Colon Cancer Hope with Stem Cells

Colon cancer is one of the top three most popular forms of cancer that cause
death worldwide. However, if caught in it's early stages colon cancer can
be warded off and treated. Unfortunately a large number or people do not
get yearly virtual colonoscopies for early diagnosis. New research has
emerged on the market that destroying abnormal stem cells can aid in
treating colon cancer in it's early stages.

BBC News said, "Immature cells line the gut and normally replace and repair
the tissue but malfunctions can lead to cancer. Scientists believe detecting
and obliterating these rogue cancer stem cells as soon as they appear could
be a potent new anti-cancer strategy. Scientists are still uncertain exactly
which cells in the gut become cancer stem cells. But they know definitively
that they exist - and that they play a central role in the formation of
cancer"

Although the study is still fairly new, it is promising for physicians and
patients alike. By catching colon cancer early, treatments become less
invasive and decrease side effects significantly.

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