EndoNurse Magazine

Colon Cancer (Colorectal Cancer)

Colorectal cancer is the third most-common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States, according to the Colon Cancer Alliance. Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine, whereas rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Together, they're referred to as colorectal cancers and often start as benign polyps that could be removed easily through colonoscopy.

FDA Gives Nod to ImClone Drug

WASHINGTON -- Erbitux, the drug at the center of the stock trading scandal that brought Martha Stewart to trial, won government approval yesterday as a last-ditch treatment for advanced colorectal cancer.Doctors believe roughly 20,000 patients a year might benefit from ...More
February 16, 2004
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Combining Surgery with Novel Treatment May Improve Survival Rates

Winston-Salem, N.C. -- Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center report in the February issue of Annals of Surgical Oncology that surgery combined with inserting heated chemotherapy drugs directly into the abdomen can improve survival rates and ...More
February 9, 2004
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Estrogen Linked to Colon Cancer Protection

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Colon cancer is the third most common form of cancer in the United States. In 2001, 46,200 men and 52,000 women were diagnosed with new cases of colon cancer. For the first time, a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has shown that estrogen may ...More
February 9, 2004
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Inflammation Marker Predicts Colon Cancer

C-reactive protein (CRP) -- a marker of inflammation circulating in the blood already associated with increased risk of heart disease -- can also be used to identify a person's risk of developing colon cancer, according to a Johns Hopkins study.Results of the study, ...More
February 4, 2004
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Briefs

New Symbol of Hope for Colon Cancer Cure WASHINGTON — Just as the red ribbon has come to symbolize AIDS and pink represents breast cancer, the blue star symbol introduced by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) will now signify the fight against colon cancer. ...More
February 1, 2004
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The Evolution of ERCP

CT Colonography Wave of the Future or Possible Threat? Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography offers a means of viewing the colon for polyps without sedating the patient. Just how safe and effective is this technique? CT colonography, in limited use since 1994, has ...More
February 1, 2004
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ENDO ALL STARS

The Digestive Disorders team at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, was honored with their facility’s first service excellence award in May 2003. Nominated by hospital employees and staff physicians, the team was recognized for their excellence in ...More
February 1, 2004
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Depression May Affect Bowel Disease Relapse

Inflammatory bowel disease patients who also suffer from depression may be more prone to regular flare-ups of the disease than those with fewer depression symptoms, according to new research. The small study published in the January/February issue of Psychosomatic Medicine ...More
January 27, 2004
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Probiotic VSL#3™ Maintains Remission in 85 Percent Of Ulcerative Colitis Patients with Pouchitis, Study Confirms

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Further evidence that manipulating the intestinal flora with a highly concentrated probiotic may be an effective therapeutic strategy for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was reported in this month's issue of the medical journal ...More
January 22, 2004
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Metastasis of Colon Cancer Cells Reversed In Vitro

Weizmann Institute scientists have succeeded in reversing the metastatic properties of colon cancer cells, in vitro. The findings, published in the Nov. 24 issue of The Journal of Cell Biology, uncover a key process involved in the metastasis of colon cancer cells and raise ...More
January 19, 2004
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