Colon Cancer

New colon cancer study findings recently were published by O. Purim and co-researchers

Published in Gastroenterology Week, September 17th, 2007

"Colorectal cancer is a common malignancy often requiring adjuvant chemotherapy. Familial Mediterranean Fever is a chronic hereditary disease which is relatively prevalent in the Middle East and is associated with recurrent episodes of serosal, synovial or cutaneous inflammations," scientists in Israel report.

"The aim of this paper was to describe a patient with Familial Mediterranean Fever who received fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer. A 56-year-old man with Familial Mediterranean Fever and amyloidosis was referred for evaluation and treatment following surgery for colorectal cancer. In light of his relatively young age, good general...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2007-09-17)

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