Written by Yla Flores Have you ever experienced a seemingly small moment that ended up changing your life forever? Whether it’s turning left instead of right, going out one night…
Rates of colorectal cancer are on the rise. In the US and other parts of the developed world, people seem to be developing this cancer earlier in life, for reasons…
Rare Community Profiles is a Patient Worthy article series of long-form interviews featuring various stakeholders in the rare disease community, such as patients, their families, advocates, scientists, and more.…
Patient Worthy's award-winning podcast "Wait, How Do You Spell That? A Rare Disease Podcast" is back with a new episode. This week, Colby is sitting down with Kecia J, an…
“I never thought that it could happen to me.” Unfortunately, we tend to repeat this refrain when facing unexpected hardships in our life from trauma to illness. For many people,…
Have you ever thought about your genes and what they do for your body? For example, the KRAS gene—do you know what it does? Normally, KRAS encodes for the production…
Rare Community Profiles Rare Community Profiles is a new Patient Worthy article series of long-form interviews featuring various stakeholders in the rare disease community, such as patients, their…
In late September 2022, Healio reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved bevacizumab-adcd (Vegzelma), a biosimilar of Genentech’s bevacizumab (Avastin). The approval of biosimilars such as…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
In the past, some research has suggested that earlier screening for colorectal cancer – also known as rectal or colon cancer – could be beneficial for improving patient outcomes. For…
Screening tests are used to identify potential signs related to certain diseases or conditions. For example, newborn screening, performed at birth, gives insight into whether or not a child has…
Diet and nutrition play immense roles in our health. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for example, researchers discovered an association between colorectal cancer and eating red meat. “Hasn’t that been…
The ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2021 took place from June 30-July 3, 2021. During the Congress, researchers discussed data and research in the gastrointestinal field. According to MedScape,…
Compassion [kuhm-pash-uhn] noun A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Compassion Corner is a…
Lindy Thrackston, a FOX59 news anchor in Indianapolis and emcee for the Indiana Pacers, interviewed recently with ON TODAY. She says that her cancer was caught in time but…
Researchers have been able to identify similarities in outcomes between colorectal liver metastases that cannot be completely removed by surgery (unresectable) and patients with the KRAS mutation. Surgical resection…
Recently, the National Cancer Institute provided a $2.5M grant to support specialized medical research being performed at the Wake Forest Organoid Research Center (WFORCE). According to the press release,…
As reported in EMJ Reviews; the novel coronavirus has gripped the world— fueling a wave of medical innovation and prioritization. However, the excess of need has made the normal flow…
The New England Journal of Medicine recently carried a report citing data from a Phase 3 clinical trial involving 307 people diagnosed with MSI-H-dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer. MSI-H (high levels…
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is now the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. A report in Foundation Medicine highlights data on the increase in the number of cases…
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN, is a common side effect of chemotherapy. A recent study aimed to uncover whether or not oxaliplatin chemotherapy increased risk of CIPN for those with…
The FDA has recently approved pembrolizumab, which is a treatment for colorectal cancer, specifically MSI-H and dMMR colorectal cancer. This approval comes after the release of positive results of the…
Findings of the interim analysis from KEYNOTE-177 were presented at the virtual scientific meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) held in May 2020. The lead author…
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