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Unhealthy, Ultra-processed Foods Now Half of Calories Americans Eat at Home
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – Unhealthy ultra-processed foods have wormed their way into American kitchens, likely harming people's health for decades, a new study warns. More than half of the calories...
Clinical Practice Guideline Updated for Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology and published online Nov. 25 in Practical Radiation Oncology, updated...
Ultra-processed Foods May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Fatty, salty and sugary ultra-processed foods could be increasing people’s risk of colon cancer by spurring chronic inflammation in the gut. In a new study, colon tumors t...
Screening Primary Driver of Averted Cancer Deaths From 1975 to 2020
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Over the past 45 years, cancer prevention and screening accounted for most cancer deaths averted for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers, according to a...
Survival Up With Nivolumab + Ipilimumab Versus Chemo for Metastatic CRC
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 – For patients with microsatellite-instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch-repair-deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer who had not previously received systemic treatment,...
Fruits, Veggies Can Help You Avoid Colon Cancer
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 – Colon cancer is increasing at an alarming rate among young adults, but a new study says better eating habits could turn that trend around. About 20% of diagnosed colon cancers...
Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 – “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” founding father Benjamin Franklin once said. That’s definitely true of cancer, a new study has found. Cancer prevention and...
Centralized CRC Screening Outreach Intervention Improves Screening Rates
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 – A centralized colorectal cancer (CRC) screening outreach intervention involving mailed fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) is effective for increasing screening completion...
Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors Important to Consider for Rescreening Interval
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – Colorectal cancer (CRC) risk factors are important to consider when making decisions for colonoscopy rescreening following negative colonoscopy screening (NCS) results (no...
Most Americans Don't Know Alcohol's Links to Cancer
FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 2024 — Less than half of Americans realize that they're increasing their risk of cancer with every beer, cocktail or shot of whiskey. Despite public health warnings about the links b...
Program Tripled Number of Completed At-Home Colon Cancer Tests
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 – People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they’re provided a free test, a new study says. About 30% of patients mailed a free stool t...
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Mortality With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 – Racial and ethnic disparities exist in early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) mortality, especially in those aged younger than 50 years, according to a study published online...
Risk Factors Found for Neurogenic Bladder After Rectal Cancer Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – Lower abdominal visceral fat area (VFA), older age, and prolonged surgery are independent risk factors for developing postoperative neurogenic bladder (PONB) after rectal...
'Dawson's Creek' Star James Van Der Beek Has Colon Cancer
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series "Dawson's Creek," has announced that he has been diagnosed with...
Prepping for Colonoscopy? An Expert Offers Tips to Make Things Easier
SATURDAY, Nov. 2, 2024 – Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting. Luckily, one...