Radioembolization plus Fluorouracil Active in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Liver Metastases (07/02/2010)
Radioembolization plus the chemotherapy agent fluorouracil slows cancer progression for colorectal cancer patients whose disease has progressed following prior treatment with chemotherapy and have metastases limited to the liver.

Rectal Cancer Increasing in People Under 40 (09/02/2010)
Although still relatively uncommon in young people, the incidence of rectal cancer appears to be increasing in this population. These results were published in the journal Cancer.

Rates of Adenoma Detection Linked to Risk of Interval Colorectal Cancer (05/18/2010)
Endoscopists who detect tumors or polyps (adenomas) at a higher rate during colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer tend to produce a lower risk for interval cancer among their patients, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Radioembolization plus Fluorouracil Active in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Liver Metastases (07/02/2010)
Radioembolization plus the chemotherapy agent fluorouracil slows cancer progression for colorectal cancer patients whose disease has progressed following prior treatment with chemotherapy and have metastases limited to the liver.

Depression May Persist With Metastatic Cancer (05/27/2010)
A substantial number of patients with metastatic cancer may suffer from depression which tends to persist and grow more severe toward the end of life, according to the results of a study published early online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Pathological Complete Response Predicts Better Outcomes in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients (08/25/2010)
Among patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, a complete disappearance of detectable cancer (pathological complete response) after preoperative chemoradiation therapy is linked with better long-term outcomes. These findings were recently published in the journal The Lancet Oncology.

Antibiotic Sponge Ineffective at Preventing Surgical Infection (08/12/2010)
Patients undergoing colorectal surgery are reported to experience an increased incidence of surgical-site infection with the addition of a gentamicin-collagen sponge enclosed at the surgery site. These findings were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.