Former President Bill Clinton declared March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in 2000, citing that “Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.” He also noted that colorectal cancer takes such a deadly toll because it usually has no identifiable symptoms and often goes undetected until it is… Continue reading Five Easy and Practical Prevention Tips for March Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Category: Colon and rectal cancer
American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
The American Cancer Society has updated its age for initial screening of colorectal cancer to 45, based partly on statistics showing that rates of colorectal cancer are on the rise in young and middle-aged people. The recommendation is for people at average risk of the illness. The findings were published online in CA: A Cancer… Continue reading American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
An Enhanced Recovery Program Reduced Costs and Improved Outcomes for Colorectal Surgery
A standardized protocol for managing patients immediately before, during, and after colorectal operations not only improved clinical outcomes, it also significantly reduced overall hospital costs. One of the first studies to investigate hospital costs associated with an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal patients was published online in February 2018 as an “article in press” on… Continue reading An Enhanced Recovery Program Reduced Costs and Improved Outcomes for Colorectal Surgery
Colorectal Cancer Increasingly Seen in Younger Adults
Millennials – those in generations born since 1980 – are being diagnosed more and more with a disease typically associated with aging. . Colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) incidence rates are on the rise in young and middle-aged adults. And these diagnoses rates are on the increase in younger adults at the… Continue reading Colorectal Cancer Increasingly Seen in Younger Adults
Patient-Friendly Colonoscopy Prep Is Safe and Effective
Detailed results from a Phase 2 study of a novel colonoscopy prep (ECP) under development by ColonaryConcepts, LLC show the investigational treatment to be at least as effective and safe as two currently available colonoscopy prep formulations, while offering a much higher level of patient satisfaction and preference than standard preps. The investigational prep is… Continue reading Patient-Friendly Colonoscopy Prep Is Safe and Effective
Coffee Consumption Linked to Decreased Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Whether you like your coffee black, decaf, half-caff or even instant, feel free to drink up. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center of Keck Medicine of USC have found that coffee consumption decreases the risk of colorectal cancer. The study appeared in the April 1st, 2016 issue of Cancer… Continue reading Coffee Consumption Linked to Decreased Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer: What You Need to Know
Last year in the United States, more than 136,000 people were diagnosed with—and more than 50,000 died from—colorectal cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, striking some groups more often than others. The toll this disease takes on minorities is especially high,… Continue reading Colorectal Cancer: What You Need to Know
Dried Plums Can Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer
Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of North Carolina have shown that a diet containing dried plums can positively affect microbiota, also referred to as gut bacteria, throughout the colon. This helps reduce the risk of colon cancer. A release from Texas A&M reports that the research was funded by the California Dried… Continue reading Dried Plums Can Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer
Purple Potatoes: A New Weapon Against Colon Cancer?
Purple potatoes contain compounds that could help kill colon cancer cells, according to new research. They may also limit the spread of the illness. The researchers made the discovery while investigating the potatoes’ effect using petri dishes and mice. The investigators said the potatoes targeted the cancer’s stem cells. Colon cancer is the second leading… Continue reading Purple Potatoes: A New Weapon Against Colon Cancer?
Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Drinking coffee regular appears to prevent the return of colon cancer, according to a new, large study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that reported this striking association for the first time. The patients, all of them treated with surgery and chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer, had the greatest benefit from consuming four or more cups… Continue reading Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Colonoscopies Of The Future
Although colonoscopy is a safe procedure that’s proven to save lives, it’s got a bad reputation because of the discomfort it can cause. But that could change soon. But now, researchers from the National University of Singapore have created a probe that is slimmer than a regular probe and is just as good as getting… Continue reading Colonoscopies Of The Future
Update on Colorectal Cancer
Here, from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is the latest update on colon cancer: Last year in the United States, more than 136,000 people were diagnosed with—and more than 50,000 died from–colorectal cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, striking… Continue reading Update on Colorectal Cancer
Americans Have Colonoscopies Too Often
Colonoscopies are a very valuable procedure to screen for the presence of colorectal cancer. However, healthy Americans who do undergo this sometimes uncomfortable examination often have repeat screenings long before they actually should, according to Gina Kruse, M.D. of Massachusetts General Hospital in the US and colleagues. The team advises that endoscopists stick to the… Continue reading Americans Have Colonoscopies Too Often