Colon Cancer

News

2008

• Virtual biopsy can tell whether colon polyp is benign without removal, Mayo researchers say
• New Method Proposed for Determining Which Patients Should Get Treatment for Colorectal Cancer
• Cancer Patients' Quality of Life Directly Relates to Their Survival
• Some Early Stage Colon Cancer Patients Should Not Receive Chemotherapy, Mayo Researchers Say
• Study Shows that Administering Calcium and Magnesium Effectively Reduces Neurological Sensitivity Caused by the Chemotherapy Drug Oxaliplatin
• Mayo researchers isolate compound that obstructs cell growth in multiple myeloma and other cancers fueled by certain proteins
• Mayo-Led Study Finds Smoking Related to Subset of Colorectal Cancers with Absent DNA Repair Proteins
• Mayo Clinic Research Trials Lead to New National Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines

2007

• Researchers Train the Immune System to Deliver Virus that Destroys Cancer in Lab Models
• Freezing Bone Cancer Tumors Reduces Pain, Mayo Clinic Study Shows
• Mayo Clinic Study Points to a Possible Biomarker for Colon Cancer in People 50 and Under
• International conference showcases new diagnostic tools for digestive diseases
• Medica Foundation Supports Minnesota Partnership

2006

• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center — What Cures Your Aches Might Prevent Cancer
• North Central Cancer Treatment Group — Finding Ways to Make Treatment Easier
• Colon Cancer Free Zone — Coming Soon to Rochester
• Experts to Address Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials at Joint Mayo-FDA Forum

2005

• Mayo Clinic Brings First Broad Pharmacogenomics Test to Cancer Patients
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Reports Advancements and Solutions for Quality of Life Assessments
• Mayo Clinic Research Collaboration Discovers Why Some DNA Repair Fails
• Mayo Researchers Seek Methods to Make New Cancer Therapies Available More Quickly
• Mayo Clinic Researcher Team Discovers Biomarker That May Improve Quality of Life During Treatment for Colorectal Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Identifies Key Cellular Process in Prostate and Other Cancers — New Target for Better Treatments

2004

• International Study Led by Mayo Clinic Finds Minimally Invasive Surgery Safe, Effective for Patients with Colon Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover that Key Cancer Gene CBP Doesn't Work Alone; Important Clue to Targeting New Treatments for Lymphoma, Breast and Colon Cancers
• National Cancer Institute Selects Mayo Clinic to Coordinate Clinical Trials for Cancer Prevention

2003

• Study Finds New FOLFOX 4 Treatment Helps Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer Live Significantly Longer, With Fewer Chemotherapy Side Effects