Colon Cancer

Research from the United States and Spain in colon cancer provides new insights

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 1st, 2006

Reports from the United States and Spain highlight recent research in colon cancer.

Study 1: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and treatment in Hispanics may need modification.

"While CRC incidence and mortality rates have declined slightly over the past decade, there remain marked differences by ethnicity. Our aim was to investigate ethnic differences in occurrence, clinical presentation and outcome of CRC at a tertiary university center that serves a predominantly Hispanic population. Prospectively collected data from the tumor registry on patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer from 1985 through 2001 was examined," researchers in the United...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-08-01)

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