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Colorectal cancer
It’s creative chaos in the colorectal cancer clinic
After years of relying on 5FU, colorectal cancer clinicians now have a wealth of targeted therapies and combination protocols to choose from. The question is, what to use in which patients and when? Download full [more]
The minimalist of St Mark’s
It takes a surgeon to stop a surgeon, says John Northover, consultant surgeon at London’s world-renowned colorectal hospital. And between his heavy clinical and teaching commitments, he concentrates on helping minimise patient interventions, through promoting [more]
Does a new model improve decisions about mismatch-repair genetic testing and Lynch syndrome identification?
A new predictive model developed by clinical geneticists in Edinburgh offers a useful tool for physicians making decisions relating to genetic testing, although its clinical application in patients with colorectal cancer for the identification of [more]
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Does regular use of aspirin reduce the risk of colorectal cancer?
Use of at least two standard aspirin weekly, for 10 years or more, reduces colon cancer risk in women. Subject to certain caveats, aspirin should be considered for colon cancer prophylaxis. Download full article
What’s coming up in colorectal cancer?
A panel of experts is predicting that colorectal cancer patients will soon feel the benefits of the sort of individualised therapies that are beginning to be used in breast cancer. More effort is needed to [more]
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Could COX-2s stage a comeback in cancer?
Hopes for a drug that could inhibit colorectal cancer took a knock last year due to revelations of serious side-effects. But a combination therapy may now offer a way forward. Download full article