Health Problems

What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

Irritable bowel syndrome, commonly called IBS, is a chronic condition affecting the gastrointestinal system. It is also called spastic colon or colitis, irritable colon or mucus colitis. It may be greatly distressing. At least one in five Americans has some symptoms of IBS and this makes the condition one of the commonest diagnosed disorders in […]

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Three-drug combo improves survival period of bowel cancer patients: Study

The data from the results of a phase-3 clinical trial noted that the three-drug combination, encorafenib, binimetinib and cetuximab, should replace chemotherapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have a BRAF gene flaw. A targetted three-drug combination therapy could increase the survival period of patients with advanced bowel cancer for overall nine months as […]