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These findings are the first clinical trial results to validate previous observations that adjuvant anti-inflammatory prostaglandin inhibitors, such as celecoxib, improve survival for PIK3CA-mutated colon cancer. (Representational Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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New Study Shows Celecoxib Benefit for PIK3CA-Mutated Colon Cancer

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Patients with stage 3 colon cancer found that those with PIK3CA mutations who took celecoxib, an anti-inflammatory drug after surgery lived significantly longer.
Health care professionals are finding higher rates of advanced colorectal cancer in rural areas compared with urban centers.(Representational image: Unsplash)
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Colon Cancer Rates Higher in Rural Areas

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In Pennsylvania, about 34% of those diagnosed with colorectal cancer die from the disease.
Hackensack, NJ - Carla Deschamps of North Bergen admits she had never heard of a colonoscopy. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)
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38 Year Old Colon Cancer Survivor Re-Writes Her Outlook On Life

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Hackensack, NJ - Carla Deschamps of North Bergen admits she had never heard of a colonoscopy.
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Innovations Making A Difference In The Fight Against Colon Cancer

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The American Cancer Society estimates about 106,590 new cases of colon cancer in 2024.
Vanoxerine, a drug initially developed for the treatment of cocaine addiction, could impede advanced colorectal cancer.( Representational image: Unsplash)
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Cocaine Addiction Drug Found Useful for Treatment of Advanced Colon Cancer

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This new research published in Nature Cancer led by Dr. Yannick Benoit has revealed that vanoxerine plays an entirely unexpected mechanism in cancer.
Mutations In Blood Stem Cells Can Exacerbate Colon Cancer (Representational image: Wikimedia commons)
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Mutations In Blood Stem Cells Can Exacerbate Colon Cancer

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Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have discovered how common age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.
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