News tagged with rectal bleeding
Colorectal cancer risks quantified
Although the presenting features of colorectal cancer are well known, the risks they confer are less well defined. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine describes the exact risks posed by eight clinic ...
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Research shows rapid adoption of newer, more expensive prostate cancer treatments
With 180,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, it is one of the most common types of cancer in the country. For this reason, it has been cited as a good marker for health care spending in general, reflective ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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30 new gene variants linked to Crohn's disease
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have found 30 new gene variants associated with the risk of Crohns disease. The results of the study provide valuable insight ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Prostate cancer's multiple personalities revealed
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have taken an important step toward a better understanding of prostate cancer by uncovering evidence that it is not one disease, as previously believed, but rather several factors ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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High-dose, short-course radiation for prostate cancer does not increase side effects
When treating prostate cancer with radiation therapy, side effects such as urinary problems and rectal pain and bleeding are a concern, as is impact on the patient's overall quality of life. So when new, more efficient treatment ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Newer type of radiation for prostate cancer favored in reviews
A new British review of existing research suggests that while a newer type of radiation for the treatment of prostate cancer does not help patients live longer compared to an older type – at least when similar doses ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Highly targeted radiation technique minimizes side effects of prostate cancer treatment
Men with prostate cancer treated with a specialized type of radiation called intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) have fewer gastrointestinal complications compared to patients treated with conventional three-dimensional ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Hemorrhoid treatment doesn't always involve surgery
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Cincinnati experts say unexplained pain or rectal bleeding during bowel movements could be an indication of hemorrhoids, sexually transmitted diseases, infection or even certain ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Rectal cancer rates are rising in young individuals
A new analysis has found that while colon cancer rates have remained steady over the past several decades among people under the age of 40, rectal cancer rates are increasing in this population across races and in both sexes. ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Math model of colon inflammation singles out dangerous immune cells
Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have constructed a mathematical and computational model of inflammatory bowel disease that allows researchers to simulate the cellular and molecular ...
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Simple screening test reduces invasive examinations for suspected bowel disease
A simple screening test identifies patients who are most likely to have inflammatory bowel disease and reduces the need for expensive, invasive and time consuming endoscopies, finds a study published in the British Medical ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 16, 2010 |
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