by Melissa Moore, Rush University Medical Center Credit: Teona Swift from PexelsWe know that a colonoscopy is the most effective tool for the early detection and prevention of colon cancer. But anyone who has ever had a colonoscopy also knows that it’s not necessarily something to look forward to. “Many patients are hesitant to undergo this...
by University of Portsmouth Schisandrin B inhibits the proliferation of human colon cancer cells. Credit: ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.4c00009A new study has discovered a naturally occurring compound found in fruit has the potential to be an effective alternative treatment for colon cancer. The disease, which affects the large intestine, remains a significant...
by University of British Columbia Visualizing and quantifying mucus barrier functions on fecal sections. a. Processing scheme for processing feces for mucus analysis in situ. b. Tiled cross-section of healthy human feces (upper) and mouse feces (lower) dual stained with FISH probes (red) and a rabbit polyclonal antibody targeting human MUC2 (see Methods; green). c. Quantitative...
PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER IMAGE: PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER’S DR. JUSTIN BROWN CREDIT: PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BATON ROUGE – Researchers, led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Justin Brown, have found that physical activity can prevent, and not just delay, cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer. “In this observational study of patients with stage III colon...
RUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM IMAGE: KLAUS GERWERT, STEPHANIE SCHÖRNER AND FREDERIK GROSSERÜSCHKAMP (FROM LEFT) WANT TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS OF COLON CANCER CREDIT: © RUB, MARQUARD The immense progress in the field of therapy options over the past years has significantly improved the chances of cure for patients with colon cancer. However, these...
by Elana Gotkine A three-dimensional (3-D) convolutional neural network (CNN) can be used as an artificial intelligence (AI) support system for differentiating colon carcinoma (CC) and acute diverticulitis (AD) on computed tomography (CT) images, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Sebastian Ziegelmayer, M.D., from the Technical University of Munich in...
by The Mount Sinai Hospital Recurrently dysregulated super-enhancers in CRC patients. a Study overview. Figure adapted from SMART Servier Medical Art, reproduced with permission, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 unported license. b PCA of H3K27ac signal at 2026 SEs in CRC (n = 15 independent tissue samples), normal mucosa (n = 15), crypts (n = 4), and FAP adenomas (n = 2). c, d GSEA between SE proximal...
The controversy stems from a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine on a large Nordic-European clinical trial. National news articles covering the study highlighted a finding that colonoscopies only cut the risk of colon cancer by about 18% and didn’t substantially reduce deaths—which is far different than previous multiple studies showing that colonoscopy does,...
by University of Queensland Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have isolated five strains of gut bacteria that could pave the way for new inflammatory bowel disease treatments and potentially help prevent some forms of bowel cancer. The study by University of Queensland and Mater researchers identified gut bacterial strains that suppress inappropriate gut inflammation and...
by University of Barcelona Credit: University of Barcelona Approximately 1 in 25 people will develop colon cancer during their lifetime and nearly 2 million cases new cases are diagnosed worldwide each year. Chemotherapy is commonly used to treat colon cancer. While this treatment is initially effective in most cases, many patients relapse after treatment. Led...
