Colon Cancer Treatment - Health Briefs: Free colon cancer screenings offered - Tulsa World
Health Briefs: Free colon cancer screenings offered - Tulsa World
The screenings are being offered as a result of a grant, which covers the cost of the physician, hospital and pathology associated with the screening colonoscopy. Patients must be between 50 and 64 years old, not be covered by any type of insurance
Vaccine Stops Colon Cancer’s Spread in Mice - BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) — A new vaccine to treat and prevent metastatic colon cancer appears to work in mice, researchers report. The vaccine has one unique property: It acts on the immune system in the intestines, a separate immune system
Study suggests colon cancer vaccine possible - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A protein found only in the intestines may help lead the way to a vaccine that can treat colon cancers and perhaps other tumors too, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Mice immunized with the protein and then infected with
Intestinal Proteins May Be Effective Anti-Tumor Antigens - HULIQ.com
Mice immunized with an intestinal protein developed fewer lung and liver metastases following injection with colon cancer cells than unvaccinated animals. Researchers are hindered in the development of cancer vaccines by a lack of antigens that are
Culture may influence decisions cancer screening decisions - Philadelphia Inquirer
Racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely to undergo colon cancer screening than whites, but the reasons are not completely clear. For insights, researchers at University of California Davis School of Medicine analyzed data from two national