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In the realm of human health and disease, the intestinal microbiota, a vast collection of microorganisms within our gut, plays a crucial yet often overlooked role. Dubbed the "forgotten organ," this complex microbial ecosystem is intimately linked to colorectal cancer (CRC), one of the most common types of cancer. Emerging research underscores the relationship between dysbiosis, an imbalance in the intestinal microbiota, and the development of CRC. The roles of various intestinal...

A conversation with Dr. Douglas E. Guggenheim, MD Q: What are the first steps someone with cancer can take if they aren’t sleeping well? 
A: There have been lots of anecdotal conversations with regard to how to manage insomnia and sleep problems throughout the cancer continuum. The problem with insomnia is that it can be multifactorial, treatment related, social, or psychological in nature. With that, the approaches and strategies with which we must employ must first start with co...

New research explores how genetic and environmental disruption of the circadian clock can impact colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. According to the National Institutes of Health, there has been an alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer among young individuals. Today, nearly 10 percent of CRC cases are now diagnosed in people younger than 50 years, and this trend is on a steady rise. Suspected risk factors include environmental aspects, such as lifestyle and dietary factors, which ...

A new Chinese study has found that cooking with onions, leeks, garlic, shallots, chives and spring onions is not only tasty, but may help protect against colorectal cancer. Adults who ate the highest amounts of allium-family veges had a 79 percent lower risk of bowel (colorectal) cancer  Natural sulphur-containing compounds and antioxidants in these veges are likely to be responsible for their beneficial effects. According to a recent study, published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Cl...

A new review article discussed how early onset colorectal cancer – defined as being diagnosed at age 50 and younger – continues to steadily rise and that public health measures need to address the increased risk factors. The article was written by Frank Sinicrope, MD, an oncologist and gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Cancer Centre  and was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. While the research emphasised an increase in early onset colorectal cancer diagnosis...

Colon cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Particularly in advanced stages of disease, the treatment still largely relies on traditional chemotherapy. The new generation of cancer treatments, so-called immunotherapies, has only been effective in a small subgroup of colon cancers. TU Dresden scientists led by Prof. Sebastian Zeissig have now identified proteins that are promising targets for new immunotherapies against colon cancer. Their results also underline the central role of...