Colon Cancer Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Colon Cancer, including details on causes, treatment, symptoms.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. Thymidylate synthase polymorphisms and colon cancer: associations with tumor stage, tumor characteristics and survival.
   Int J Cancer, 120(10): 2226-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Increased cell survival, migration, invasion, and Akt expression in PTHrP-overexpressing LoVo colon cancer cell lines.
   Regul Pept, 141(1): 61-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Functional characterization of human MutY homolog (hMYH) missense mutation (R231L) that is linked with hMYH-associated polyposis.
   Cancer Lett, 250(1): 74-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Novel fucogangliosides found in human colon adenocarcinoma tissues by means of glycomic analysis.
   Anal Biochem, 364(1): 37-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Independent prognostic value of fascin immunoreactivity in stage III-IV colonic adenocarcinoma.
   Br J Cancer, 96(7): 1118-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Preoperative computed tomography staging of nonmetastatic colon cancer predicts outcome: implications for clinical trials.
   Br J Cancer, 96(7): 1030-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Mucin-depleted foci are modulated by dietary treatments and show deregulation of proliferative activity in carcinogen-treated rodents.
   Int J Cancer, 120(11): 2301-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. The short chain fatty acid, butyrate, stimulates MUC2 mucin production in the human colon cancer cell line, LS174T.
   Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 356(3): 599-603. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Regulation of norrin receptor frizzled-4 by Wnt2 in colon-derived cells.
   BMC Cell Biol, 8: 12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Induction of apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest in human colon cancer cells by meclizine.
    Food Chem Toxicol, 45(6): 935-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Detection of tissue abnormalities in normal mucosa surrounding colorectal cancer using an endocytoscopy system.
    Endoscopy, 39(4): 369-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Apple polyphenols and products formed in the gut differently inhibit survival of human cell lines derived from colon adenoma (LT97) and carcinoma (HT29).
    J Agric Food Chem, 55(8): 2892-900. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The value of diverting loop ileostomy on the high-risk colon and rectal anastomosis.
    Am J Surg, 193(5): 585-7; discussion 587-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Laparoscopic colon surgery in community practice.
    Am J Surg, 193(5): 575-8; discussion 578-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Long-term cancer risk of the anorectal cuff following restorative proctocolectomy assessed by p53 expression and cuff dysplasia.
    Colorectal Dis, 9(4): 321-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Inhibition of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway decreases DNA methylation in colon cancer cells.
    J Biol Chem, 282(16): 12249-59. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. A novel dendritic cell-based cancer vaccine produces promising results in a syngenic CC-36 murine colon adenocarcinoma model.
    J Surg Res, 139(2): 164-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. p53 and p21 determine the sensitivity of noscapine-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells.
    Cancer Res, 67(8): 3862-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Systemic overexpression of angiopoietin-2 promotes tumor microvessel regression and inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth.
    Cancer Res, 67(8): 3835-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Phenethyl isothiocyanate, a cancer chemopreventive constituent of cruciferous vegetables, inhibits cap-dependent translation by regulating the level and phosphorylation of 4E-BP1.
    Cancer Res, 67(8): 3569-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Mutations in BRAF and KRAS differentially distinguish serrated versus non-serrated hyperplastic aberrant crypt foci in humans.
    Cancer Res, 67(8): 3551-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Thiazolidinediones and the risk of lung, prostate, and colon cancer in patients with diabetes.
    J Clin Oncol, 25(12): 1476-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Prognosis of stage II colon cancer by non-neoplastic mucosa gene expression profiling.
    Oncogene, 26(18): 2642-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Novel APC mutations in Czech and Slovak FAP families: clinical and genetic aspects.
    BMC Med Genet, 8: 16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Age-related analysis of functional outcome and quality of life after restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for familial adenomatous polyposis.
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 22(5): 710-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Treatment combining X-irradiation and a ribonucleoside anticancer drug, TAS106, effectively suppresses the growth of tumor cells transplanted in mice.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 68(1): 218-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. In vivo observation of pulmonary micrometastasis of colon cancer in normal rats.
    Microvasc Res, 73(3): 206-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Anti-cancer properties of phenolics from apple waste on colon carcinogenesis in vitro.
    Food Chem Toxicol, 45(7): 1224-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Contrast-enhanced FDG-PET/CT vs. SPIO-enhanced MRI vs. FDG-PET vs. CT in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer: a prospective study with intraoperative confirmation.
    Acta Radiol, 48(4): 369-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. F-18 FDG PET demonstration of a thyroid metastasis in a patient with colon cancer.
    Clin Nucl Med, 32(5): 361-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Pathological animal models in the experimental evaluation of tumour microvasculature with magnetic resonance imaging.
    Radiol Med (Torino), 112(3): 319-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Randomized trial of health-related quality of life after open and laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer.
    Surg Endosc, 21(5): 747-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Quercetin mediates preferential degradation of oncogenic Ras and causes autophagy in Ha-RAS-transformed human colon cells.
    Carcinogenesis, 28(5): 1021-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Superior anti-tumor protection and therapeutic efficacy of vaccination with allogeneic and semiallogeneic dendritic cell/tumor cell fusion hybrids for murine colon adenocarcinoma.
    Cancer Immunol Immunother, 56(7): 1025-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase: a protective mechanism in colitis-induced adenocarcinoma.
    Carcinogenesis, 28(5): 1122-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Thymosin beta4 triggers an epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal carcinoma by upregulating integrin-linked kinase.
    Oncogene, 26(19): 2781-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. 4-Hydroxynonenal and PPARgamma ligands affect proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in colon cancer cells.
    Free Radic Biol Med, 42(11): 1661-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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