Updated American Cancer Society guidelines for colorectal cancer screening add at-home stool tests and blood-based options alongside colonoscopy. Screening remains recommended from age 45 to 75, aiming to improve access, early detection, and prevention amid rising cases in younger adults
IIT Gandhinagar has developed a hydrogel-based drug delivery technology that helps surgeons remove colorectal tumours more safely and precisely by lifting tissue during endoscopic surgery. The innovation has shown success in pre-clinical trials and may advance to human clinical testing
The city-based hospital claimed this first-of-its-kind robotic surgical procedure as a significant milestone in colorectal cancer treatment that offers remarkable benefits for the patients
Chinese researchers have demonstrated that chronic stress disrupts the balance of gut microbiota, accelerating the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). By removing certain gut bacteria and inducing stress, they identified a specific bacterial species that could serve as a potential therapeutic target.
Cancer, the emperor of maladies, is considered the last frontier of medical knowledge, posing complex challenges that researchers are yet to overcome. It’s still largely a losing battle for humanity, despite tremendous strides made in the medical field. However, a recent drug trial, conducted in the United States, has brought cheers to the patients and […]
Oxford [England]: The findings of a recent study have shed some light on whether losing weight reduces the risk of cancer. The study in ‘JNCI Cancer Spectrum’, published by Oxford University Press, indicated that overweight and obese people who lose weight may reduce their chances of later developing colorectal adenoma: a type of benign growth […]
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, USA investigated possible associations between global levels of UVB light in 2017 and rates of colorectal cancer for different countries and age groups in 2018.
The analysis, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, included 20,046, 11,719 and 6,430 women in Australia who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, colorectal cancer and melanomam, respectively.
Hyderabad: In a unique collaboration, city-based AIG Hospitals on Tuesday signed a data licensing and partnership agreement with Satisfai Health, Canada, to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the field of therapeutic gastroenterology. The Canadian health care company has achieved notable success in applying AI solutions to help doctors better diagnose colon polyps during screening for […]
