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Stem cell test to help treat bowel cancer

LONDON (Reuters) – Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer, allowing for tailored treatment that should improve patients’ chances of survival. 

British researchers said on Wednesday those with the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A. 

The team concluded that patients testing positive for Lamin A should be given chemotherapy, in addition to surgery, to increase their chances of survival.

The discovery is the latest example of new tests being developed that can help doctors decide how and when to treat different manifestations of cancer.

In the two earliest of the four key stages of bowel cancer, patients normally have an operation to remove their tumor but are rarely given chemotherapy, since the toxic treatment can cause more harm than good.

The new research, however, suggests that around one third of these early-stage patients will have the Lamin A stem cell marker, indicating a more serious form of disease, and they are likely to benefit from chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy can be very useful but can have a number of side effects, so we only want to use it where we think there’s a good chance it will help. This test will help us determine that,” said Robert Wilson, a bowel cancer specialist at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.

The team from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute now aims to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

Their research was published in the Public Library of Science journal PLOS One and is available online at http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002988

(Reporting by Ben Hirschler; editing by Robert Hart)

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42 Comments for “Stem cell test to help treat bowel cancer”

  1. To improve patients’ chances to survive, scientists created a more accurate way of spotting fast growing forms of bowel cancer. A stem cell marker protein called Lamin A can identify the most aggressive kinds of cancer early. People that tested positive for Lamin A should be treated with surgery and chemotherapy to greater their chance to survive. New tests have been discovered that can provide doctors the knowledge to know how and when to treat the kinds of cancer. The operation to remove the tumor of someone’s happens in the first two stages of bowel cancer. Since the chemotherapy is toxic, it can cause harm so most patients don’t recieve it.

  2. Allison Dreisewerd - 4th period

    This artical is about bowel cancer. Bowel cancer is a really bad type of cancer. They are trying to find an accurate way to find the people with bowel cancer. The people that test positive with Lamin A cancer need to be given chemotherapy to have a better chance of living in addition to the surgeries that come with it. The surgey is trying to remove the tumor but they are rarely given chemotherapy which may give them a better chance of survival. One worker said, “Chemotherapy may be very useful but can have a number of side effects, so we only want to use it if we think there is a good chance it will help. This test will help us determine that.” That is what this artical is about.

    Allison

  3. This artical is about bowel cancer. Bowel cancer is a really bad type of cancer. They are trying to find an accurate way to find the people with bowel cancer.. The surgey is trying to remove the tumor but they are rarely given chemotherapy which may give them a better chance of survival. One worker said, “Chemotherapy may be very useful but can have a number of side effects, so we only want to use it if we think there is a good chance it will help. This test will help us determine that.” That is what this artical is about.

  4. Crystal Whitehouse --- 6th Period

    ~ Stem cell scientists have developed a new way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer.
    ~ The team concluded that patients testing positive for Lamin A (a stem cell marker protein) should be given chemotherapy, in addition to surgery, to higher their chances of survival.
    ~ The discovery is the newest example of tests being developed that can help doctors choose how and when to treat different kinds of cancer.
    ~ However, the new search suggests that about 1/3 of these early-stage patients will have the Lamin A stem cell marker, indicating a more serious form of disease, and they are likely to benefit from chemotherapy.
    ~ The team from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute now aim to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used in hospitals.

  5. Madeline Holifield 4th period

    Stem cell scientists have found a way to find fast growing forms of bowel cancer more accurately. Lamin A, a stem cell marker protein, will identify those with the most aggressive form of cancer. Those who tested positive for Lamin A will be treated with chemotherapy. To increase their chances to survive they will also undergo and operation. The latest discovery has provided doctors with the knowledge to know how and when to treat the bowel cancer. Two of the four stages is to remove the the tumor that the patient has. The chemotherapy is toxic, so it may cause harm, and this is why most patients don’t receive it.

