Oncology & Cancer
Consumer Health: Treating colorectal cancer
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating colorectal cancer.
Mar 23, 2022
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News tagged with rectum
Oncology & Cancer
Mayo Clinic Minute: What you should know about colorectal cancer
Cancer of the rectum and colon often are referred together as colorectal cancer, but treatments can be different.
Mar 4, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Breaking down colorectal cancer
Cancer of the rectum and colon often are referred to together as colorectal cancer, but treatments can be different.
Aug 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Robotic rectum may aid prostate cancer diagnosis
A robotic rectum may help doctors and nurses detect prostate cancer. The technology, which consists of prosthetic buttocks and rectum with in-built robotic technology, has been developed by scientists at Imperial College ...
Jul 4, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Most obstetricians screen for group B strep at 35 to 37 weeks
(HealthDay)—Almost all obstetricians collect group B streptococcus screening samples, but practice patterns vary, according to research published in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Aug 1, 2015
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Health
Health Check: The ins and outs of burping and farting
To understand why we fart, you need to know something about the volume of gases produced in the bowels first.
Jun 16, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Fear of missing bowel cancer may be exposing patients to unnecessary risks, say experts
We cannot allow a collective fear of missing bowel cancer to risk unnecessary and harmful treatment of patients with non-cancerous lesions, argue experts in BMJ today.
Oct 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Aflibercept in colorectal cancer: Indication of minor added benefit
The drug aflibercept (trade name: Zaltrap) has been approved in Germany since February 2013 in combination with a certain chemotherapy for adults with metastatic colorectal cancer in whom chemotherapy with oxaliplatin could ...
Jul 11, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Biodegradable implant may lessen side effects of radiation to treat prostate cancer
Several years ago, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center became the first center in the United States to test an Israeli-invented device designed to increase the space between the prostate and the rectum in ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists put bowel cancer under the microscope
Researchers from London's Kingston University have begun a two-year study which could help prolong the lives of people with colorectal tumours.
May 24, 2013
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