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. [...]

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 [...]