Study points to potential use of cholesterol-lowering drugs to treat aggressive colorectal tumors
Hard-to-detect colorectal precancerous lesions known as serrated polyps and the aggressive tumors that develop from them are linked to increased production of cholesterol, according to preclinical studies by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. It depends a lot. This finding points to the possibility of using cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent or treat such tumors. In the study, […]
More aggressive treatment has no impact on quality of life for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, according to new study in JNCCN
Researchers have found that in patients with multivisceral metastatic colorectal cancer, removing as much tumor as possible using various methods does not reduce quality of life, although it increases adverse events. Survival benefits are still unknown. Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, October 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — New research in October 2023 Problem of JNCCN—Journal of the National […]
More aggressive treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer does not affect quality of life
New research in October 2023 issue JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network In addition to standard systemic therapy, intensive local treatment to remove as much tumor as possible (known as “debulking”) has a significant impact on the overall quality of life of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. I discovered that it does not give […]