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This common household medicine cuts colorectal cancer recurrence in half for some patients: study

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This common household medicine cuts colorectal cancer recurrence in half for some patients: study

A common over-the-counter medication could significantly reduce the risk of colorectal cancer coming back. In a Swedish study, a low dose of aspirin was shown to slash recurrence in half for patients with colon and rectal cancer whose tumors had a specific type of genetic mutation. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital followed more than … Read more

Promising cancer vaccine could prevent recurrence of pancreatic, colorectal tumors

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Promising cancer vaccine could prevent recurrence of pancreatic, colorectal tumors

An experimental cancer vaccine has shown promise in keeping certain cancers from coming back. In a phase 1 clinical trial led in part by the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers tested the vaccine (ELI-002 2P) with 25 patients who had been treated for pancreatic and colorectal cancer. The patients had all undergone surgery to remove … Read more