A trial looking at nutritional supplement drinks for people with bowel cancer who are losing weight (POSiCC)
This trial was done to see if having supplement drinks before surgery for bowel cancer can help people recover more quickly.
Colon cancer
Cancer of the large bowel. Waste left from digested food passes from the small bowel to the colon, where fluid and foods are absorbed. The waste then goes through to the rectum (back passage) and then through the anus to be passed out of the body. Also called the large intestine or the bowel.
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A study of 5-ALA in bowel cancer surgery (GLiSten)
This study was done to see if a substance called 5-ALA and a special light could help surgeons see lymph nodes that contain bowel cancer cells
A study looking at giving lifestyle advice to people having treatment for bowel cancer (TreatWELL)
This study looked at giving advice about diet, physical activity and other lifestyle factors to people who have had treatment for bowel cancer.
A trial to see if fibre can help to control side effects in people having radiotherapy that affects the bowel
This trial looked at if eating more or less fibre improved radiotherapy side effects to the bowel.
A study looking at chemotherapy and surgery for bowel cancer that has spread to the liver (EPOC B)
This study looked at the best way to have chemotherapy and surgery for bowel cancer that has spread to the liver.
A trial looking at treating anaemia before surgery for bowel cancer (IVICA)
This trial compared 2 ways of giving iron supplements to people with a low red blood cell count due to bowel cancer.
A trial of imgatuzumab for bowel cancer that has spread to another part of the body
This trial looked at a drug called imgatuzumab for people with bowel cancer that had spread to other parts of the body.
A study using MRI scan to see how well chemotherapy is working in people with bowel cancer
This study is looking at using a new type of MRI scan to see how well chemotherapy is working in people with bowel (colorectal) cancer.
A trial looking at capecitabine and aflibercept for bowel cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body (CAPITAL)
This trial is looking at 2 drugs called capecitabine and aflibercept for people who have bowel cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body.
A study looking at laser light as a possible new way to diagnose bowel cancer
This study is using laser light to study samples of bowel tissue.