The first step in finding a cure to cancer is finding out exactly what causes it. Scientists are making headway, at least a far as colon cancer is concerned, with new findings that show that colon cancer may be a disease of hormone deficiency. The key here is GCC (guanylyl cyclase C), a protein receptor located on the intestines, [...]
Recently, a report came out from Health Canada possibly linking Avastin, a drug for colorectal cancer, with tracheo-esophageal fistula (an abnormal connection between the esophagus and the trachea). This week, the manufacturer of Avastin, Roche’s Genentech, has warned healthcare providers that Avastin has caused at least one fatality in a recent clinical study in patients with small [...]
Before the sun sets on this day, you are going to hear that Farrah Fawcett has been treated for colorectal cancer. Currently being reported in London newspapers — here, here, and here — the National Enquirer is running an exclusive story that Fawcett, famous poster sex symbol from the days of Charlie’s Angels fame in the 70s, has [...]