Study examines colon cancer prevention treatments
Researchers at the University of Arizona hope to prevent colon cancer in high risk patients with the help of a combination of drug treatments. According to Eugene Gerner Ph.D., Research Director at Arizona Cancer Center, the goal of his ongoing work is to “develop drugs that people can take to prevent colon cancer.” As the researcher explains in this WebMD video, he is currently performing trials on individuals with pre-cancerous polyps. Patients are given a combination of medications, including Sulindac and DFMO, with surprising results. “Our treatment reduced those risky polyps by over 90%,” he says.
