Meta-analysis of 7,750 saliva samples validates non-invasive disease prediction models for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, colorectal cancer, and PLHIV.
Spit Test Could Predict Multiple Diseases
This meta-analysis reviewed public 16S saliva data from 22 cohorts involving 7,750 samples to assess multi-disease prediction models. The au…
A simple spit test might soon predict multiple diseases at once, offering a non-invasive way to check for serious health conditions without …
Nutritional immune risk score predicts overall survival in colorectal cancer inpatients
New Score Predicts Survival in Colon Cancer
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 892 inpatients with primary colorectal cancer who underwent curative resection between 2017 and 20…
A new score combining diet, immunity, and tumor markers predicts colon cancer survival better than stage alone, giving doctors a clearer map…
Plasma metabolomics panels show high discriminating power for lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancers
Blood Test Finds Unique Chemical Fingerprints for Three Major Cancers
This metabolomics biomarker discovery study analyzed plasma from 615 patients with lung, colorectal, or ovarian cancer and 95 non-cancerous …
A new blood test finds unique chemical fingerprints for lung, ovarian, and colorectal cancers with high accuracy before tumors are visible.
Registry-based systematic review maps non-pharmacological cancer trials in Africa
Are lifestyle changes for cancer in Africa being studied enough, or do we need more local trials?
This registry-based systematic review analyzed 53 trials of lifestyle and non-pharmacological interventions for cancer patients in Africa. I…
Advice from wealthy nations may not work in Africa, where most cancer lifestyle trials happen in Egypt while Kenya and Nigeria are largely i…
Aspirin and NSAIDs show little benefit for colorectal cancer prevention within 15 years but increase bleeding risk.
The Aspirin-Cancer Question Has a Complicated Answer
This Cochrane meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials involving 124,837 participants evaluated aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammat…
A major new review finds that taking daily aspirin to prevent colon cancer offers little benefit for the first 15 years while increasing ble…
Concurrent TP53 and KRAS alterations show inconsistent survival impact across gastrointestinal cancers
Two Bad Genes Mean Different Things
A database analysis of multi-cancer cohorts found that concurrent TP53 and KRAS alterations were associated with significantly shorter overa…
Having two common cancer gene changes usually signals a worse outcome, but in stomach cancer, this same genetic mix actually predicts the lo…
Immunonutrition supplementation significantly shortened time to first flatus in colorectal cancer surgery patients.
Eating Special Food Speeds Up Gut Recovery After Surgery
This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluated immunonutrition supplementation in 2,367 patients undergo…
A special mix of nutrients given before and after surgery helps your stomach wake up faster, letting you eat normally sooner.
Dietary patterns associated with reduced or increased risk of colorectal polyps and cancer
Eat Your Way Off The Polyp List
This review evaluates dietary patterns regarding colorectal polyp occurrence, recurrence, and cancer risk. Evidence indicates that diets hig…
What you eat daily might be the single most powerful tool you have to stop polyps from turning into cancer.
Accelerometer-derived circadian behavior patterns show attenuated associations with colorectal cancer risk after adjustment
Your Fitness Tracker May Hint at Colon Cancer Risk — Sort Of
A prospective cohort study of 95,050 UK Biobank participants examined 224 accelerometer-derived metrics and colorectal cancer incidence over…
How hard and continuously you move, not just total steps, may lower colorectal cancer risk, but the link weakens when accounting for other l…
Network meta-analysis ranks exercise types for colorectal cancer survivors post-resection based on specific outcomes.
Exercise types ranked for colorectal cancer survivors after surgery
This network meta-analysis evaluated aerobic training (AT), resistance training (RT), combined training (CT), and high-intensity interval tr…
This network meta-analysis compared aerobic, resistance, combined, and high-intensity interval training for colorectal cancer survivors afte…
Meta-analysis finds no link between psychosocial factors and most cancer risks
Study links some psychosocial factors to higher lung cancer risk in large data review
This individual-participant data meta-analysis of 22 cohorts (N=421,799) found no association between psychosocial factors and overall cance…
Low social support, being single, or experiencing a loss are linked to higher lung cancer risk, but lifestyle factors like smoking may expla…
Functional precision medicine approaches may complement current paradigms for non-metastatic colorectal cancer management.
Your Colon Cancer Treatment Plan May Be Missing This One Crucial Piece
This commentary discusses functional precision medicine approaches, genomic profiling, and ex vivo drug responses in patients with non-metas…
Standard colon cancer plans often miss unique biology that drives recurrence, prompting calls for new approaches beyond current guidelines.