Dr. Frank Sinicrope on Further Study into Different Types of Colon Cancer
Frank A. Sinicrope, MD, talks about sporadic mismatch repair deficient colonic cancer tumors compared to familial related to germ line mutations in the setting of Lynch syndrome.
Frank A. Sinicrope, MD, medical oncologist, Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Oncology, Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, talks about sporadic mismatch repair deficient colonic cancer tumors compared to familial related to germ line mutations in the setting of Lynch syndrome.
Sinicrope says that further studies are currently being done, though sporadic mismatch repair deficient tumors appear to be more dangerous. He says the reasons for this are not clear and researchers are investigating different possible mutations in sporadic mismatch repair deficient tumors for a solution.
The Impact of the Gut Microbiome in Young Patients With Colorectal Cancer
February 15th 2021In season 2, episode 2 of Targeted Talks, Cathy Eng, MD, speaks with Benjamin Weinberg, MD, about the gut microbiome, and how the presence of certain microbiota impact the onset and intensity of disease as well as the potential response to certain treatments.
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