Optimisticc
Opportunity To Investigate the Microbiome’s Impact on Science and Treatment In Colorectal Cancer
A Cancer Grand Challenges project funded by Cancer Research UK.
OPTIMISTICC
March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and we asked the advocates to discuss their journeys. March 5th was Dress in Blue Day and the team celebrated at our team meeting.
About the Program
We are an international team working together to understand the colorectal cancer microbiome: what it is, how it is associated with cancer, and what treatments will affect the microbiome to promote health.
Our objectives are to:
- Map the colorectal cancer microbiome
- Develop microbiome-targeted therapies for colorectal cancer
- Share and disseminate our findings
What’s New
CRC Screening Guidelines in US to Begin at Age 45
The US Preventive Services Task Force has lowered the age for routine colorectal cancer screening. The recommendation...
Thriving as a Patient Advocate: Balancing Unseen Burdens
Watch Dr. Laura Porter's presentation at the 2nd Annual Global Colon Cancer Association's 2021 Congress Thriving...
A microbiome signature for colorectal cancer
A collaboration of the Quirke and Huttenhower labs has led to the publication of two papers, in Clinical Cancer...
Our Sponsor
OPTIMISTICC is a Cancer Grand Challenges team funded by Cancer Research UK.
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