Tired of nagging a friend or family member about colorectal cancer screening? Well, award-winning actor Jimmy Smits might be able to help. Mr Smits is starring in a series of public service announcements (PSAs) encouraging people to get tested for the deadly disease. The persuasive clips were co-produced by the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s (EIF) National [...]

Think you know everything you need to about colon cancer? Well, CBSNews.com has an online quiz you might want to try just to make sure. Source: CBS News Related Video: Colonoscopy Video from Mayo Clinic Tags: colorectal; Katie Couric

Congratulations, you’ve got your cancer under control and you’re ready to enjoy your summer vacation in the great outdoors. But there’s a problem. Your cancer treatments have left you with some special clothing needs that aren’t being addressed at the local mall. In the past, finding appropriate attire after a mastectomy, ostomy, or other major [...]

Ten years of detailed genetic study and tumor testing has led an international team of researchers to the discovery of a gene marker strongly linked to colon cancer. Researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School, the U-M School of Public Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology in Spain, the CHS National Israeli Cancer [...]

Nanotechnology is being used by an Australian team to build mini-cells which can specifically attack malignant cancer cells while leaving healthy tissue unaffected. The new cells are about one-fifth the size of a normal cell and can release drugs directly into cancerous tumors. It is hoped that the new technique could be used to treat [...]

The Canadian Cancer Society is recommending adult Canadians consider adding daily Vitamin D supplements to their diets during the fall and winter months. The CCS’s dosage recommendation of 1000 international units (IU) per day is based on increasing medical evidence showing Vitamin D may reduce a person’s risk for colorectal, breast and prostate cancers. Adults [...]

Researchers from Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Eli Lilly & Company (NYSE: LLY) have discovered a mutation of the AKT1 gene which appears to cause tumor cell proliferation in breast, colorectal, and ovarian cancers. The team identified the altered form of AKT1 by analyzing the molecular features of tumor samples from 150 cancer patients. [...]

On-line conversations continue on the subject of Ted Koppel‘s feature documenting how his producer and friend, Leroy Sievers, has been dealing with his struggle against cancer. Leroy was originally diagnosed with colon cancer which later returned as metastatic brain cancer. If you’d like to learn more about Leroy’s story, take a look at this collection [...]

Researchers from Aberdeen’s Rowett Research Institute discovered a link between consuming carbohydrates and the presence of a cancer-fighting acid called butyrate. The study showed that a group of men which consumed a low carbohydrate diet of only 24g a day experienced a four-fold drop in the level of a bacteria which is key to butyrate [...]

If you want to know more about colorectal cancer therapies, and aren’t squeamish, then this newly released webcast of distinguished physicians discussing innovative treatment options might be for you. The information is presented from both the medical and surgical perspectives and is accompanied by footage of actual surgeries. Source: New York-Presbyterian Hospital Related Links: OR-Live [...]