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Colorectal cancer is no longer a disease for the old: its prevalence among young people is on the rise. The rate is on the decrease for people older than 50, but on the increase for young people (under 50 years). According to a JAMA Surgery study, the results predict that the rate of colon cancer […]

Breast cancer has a high recovery rate if detected early, but of course, nobody wants to be diagnosed with breast cancer. There are two drugs used to treat breast cancer that can also help to prevent the disease. One drug prevents the activity of estrogen in the selective cell while the other cuts down the […]

Only about 5% of colorectal cancers are hereditary. Most of these cancers develop in people with no family history or known genetic dispositions. The rise in colon cancer among young people is alarming, and various theories have come up for the causes, including the sedentary lifestyles they live and gut microbiome changes. There was evidence […]

In an attempt to treat and prevent colorectal cancer, oncologists are integrating immunotherapy with chemotherapy. For a patient to have high chances of survival, the two drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, are both combined for cancer treatment instead of using a single one. However, the mixture is relatively toxic. In comparing the two applicable methods for […]

Adhering to anti-diabetic prescriptions can improve the survival of those patients battling both diabetes and colorectal cancer. According to research, patients adhering to oral diabetes medication had a significantly lower risk of overall mortality compared to those who did not. In the study, about 60% of diabetic patients are taking their medications as prescribed. The […]