Cancer is common in pets; learn the signs during Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Did you know that cancer is the leading cause of death among dogs more than 2 years old?
View ArticleSpotting a molecular warhead for disease in the human gut
Yale scientists are using new chemical tools to identify and understand molecules in the human gut that alter DNA and regulate inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancers.
View ArticleBetter mouse model enables colon cancer research
Every day, it seems, someone in some lab is "curing cancer." Well, it's easy to kill cancer cells in a lab, but in a human, it's a lot more complicated, which is why nearly all cancer drugs fail...
View ArticleNew approach holds promise for earlier, easier detection of colorectal cancer
Chemists at Caltech have developed a new sensitive technique capable of detecting colorectal cancer in tissue samples—a method that could one day be used in clinical settings for the early diagnosis of...
View ArticlePatch delivers drug, gene, and light-based therapy to tumor sites
Approximately one in 20 people will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime, making it the third-most prevalent form of the disease in the U.S. In Europe, it is the second-most common form of cancer.
View ArticleNano-lipid particles from edible ginger could improve drug delivery for colon...
Edible ginger-derived nano-lipids created from a specific population of ginger nanoparticles show promise for effectively targeting and delivering chemotherapeutic drugs used to treat colon cancer,...
View ArticleGuideline issued on molecular biomarkers for CRC tissues
(HealthDay)—A guideline, published online Feb. 6 in the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, has been developed in relation to molecular biomarker testing of colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues.
View ArticleExamining the role of the microbiome in the effectiveness of colorectal...
The bacteria residing in your digestive tract, or your gut microbiota, may play an important role in your ability to respond to chemotherapy drugs in the clinic, according to a new study by scientists...
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