Researchers examining GI endoscopes after colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedures found a “startingly high” rate of retained biopsy samples in the endoscope accessory channel or cap. Investigators found 64% of 105 total endoscopies featured retained biopsy samples, including 76% of…
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Cancer-killing virus activates immune system against colon cancer
A cancer-killing virus that City of Hope scientists developed could one day improve the immune system’s ability to eradicate tumors in colon cancer patients, according to a new study in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, a journal of the American Association for…
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Scientists discover second key pathway in colon cancer stem cell growth
In breakthrough colon cancer research, scientists at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute have discovered a link between two key signaling pathways crucial to the development and growth of colon cancer. The study is published today in…
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Small molecule treatment reduces colon cancer metastasis
When cancer metastasizes and spreads throughout the body, it can severely change the prognosis of the disease. It is estimated that metastasis is responsible for 90 percent of cancer deaths. University of Chicago Medicine investigators have found a new way…
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