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News and Articles on Familial polyposis
Two Luminaries Join Cequent Scientific Advisory Board: Judy Lieberman, M.D. Ph.D., and Patrice Courvalin, M.D. Oct 7, 2008
"The two bring unparalleled expertise and experience in their respective areas of research so fundamental to our success. We continue to make great progress with our development programs for familial polyposis, human papilloma virus, and inflammatory bowel disease, and their input will be paramount as we advance our pipeline of RNAi drug candidates through preclinical development, regulatory submission, and into clinical trials." Judy Lieberman, M.D. Ph. D., is professor of pediatrics at the... (PR Newswire)
ASGE Encourages Patients to Speak to Their Doctor About Colorectal Cancer Screening Options Sep 18, 2008
Patients were excluded if they had lower abdominal pain, inflammatory bowel disease or familial polyposis syndrome among other exclusionary criteria. There are, however, concerns about CT colonography's failure to detect small lesions and inability to remove lesions in the colon. (PR Newswire)
Colon cancer: risk factors and screening options Jan 8, 2008
Enough is now known about colon polyps that physicians generally place patients in one of four categories: ordinary polyps, hereditary familial polyposis, adenomatous polyps or adenomas and Lynch syndrome ... Hereditary familial polyposis is a true hereditary condition in which the entire colon is studded with hundreds, even thousands of polyps. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
'Twas the season of sharing: Sisters with colon cancer share their story to help others Jan 8, 2008
"Most ordinary polyps occur between the ages of 40 and 60, Hill said, adding that there may be only one or two present, and it may take 10 years or more to become cancerous. And there is a hereditary link.Hereditary familial polyposis, Hill said, is a true hereditary condition in which the entire colon is studded with hundreds, even thousands of polyps. They begin early, even in children under 10 years of age. He said virtually every patient with this condition will eventually develop colon... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
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