New findings from the University of Alberta published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network showed that 43% of eligible individuals miss timely screening tests for colorectal cancer (CRC). The results demonstrate how socioeconomic and racial disparities in cancer screening contribute to unequal health outcomes, highlighting the need ...
Findings from a recent study presented at the 2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium demonstrated that circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) testing done immediately after surgery enabled clinicians to effectively identify patients with stage I to III colorectal cancer (CRC) who were at high risk for disease recurrence. Long-term, continuous monitoring further increased ...
Colorectal cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in Canada. Twenty-seven thousand new cases and 9,700 deaths in 2020 alone. Incorrectly perceived as an "older person's disease," many Canadians do not know that the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing in those under 50. Medical teams often do not suspect ...
Recently, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Pierre, who was diagnosed with early-age onset colorectal cancer (EAO CRC) during the pandemic. He shared a little bit about himself and his diagnosis and treatment experiences. We hope that sharing Pierre’s story can continue to raise awareness about EAO ...
10 December 2020 Findings from a recent study showed that people who regularly took statins, a group of medicines that help to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) “bad” cholesterol in the blood, had a significantly lower risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC). This protective effect was most pronounced among individuals with ...
22 December 2020 Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) chemotherapy is sometimes used as adjuvant treatment (treatment that accompanies the primary treatment to increase its effectiveness) in combination with systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of colorectal liver metastases. Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) involves the continuous infusion of chemotherapy drugs directly into the ...
I was diagnosed at 29. I was 9 months pregnant with my daughter and my toddler son was 16 months old at the time. During my pregnancy I was being monitored for high blood pressure that started during my pregnancy. During a routine blood test my liver enzymes were elevated, ...
Age 29. Father of 2. Experienced daily abdominal pains, unexplained weight loss, and fatigue. An ER visit after the pain became severe led to the discovery of stage 3 colon cancer.
Age 53. Fit and active father of 4. Had colonoscopies at age 45 and 50 to address persistent bleeding, which was diagnosed as ‘local irritation’. Symptoms persisted, which eventually led to a diagnosis of stage 4 colorectal cancer with metastases to the liver.
November 2020 Findings from a recent study conducted by the Mayo Clinic found that while about 1 in 8 patients with cancer have an inherited genetic mutation that likely contributed to the development of their cancer, nearly half of these mutations would have been missed under current clinical guidelines. The ...
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