Could a box on your doorstep prompt more colon cancer screening?

Television ads for Cologuard® promote the ease of fecal
immunochemical test, or FIT kits for colon cancer.

CANCER DIGEST – Mar. 23, 2019 – You may have seen the friendly talking box pitching the simplicity of getting screened for colorectal cancer. "No need for time off for special prep, because I use the DNA in your stool to find colon cancer."

Link between obesity and breast cancer may be fatty acids in blood

CANCER DIGEST – Mar. 16, 2019 – Free fatty acids in the blood may stimulate growth of breast cancer cells, which would explain the link between obesity and higher risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, say researchers.

Two older drugs may offer alternative to triple-negative breast cancer

Metformin and heme both target processes that take
place in the mitochondria – image courtesy U Chicago

CANCER DIGEST – March 9, 2019 – Modern breast cancer therapy most often involves treatment with newer drugs that target three specific protein receptors progesterone, estrogen and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 or HER2.