ASCO: Microbiome Varies for Early-Onset, Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The microbiome (MB) of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) varies between those diagnosed with early- or late-onset disease, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cli…
Learn MoreMás evidencias de que la obesidad aumenta las probabilidades de cánceres gastrointestinales
VIERNES, 12 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mantener un peso saludable podría ser importante para reducir el riesgo de un cáncer gastrointestinal, sugiere un nuevo estudio. La investigación amplías las evidencias actuales de que el exceso de peso …
Learn MoreMore Evidence That Obesity Raises Odds for Gastrointestinal Cancers
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 incre…
Learn MoreOverweight, Obesity in Early, Middle Adulthood Increases Risk for GI Cancers
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overweight and obese body mass indices (BMIs) in early and middle adulthood are associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) and non-CRC gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreFTD-TPI Plus Bevacizumab Increases Survival in Refractory Advanced CRC
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with trifluridine-tipiracil (FTD-TPI) plus bevacizumab yields longer overall survival than FTD-TPI alone among patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, according to a study published in…
Learn MoreRisk for Early-Onset CRC Increased in Women Born Via C-Section
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Birth by cesarean delivery is associated with early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) only in female offspring, according to a study published online April 27 in JAMA Network Open.Yin Cao, Sc.D., M.P.H., from the W…
Learn MorePrediagnostic Weight Loss Underestimates Risk for Colorectal Cancer
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The association between excess weight and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk may be underestimated because of prediagnostic weight loss, according to a study published online April 21 in JAMA Network Open.Marko Mandic…
Learn MorePartners of CRC Survivors Experience Long-Term Financial Toxicity
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Partners of colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors experience long-term financial toxicity that is associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL), according to a study published online April 6 in JAM…
Learn MoreHigher Risk for CRC Seen in Adults Exposed to Bendectin In Utero
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults exposed in utero to the antiemetic Bendectin (doxylamine/pyridoxine/dicyclomine), prescribed during pregnancy in the 1960s, have an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study pub…
Learn MoreCRC Incidence Shifting to Younger Adults, More Advanced Disease
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is shifting to younger individuals and is being diagnosed at more advanced stages, according to a report published online March 1 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinici…
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