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Professor David Kerr examines a massive meta-analysis raising questions about GLP-1 drugs and colorectal cancer risk in ...

In a new study, colon cancer patients on these medications were more likely to make it to the 5-year survival mark than patients not on the drugs. In a new study, colon cancer patients who took GLP-1 ...

After getting engaged, the only words journalist Mrinali Dhembla expected to hear were “I do.” Instead, she was told, “You have cancer.” “When I first heard the words, ‘You have cancer,’ I was ...

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GLP-1s were linked to a lower death risk in colon cancer in a recent study. Image credit: ARMEND NIMANI/Getty Images “This means that, “in addition to lowering glucose [blood sugar] and weight, they ...

A Pfizer drug recently awarded accelerated FDA approval in colorectal cancer now has additional data showing it met key goals in its pivotal study, results that could support an application seeking ...

WACO, Texas - Baylor University researchers have published a novel approach to fight colorectal cancer, using modified bacteria as a courier to ...

Region-specific biomarkers FGFR4, FLT1, and WNT5A are linked to tumor behavior and therapeutic response in CRC. Comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) aids in precision medicine by identifying genetic ...

Scientists have discovered more than 140 medications that alter the gut microbiome, forcing bacteria to compete for nutrients, a phenomenon known to cause an intestinal imbalance and prompt ...

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