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News: February 14, 2012
Colon Cancer Prognosis Worse for the Obese, Type 2 Diabetics
FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who have been diagnosed with colon cancer have a poorer prognosis if they're obese or have type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Two new studies that looked at the impact that body-mass index (BMI) and a...
Can NSAIDs Cut Colorectal Cancer Deaths in Older Women?
SUNDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Older women who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- such as aspirin or ibuprofen -- appear to have a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer than women who don't use these medications, a large new st...
Radiation Before Surgery May Prevent Return of Rectal Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who receive radiation before surgery for rectal cancer are about 50 percent less likely to experience a return of their cancer, a new Dutch study has found. Local recurrence -- the return of cancer to t...
Low-Dose Aspirin May Cut Chances of Colon Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People who regularly take a low dose of aspirin may be reducing their risk of developing colon cancer by 24 percent, a new study finds. Moreover, for those who take low-dose aspirin (about 75 milligrams/day) b...
Rectal Cancer Rates on the Rise in Younger Adults
MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- While the number of actual cases is still extremely small, U.S. researchers report that the incidence of rectal cancer among people under the age of 40 is on the rise. A young person's chance of developing the d...
Health Plan May Influence 5-Year Rectal Cancer Survival
MONDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Uninsured and Medicaid-insured rectal cancer patients are more likely to die within five years than those with private health insurance, largely due to disparities in treatment and cancer stage at diagnosis, new...
Intensive Rectal Cancer Treatment Shows Promise
TUESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive treatment strategy shows promise against locally advanced rectal cancer. The phase 2 study included 105 patients with poor-risk rectal cancer, meaning they have a high likelihood of disease recurre...
U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths Continue to Drop
MONDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Better screening, healthier living and new treatments have all continued to help cut the annual number of cancer cases and deaths in the United States, a new report says. The findings showed that new cancer cases...
Too Few Latinos Get Colorectal Cancer Tests
MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Language barriers may contribute to lower screening rates for colorectal cancer among Mexican-Americans, a San Diego State University study suggests. A 2005 telephone survey of close to 17,000 older Californian...
Study Finds Possible Genetic Indicator of Colorectal Cancer
THURSDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they may be moving closer to developing a genetic test for colorectal cancer that could indicate who needs a more advanced colonoscopy screening. In a study released this week, an international ...
Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising for Under 50 Set
MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Despite a steady decline in colorectal cancer rates in the United States in the past two decades, new research indicates that the disease is actually on the upswing among people younger than 50. The analysis sugg...
Avastin Shows No Benefit Against Early Stage Colon Cancer
SATURDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer drug Avastin, widely used for lung, breast and metastatic colorectal cancers, appears ineffective for patients with early stage colon cancer, a result the trial's lead author called "disappointing." ...
Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation
THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- For people with operable rectal cancer, the most effective treatment is a short course of radiation therapy followed by "high-quality surgery," according to a new study. Surgery is the standard treatment for r...
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