Colorectal cancer is making a move in research, and allowing longer life expectancy for people who are diagnosed with it. As I will discuss there are several options that have become available for people who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer. The options that are available now are early screenings, surgeries, intravenous injections, different types of therapy and even vaccines are being researched.
Research has shown that people who get regular screenings are better off than those who do not get screenings. If colon cancer is found early it can have a more successful outcome rather than if it is found at a later stage. Research is underway to use robots for colorectal cancer operations and procedures. Research is ongoing for a strain of bacteria that can destroy cancerous colon cells. They will do this by injecting the bacteria Clostridium Novyi-NT intravenously. Several types of therapy are being researched and these include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. There is also continuing research on vaccines that are immune based and other agents to treat cancer of the colon. This vaccine will involve immune system cells being taken from the body, and then reintroduced to body after they have mixed it with a cancer killing ingredient.
The options available for people who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer are on the rise. Research is taking a whole new level for finding treatment for colon cancer. Individuals and society both will be affected by this. Many lives could be saved each year if people got tested like they should. Prevention, detection, and treatment for colon cancer are on the rise. As research progresses lives will be saved and people will be advised of more ways to help prevent cancer.
Works Cited
“New Treatment and Research.” John Hopkins Medicine.http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/. 19 March 2014 Web.
“What’s new in colorectal research and treatment?” American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-new-research. 19 March 2014 Web.