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Do patients really need opioid painkillers after colorectal surgery?

May 13, 2020 Colorectal Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Debbie Sugarbaker, Healthcare, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, opioids

Although the opioid epidemic in the United States is currently overshadowed by the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, the danger of highly addictive opioid medications

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Your microbiome is what you eat

July 30, 2019 Colorectal Cancer, diet, Fusobacteria, microbiome, Research

When you eat, you also feed your microbiome and influence the structure of the microbial community in the gut. Understanding how all this is connected

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Colon and rectal cancers: Know your treatment options

March 29, 2019 Colorectal Cancer, Healthcare, Men's Health, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Nicole Blanton, Women's Health

The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that more than 44,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2019. However, even though they are often

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A steady supply of sugar is good news for colorectal cancer

March 28, 2019 APC gene, Colorectal Cancer, FASN, fructose, KHK, mouse model, Research, sweet drinks

The current thought is that sugar is harmful to our health mainly because consuming too much can lead to obesity. Research shows that obesity increases

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Be aware of colorectal cancer risk, no matter your age

March 28, 2018 Colorectal Cancer, Healthcare, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Nicole Blanton, Surgery

If you are under 40, chances are you may not be thinking about colorectal cancer. However, a recent study by the American Cancer Society says

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Friend and foe: Histamine mediates allergies and can fight colorectal cancer

December 19, 2017 Allergies, Colorectal Cancer, histamine, histidine decarboxylase, inflammation, L. reuteri, probiotics, tumor growth, tumorigenesis

Previous studies have shown that histamine is not only involved in allergic disease, it also may have a potential antitumor effect. At Baylor College of

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Bacteria living in your gut may help diagnose colorectal cancer

May 15, 2017 colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, diagnostic test, gut microbiome, microbiome

Those millions of bacteria living in your gut may someday be your allies in early detection of colorectal cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer-associated death in