  6. Sophia Fosdick, 4th period

    A new treatment for aggresive bowel cancer cases is revealed. The cancer is now able to be identified earlier to help stop the spread by a protein called Lamin A. Usually a tumor is the only thing removed to help stop the cancer spread and people rarely recieve chemotherapy, for it can be toxic. But with a new discovery of the Lamin A finding the bowel cancer faster, using chemotherapy might be more helpful and will not cause damage. The chemotherapy is now being put to test, and will hopefully scientist will be able to spread this treatment for bowel cancer to hospitals world wide.

  7. Dylan Clark 4th period

    Patients testing positive for Lamin A, or bowel cancer, need to have chemotherapy, scientists concluded. An additional surgery is nessacary for bowel cancer too. This discovery is the latest example of new tests being developed that can help doctors decide how and when to treat different manifestations of cancer. In the two of the earliest four stages of bowel cancer, patients usually have an operation to take out tumor but are scarcely given chemotherapy. The new research ssuggests that around one third of these early stage patients will have the Lamin A stemm cell marker, indicating a more serious type of virus, and they are likely to benifit from chemotherapy.

  8. brett stoddard 5th period

    This article is talking about bowel cancer.It is very dangerous and they think they found a cure for it.It will improve patients chances of survival.You can be tested for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A.Patients are rarely given chemotherapy,cause toxics sometimes cause more harm then good.

  9. Stem cell scientists have discovered a new way to detect bowel cancer. They said that people with a kind of aggressive cancer can be identified before it starts to get too bad. They do this by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A. This really helps to improve patients chance of survival.

  10. Stem scientist have discovered a new treatment to detect aggresive bowel cancer. This will help scientist find the quickly spreading cancer more accurately. A stem cell marker protein called Lamin A can identify the most aggressive kinds of cancer early.To help the chances of survial for people who tested positive for lamin A should be treated with surgery and chemotherapy.The point of the surgey is to try to remove the tumor but people are rarely given chemotherapy because it is toxic, so it may cause harm.

  11. Matthew Eppard 1st Period

    1.Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer.
    2 .British researchers said those with the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A.
    3.The team concluded that patients testing positive for Lamin A should be given chemotherapy.
    4.This will increase their chance of survival.
    5.In the two earliest of the four key stages of bowel cancer, patients normally have an operation to remove their tumor.

  12. John baudendistel - 4th Period

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  13. Andrew Rice Sept.25 5th period
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    2.It helps them with feeling better.
    3.It improves there chanses of survival.
    4.There are a number of side affects.
    5.They don’t use it that often.

  14. Julia Harrelson 5th Period

    1.Scientists have discovered a better way of spotting agressive forms of bowel cancer.
    2.Researchers said those with the worst of bowel cancer could be idenitified by testing for a stem cell marker protien called Lamin A.
    3. A team concluded that people that wre postive on a test for Lamin A should be given cheotherapy in addition to surgery.
    This surgery helps people increase their chances of suriving.
    5.This discovery 8s the newest exapmle of test that are being created.

  15. 1~ Stem cell scientists have developed a new way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer.

    2~British researchers said those with the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A.

    3~The team concluded that patients testing positive for Lamin A should be given chemotherapy.

    4~Patients are rarely given chemotherapy,cause toxics sometimes cause more harm then good.

    5~They now aim to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

  16. Stem cell scientists have found a more accurate way of spotting bowel cancer. Those with the more serious type of bowel cancer could be identified early by testing for Lamin A, a stem cell marker. The scientists concluded that people with Lamin A should be given chemotherapy and have surgery so their chance of survival will increase. The two earliest of the four key stages of bowel cancer, patients will take out their tumor and will rarely get chemotherapy because it could cause harm. The research now shows that chemotherapy might benefit them more.

  17. 1. There is a new way to spot bowel cancer.
    2.British researchers said those with the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A.
    3.They now aim to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.
    4.There are a number of side affects.
    5.This will increase their chance of survival.

  18. 1. A type of canser.
    2. Its a bad type canser.
    3.Theres a new way of spotting canser.
    4.New treatments have been discovered.
    5. It helps the pacents feel better.

  19. 1.IT helps people feel better.
    2. There are a number of side affects.
    3. They don’t use it that often.
    4. This will increase thier chance of survival.
    5. There is a new way to spot bowl cancer.

