cancer screening. All had been to a routine checkup in the past year, but only about one-quarter said their provider had advised th...

    Colon cancer survivors are living longer than ever, but the vast majority of women treated for the disease have lingering gastrointestinal symptoms, such as bloating and gas, new research reveals.

    Roughly eight years after treatment, 81% of female colon cancer survivors still had GI symptoms, say researchers who analyzed medical data from more than 400 women.

    Severe GI symptoms w...

    A man's cardio fitness might influence whether he'll develop -- or survive -- three of the most common cancers in males, a new Swedish study reports.

    Higher levels of cardio fitness are associated with a significantly lower risk of developing colon and lung cancers, researchers report.

    Cardio fitness also plays a role in a man's likelihood of surviving prostate, colon and lung cance...

    With colon cancer on the rise among younger Americans, researchers are working to figure out why.

    A new study suggests the microbiome -- the community of microorganisms in the body -- may play a role.

    "Younger people with colorectal cancer have more biologically aggressive cancers and whatever survival benefit they have by being younger is outweighed by the more aggressive tumor bi...

    Maintaining a healthy weight may be important for reducing the risk of gastrointestinal cancer, a new study suggests.

    The research adds to the evidence that excess weight and weight increases in adulthood increase the risk for colon and other gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.

    "In a time when obesity rates are rising globally and 70% of the U.S. population alone is considered overweig...

    Four symptoms could provide early warning of colon cancer in younger adults.

    Being aware of these red flags could lead to earlier detection and diagnosis for those under age 50, said researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

    The telltale symptoms are abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, diarrhea and iron deficiency anemia.

    The death rate from colon canc...

    Financial stress and work lost to cancer treatment affects patients and their partners alike.

    Partners also experienced pain, fatigue and sleep issues owing to these fiscal worries, a new study found.

    "We know that financial toxicity or hardship is a significa...

    Tatiana Gonzalez had just quit her job as a postal carrier, and with it the 12 miles a day she walked as she delivered people's mail.

    So Gonzalez, then 39, figured that was why she suddenly became so constipated that she required laxatives to go to the bathroom.

    "I thought to myself, maybe it has to do with because I'm not doing exercise anymore,"she said. "But in a couple of months...

    The children of women who took a common anti-nausea drug for pregnancy in the 1960s and 1970s may be at higher risk of colon cancer, according to a new study.

    The drug, dicyclomine, is used to treat spasms caused by irritable bowel syndrome. It was also initially included in Bendectin, a drug prescribed during pregnancy starting in the 1960s to prevent nausea and vomiting.

    "Our find...

    Colon cancer continues to rise among younger U.S. adults, with the American Cancer Society reporting a doubling of cases in people younger than 55 in about 25 years.

    Also, significantly more Americans are being diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease, the cancer society says.

    As of 2019, 20% of colon cancer cases occurred in adults under age 55 -- up from just 11% in 1995, acc...

    Many people undergo a stool test to screen for colon cancer but a new study finds too few follow up with a colonoscopy when that test warns of a possible cancer.

    Not following up undermines the point of screening, said study-co-author Jeff Mohl, director of research and analytics for the Amer...

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