Cancer survival rates in US hit new highs
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with colon cancer and comorbid obesity treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists had lower mortality and fewer serious non-cancer complications, a propensity-matched cohort study showed.
Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults combined, cancer is the second most common cause of death (after heart disease).
By Cheryl Harewood Barbados has one of the highest incidences of colorectal cancer globally and according to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)
A toxin secreted by cholera bacteria can inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer without causing any measurable damage to the body. This is shown by a new study by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden.
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