In just one moment, your life can completely change. Last year, I had blood in my stool, that’s it – no other symptoms, it came on unexpectedly and immediately I made an appointment with my family doctor who sent me for a colonoscopy, which unless you have a family history ...
The EPOCH trial is the first phase III international study evaluating the use of Yttrium 90 radioembolization and chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with colorectal liver metastases. The liver is unique in that it receives two separate blood supplies. The hepatic artery brings oxygenated blood from the heart to ...
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the way cancer is treated by boosting the body’s natural immunological defenses to destroy tumour cells. While immunotherapies do come with side effects, the drugs tend to be associated with fewer side effects compared to chemotherapy. If a patient is a candidate for immunotherapy, the treatments do ...
“You have cancer.” To me, when it’s regarding my own health, those words sit at the top of the list of “worst possible words to hear from your doctor”. Especially when you are a mother of 3 kids, just had a c-section 4 months ago and are in the middle ...
Colorectal (CRC) cancer screening and diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada CRC is the third most common cancer in Quebec, with projected cases in 2020 consisting of 3900 in males, and 3100 in females. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which extended from March to July ...
A Swedish population study published this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute adds to the body of evidence that shows an association between antibiotic use and an increased risk of developing colon cancer. Evidence from a large Scottish study published earlier this year found that a history ...
Claudia was diagnosed with early age onset colorectal cancer and Lynch syndrome at 33. We had the chance to interview Claudia to learn more about her experience, including some of the positives that came from her cancer journey. 1. Can you talk about your experience with colorectal cancer? When I ...
Adjuvant (post-surgical) chemotherapy is useful in reducing the risk of disease recurrence and improving survival in patients who have undergone colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. The GALAXY trial is evaluating the role for circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) as a predictive biomarker to select patients with CRC who are most likely to ...
It has been 10 years since my husband Steve Lisiak lost his incredibly brave battle to colon cancer. He was just 38 with no family history of the disease. We were parents of our then 17-month-old beautiful little boy AJ and we were so looking forward to a beautiful life ...
The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a widely used colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test that uses a specific antibody to detect hemoglobin in the stool - an indication of the presence of blood which can be sign of pre-cancer. FIT can be sent to a person by mail and completed ...
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