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April 10, 2018
Managing Side Effects From EGFR Inhibitors
CancerConnect News: Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) inhibitor drugs are a type of precision cancer medicine commonly used to treat […]
Tags: cetuximab, Colon Cancer, diarrhea, EGFR inhibitors, erbitux, Erlotinib, Gefitinib, Head and Neck Cancer, iressa, Lung Cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other
March 29, 2018
CancerConnect News: Clinical data from three ongoing larotrectinib (LOXO-101) clinical trials in patients whose tumors harbor tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) […]
Tags: Colon Cancer, colorectal cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, Rectal Cancer
November 3, 2017
Approximately 10-15% of patients with colorectal cancer require a colostomy. Colostomy refers to a surgical procedure where a portion of […]
October 16, 2017
Targeting both BRAF and EGFR doubles progression-free survival in metastatic colorectal cancer
Recent successes in genetically targeted precision cancer medicines are improving outcomes in a number of cancers. Ensuring patients undergo genomic […]
Tags: BRAF, Colon Cancer, erbitux, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, Precision Cancer Medicine, Rectal Cancer, V600E, vemurafenib, Zelboraf
September 18, 2017
NSAIDs Decrease Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are medicines that are used for the treatment of a wide range of musculoskeletal illnesses including […]
Tags: Colon Cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, Rectal Cancer
May 9, 2017
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cancer Risk
Better screening and modern IBD treatments are improving the odds. By Sharon Reynolds A woman newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel […]
Tags: Colon Cancer, irritable bowel disease, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, Rectal Cancer
March 6, 2017
Proton Beam Therapy may Improve Outcomes for Rectal Cancer
Currently a standard treatment for several gastrointestinal cancers (GI) combines the use of chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgical resection. […]
Tags: News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, proton beam therapy, Rectal Cancer
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