  20. MaRhea Wood - 2nd period

    1) scientists have found a new way of finding aggressive types of bowel cancer

    2) scientists found that patients testing positive for Lamin A should be given chemotherapy, with surgery, to increase their chances of survival.

    3) British researchers said that peoplewith the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell protein called Lamin A.

    4) Chemotherapy can be useful, but it can have a lot of side effects.

    5) The new research suggests that one third of the early-stage patients will have the Lamin A stem cell marker, showing a more serious form of disease, and they are most likely to benefit from chemotherapy.

  21. Courtney Grays 6th

    This artical is about bowel cancer. Bowel cancer is a really bad type of cancer. They are trying to find an accurate way to find the people with bowel cancer. The people that test positive with Lamin A cancer need to be given chemotherapy to have a better chance of living in addition to the surgeries that come with it. The surgey is trying to remove the tumor but they are rarely given chemotherapy which may give them a better chance of survival. One worker said, “Chemotherapy may be very useful but can have a number of side effects, so we only want to use it if we think there is a good chance it will help. This test will help us determine that.” That is what this artical is about.

  22. Crystal Whitehouse --- 6th Period

    ~ Stem cell scientists developed a new way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer
    ~ This allowed for tailored treatment that should improve patients’ chances of survival
    ~ The discovery is the latest example of new tests that can help doctors decide how and when to treat different types of cancer
    ~ The new research suggests that around one third of these early-stage patients will have the Lamin A stem cell marker
    ~ The team from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute now aims to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals

    “) :D :P ;)

  23. 1. This article summary is about a new cure bowel cancer

    2. Stem cell scientists have developed a new way of spotting forms of bowel cancer.

    3. Chemotherapy can be very useful but can have a a lot of side effects

    4. British researchers said on Wednesday those with the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A.

    5. The team from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute now aims to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

  24. Kathryn Wilson 4th

    1. Scientists have found a new and more accurate way of finding bowel cancer.
    2.A stem cell marker protein called Lamin A can identify the most aggressive kinds of cancer early.
    3.Scientists suggest that around one third of early-stage patients will have the Lamin A stem cell marker.
    4.Chemotherapy can have side effects, so they only want to use it where they think it could help.
    5.The scientists now aim to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used in hospitals.

  25. To improve patients’ chances to survive, scientists created a more accurate way of spotting fast growing forms of bowel cancer. A stem cell marker protein called Lamin A can identify the most aggressive kinds of cancer early. People that tested positive for Lamin A should be treated with surgery and chemotherapy to greater their chance to survive. New tests have been discovered that can provide doctors the knowledge to know how and when to treat the kinds of cancer. The operation to remove the tumor of someone’s happens in the first two stages of bowel cancer. Since the chemotherapy is toxic, it can cause harm so most patients don’t recieve it.

  26. 1.bowl cancer is bad
    2.it is unlke regular cancer
    3.it important to eat right
    4.it is fatal to have
    5.it has side affects to it

  27. Marilyn Larry 6th

    1.There is a new way to spot bowel cancer.
    2.It helps them with feeling better.
    3.It improves there chances of survival.
    4.The operation to remove the tumor of someone’s happens in the first two stages of bowel cancer.
    5.Since the chemotherapy is toxic, it can cause harm so most patients don’t recieve it.

  28. Ebone' Yarbrough--5th period

    The operation to remove the tumor of someone’s happens in the first two stages of bowel cancer.Since the chemotherapy is toxic, it can cause harm so most patients don’t recieve it.There is a new way to spot bowel cancer. British researchers said on Wednesday those with the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A. The team from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute now aims to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

  29. Tara Harville- 1st per.

    Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer.

    By allowing for tailored treatment that should improve patients’ chances of survival.

    Patients normally have an operation to remove their tumor but are rarely given chemotherapy.

    The toxic treatment can cause more harm than others.

    Around one third of early-stage patients will have the Lamin A stem cell marker.

  30. Celia Farrell 1st Period

    1. Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer.

    2. This allowed for tailored treatment that should improve patients’ chances of survival.

    3. A team concluded that people that wre postive on a test for Lamin A should be given cheotherapy in addition to surgery.

