On March 17, Preventing Colorectal Cancer.Org (PCC) co-sponsored a Congressional Briefing entitled “Developing a National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: Saving Money
With recent reports addressing both the benefits and abuse of propofol, including singer Michael Jackson’s death, the Coalition Board recommends that national standards be established and fol
The National Coalition for Quality Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care in conjunction with the 3-C Call on Congress will host a briefing on March 24 in the Congressional Visitor
Researchers issued a recommendation in the July 2010 issue of the American Society for Clinical Oncology Post that states cetuximab should not be used in patients with Stage III colon cancer. It remains a valuable tool in treating patients with advanced colorectal cancers whose tumors do not harbor a KRAS mutation and can be either administered as a single agent or with chemotherapy.
Surveillance colonoscopy is effective and cost-effective when targeted to high-risk patients, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.
A new study released by UNC Chapel Hill on June 22, 2010, suggests a change in balance between the good and bad bacteria in our gut could be the 'harbinger' of colon cancer.