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Treatment Strategies for Colorectal Cancer
Leonard B. Saltz MD - Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. September 19, 2006.

Targeted Therapies in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancers
By Todd Alekshun, MD, Chris Garrett, MD. April 2005.

Latest Colon Cancer News

Long-term Follow-up of Laparoscopic-assisted Versus Open Colectomy Trial (1/2/2009)
Researchers from the Netherlands have reported a small difference in three-year disease-free and overall survival in favor of open colectomy versus laparoscopically assisted surgery in patients with colon cancer. These differences, however, were not considered significant. The details of this study appeared in the January 2009, issue of Lancet Oncology.

Avastin® Increases Risk of Venous Thromboembolism (11/20/2008)
Researchers from Stony Brook University have reported that the use of Avastin® (bevacizumab) increases the risk of thromboembolism. The details of this review were published in the November 19, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Vitamin D Prevents Colorectal Adenomas (11/10/2008)
Researchers from several U.S. medical institutions have reported that higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum levels and high vitamin D intake are associated with a decreased incidence of colorectal adenomas and recurrent adenomas. The details of this meta-analysis were published in the November 1, 2008 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention.

Vitamin Supplementation Has No Effect on Cancer Risk in Women (11/6/2008)
Researchers affiliated with the Women’s Antioxidant and Folic Acid Cardiovascular Study reported that supplementation with folic acid, vitamin B6, and B12 has no impact on the incidence of cancer. The details of this study appeared in the November 5, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Primary Physicians are not Recommending Cancer Screening of Medicaid Recipients (10/28/2008)
Researchers from the University of North Carolina have reported that primary care physicians were not recommending cancer screening for colorectal, breast and cervical cancer for half of the eligible patients. The details of this study appeared in the October 13, 2008 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.