Carolyn "Bo" Aldige
C3 congratulates the Prevent Cancer Foundation on their 25th anniversary this month.
We are proud of the work they do, especially in encouraging screening to prevent colorectal cancer. This March they will sponsor the 12th Dialogue for Action Prevention Hits the Headlines.
Prevent Cancer also sponsors the Super Colon Tour, an educational program accompanied by a large crawl-through colon. 2010 tour appearances are being scheduled now. Read the rest of this entry »
Changes in CRC Deaths
New diagnoses and death rates continue to decline for colorectal cancer, and the positive trend is expected to continue into the future. Increasing the numbers of people who are screened could make the rates fall even faster.
Increased screening probably has had the greatest impact on decreasing rates, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, but improved treatments have also contributed. Read the rest of this entry »
Chemotherapy and Erbitux® (cetuximab) reduced liver tumors from colorectal cancer enough for patients to have them removed surgically.
Although their cancer was initially too extensive to be surgically removed (resected) chemotherapy combined with Erbitux allowed about a third of patients to have surgery that completely removed all visible signs of liver tumors. Tumor shrinkage occured in about two out of three patients, despite which chemotherapy was used.
African Water Frog
The Centers for Disease Control are warning of an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium connected with handling water frogs, including African Dwarf Frogs. More than 50 people, mostly young children, have been diagnosed with the disease since June of 2009. About one in four have had to go into the hospital, but none has died so far.
The CDC stresses that people with compromised immune systems, including cancer patients on chemotherapy, should avoid handling frogs and reptiles and anything that comes in contact with them like aquariums, habitats, and water. These animals should not be in households with children under five. Read the rest of this entry »
A video can help patients make personal decisions about end-of-life care. Cancer death rates are falling in Europe, partly led by recent colorectal cancer declines.
Avastin will now be covered for a longer time for people with advanced colorectal cancer in Ontario. The Wellness Community in Valley/Ventura, California has a free workshop scheduled for December 19th featuring Dr. Heinz-Josef Lenz. Read the rest of this entry »