    4. Patients are rarely given chemotherapy,because toxics sometimes cause more harm then good.

    5.They now aim to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

  31. Brett Baird 4th

    -scientist have created a new way to increase the survival of bowl cancer patients
    -in the 2 earliest phases of bowl cancer the tumer is removed from the patient
    - Cimotheripy is a toxic treatment
    - Cimotheripy is dangerous and rarely given to people in phase 2 of bowl cancer
    - if you test positive to Lamin A you should be given cimotheripy

  32. Pamela Hussey - 6th Period

    ~Scientists have discovered a new treatment to detect aggresive bowel cancer.
    ~It’s very dangerous.
    ~The think they’ve found a cure for it.
    ~It will increase the chance of survival.
    ~Two of the four stages is to remove the the tumor that the patient has.

  33. Stem scientist have discovered a new treatment to detect aggresive bowel cancer. This will help scientist find the quickly spreading cancer more accurately. A stem cell marker protein called Lamin A can identify the most aggressive kinds of cancer early.To help the chances of survial for people who tested positive for lamin A should be treated with surgery and chemotherapy.The point of the surgey is to try to remove the tumor but people are rarely given chemotherapy because it is toxic, so it may cause harm.

  34. 1. Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer.

    2. Patients are rarely given chemotherapy,cause toxics sometimes cause more harm then good.

    3. There is a new way to spot bowel cancer.

    4. They now aim to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

    5. This helps patients better with survival.

    5.

  35. hunter walker-1

    1. Scientists have discovered a new treatment to detect aggresive bowel cancer.
    2. This allowed for tailored treatment that should improve patients’ chances of survival.
    3. It’s very dangerous.
    4. They think they’ve found a cure for it.
    5. Bowl cancer is bad.

  36. Elijah Hurskin 4th period

    1)Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer.
    2)this allows for tailored treatment that should improve patients’ chances of survival.
    3)British researchers said on Wednesday those with the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A.
    4) The team concluded that patients testing positive for Lamin A should be given chemotherapy, in addition to surgery
    5)This will also increase the chances of survival

  37. Jenna Marshall 1st period

    ~Scientists have discovered a new treatment to detect agressive bowel cancer.

    ~This cancer is very dangerous.

    ~The scientists believe that they have found a cure for it.

    ~This will increase the chance of survival for the victims.

    ~Two of the four stages of the treatment is to remove the tumor that the victim has.

  38. Bowel cancer is a really bad type of cancer. They are trying to find an accurate way to find the people with bowel cancer.. The surgey is trying to remove the tumor but they are rarely given chemotherapy which may give them a better chance of survival. The two earliest of the four key stages of bowel cancer, patients will take out their tumor and will rarely get chemotherapy because it could cause harm. The research now shows that chemotherapy might benefit them more.

  39. deondre surles 6th period

    1.Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer.
    2.British researchers said on Wednesday those with the most aggressive kind of cancer could be identified early by testing for a stem cell marker protein called Lamin A.
    3.Two of the four stages is to remove the the tumor that the patient has.
    4.In the two earliest of the four key stages of bowel cancer, patients normally have an operation to remove their tumor but are rarely given chemotherapy, since the toxic treatment can cause more harm than good.
    5.They now aim to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

  40. Avery Wilson 4th per.

    Scientists made new way to see bowel cancer
    Bowel cancer is one of the many types of cancers
    The researchers were british
    Patients should be given chemotherapy
    The discovery is an example of new tests being made

  41. Marilynlarry6th

    This artical is about bowel cancer. Bowel cancer is a really bad type of cancer. They are trying to find an accurate way to find the people with bowel cancer. The people that test positive with Lamin A cancer need to be given chemotherapy to have a better chance of living in addition to the surgeries that come with it. The team from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute now aims to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

  42. Marilynlarry6th

    This artical is about bowel cancer. Bowel cancer is a really bad type of cancer. They are trying to find an accurate way to find the people with bowel cancer. The team from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute now aims to develop a robust prognostic tool that eventually can be used widely in hospitals.

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