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03/21/2010
Western Baptist Hosts Colon Cancer Awareness Luncheon
SurfPaducah
PADUCAH, KY – With March being National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Western Baptist Hospital has announced they will host a free colon cancer awareness ...
Battling the cancer that killed sister
Victoria Times Colonist
They think colon cancer is an old person's disease. My sister never suspected what she had, didn't recognize the symptoms." They can include constipation, ...
New health insurance plan comes to Fresno
Fresno Bee
The cost difference for treatment of Stage 1 colon cancer versus Stage 3 colon cancer: $12000 a month, he said. The plan's cost to employers is competitive ...
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Morning Sentinel ... Journal of Nutrition and Cancer, found that rats who were fed black beans had a 75 percent reduction in colon cancer compared with the control group. ...
THE COLON IS COMING
Pembroke Daily Observer
CancerCheck, a joint program between the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Cancer Care Ontario, is bringing the Giant Colon Exhibit on a tour across ...
Manitowoc doctor cuts his fees 30 percent
Herald Times Reporter
Benham is discussing the importance of colon cancer screening from 9 to 11 am today at the Manitowoc Surgery Center, 1720 Memorial Drive, Manitowoc.
Free Colon Cancer Screening
KWQC 6
Genesis Health Stems announced it is offering free colon cancer test kits as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. ...
$4M set for colon cancer screening
CBC.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador's government is promising to spend $240000 this year to set up a provincial colon cancer screening program. ...
Advances in genetics give cancer fight a brighter future
Manila Bulletin
She is a textbook example of how the latest cancer research is reshaping treatment. People aren't diagnosed with just breast cancer or colon cancer or lung ...
Medical File
Boulder County Business Report
And, to encourage patients to conduct the tests, and in honor of March being Colon Cancer Awareness Month, the clinic is giving away the new test to ...
A House, and nation, divided on health care
Montreal Gazette
The 68-year-old northern Virginia woman lost six of her Irish brothers to colon cancer in a public health-care system that told them they were suffering ...
Containing Costs Through Colorectal Cancer Screening
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News (registration)
With March being Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, it is an appropriate time to increase public awareness that colorectal cancer (CRC) is a truly ...
Early detection is key to treating colon cancer
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
By Marilyn Strangeman, RSVP Program Director It is estimated that about 60 percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented if all men and women age ...
Magnesium Reduces Colon Cancer Risk in Men
Food Product Design
TORONTO—New research from Japan reveals that boosting dietary intake of magnesium may help reduce the risk of colon cancer in men. ...
IBD Patients Have Higher Risk Of Colon Cancer
WCCO
Dr. Scott Ketover with Minnesota Gastroenterology, PA, says IBD patients have a higher risk for colon cancer. Nearly a million Americans struggle with ...
Focusing on Colon Cancer
WIBW
This month's session includes discussion of colon cancer, coinciding with March's National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The presentation begins at ...
Help Coaches vs. Cancer
Indianapolis Star
Expect to hear a lot about colons this month, which is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. If you want to hear more about your colon, however, ...
Ky. House Passes Colon Cancer Bill
EndoNurse
The Kentucky House unanimously passed House Bill 72 March 16 to help Kentuckians who have no health insurance pay for colon cancer screenings. ...
Age likely a factor in colon cancer chemotherapy
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Older patients with colon cancer are less likely to receive chemotherapy after surgery than younger people but have fewer serious ...
Cancer to become number one killer
KOB.com
Harvard reports nearly nine out of ten people with advanced colon cancer get chemotherapy, unless they're over 75. Elderly patients have a 50-50 chance of ...
Caring for Patients With Cancer
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
In an analysis of 675 patients with stage III colon cancer who underwent surgical resection and received adjuvant chemotherapy, Kahn and colleagues 5 found ...
House backs colon cancer screening bill
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Kentucky House passed a bill Tuesday to help Kentuckians who have no health insurance pay for colon cancer screenings. House Bill 72 sailed through the ...
One Colon Cancer Screening Saved A Life
WLTX.com
Lexington, SC (WLTX) -- Experts say colon cancer will kill between 700 and 800 people in South Carolina this year, but that number is going down as more ...
Tragic loss spurs plans for colon cancer test
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Steve Holland of Tupelo is letting the public know he plans to have the colon cancer screening Monday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. ...
Vitality Cuisine: A cabbage occasion
Sturgis Journal
According to the American Cancer Society, cabbage can help prevent certain cancers, such as esophagus, stomach and colon cancer and a chemical ...
Are new colon cancer drugs worth the cost?
Cancerfacts.com
These are the questions Dr. David H. Howard and colleagues at Emory University in Atlanta asked about new colon cancer treatments introduced in the last 14 ...
Shahyar Ashouri, MD - Free colon cancer seminar
Ventura County Star
(Thousand Oaks, CA) – Many people don't realize that colon cancer is largely preventable. Being screened for colon cancer offers early diagnosis and can ...
In Depth: Colo-Rectal Cancer
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - Colo-rectal Cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. When colon cancer is detected early, the cure rate is 90%. ...
Raising a Glass of Red (1 Letter)
New York Times
I am 62 and I successfully recovered from colon cancer 20 years back when medical facilities were quite underdeveloped. My oncologist maintained that ...
Colon health information session March 25
Boston Globe
Approximately 150000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer each year and nearly 50000 die from it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Got a Biscuit House story?
The State
Lexington Medical Center will hold its first Colon Cancer Challenge, a bike ride to raise awareness and funds for colon cancer, this Saturday. ...
Doctors Urge People Get Checked for 'Silent Killer'
WHTM-TV
"Colon cancer kills more people than breast cancer and more people than prostate cancer," said Physician Andrew Richards. "It's the second most common cause ...
Student honors mom with cancer benefit
Lincoln Journal Star
Please write "American Cancer Society" in the memo line of the check. For more information e-mail Chris Way at cway57@hotmail.com. Colon cancer can be ...
Placido Domingo Undergoes Cancer Surgery
The Chosun Ilbo
New reports say that doctors discovered colon cancer and removed a malignant polyp. Domingo is out of the hospital, but is under doctors' orders to rest for ...
Egypt: Colon cancer on the rise
Bikya Masr
CAIRO: Professor of Oncology and the Director of the al-Qasr el-Aini Center for the Treatment of Tumors Yasser Abdul Kader said that colon cancer in Egypt ...
Too many tests, maybe even for the president
Philadelphia Inquirer
A White House spokesman noted that earlier colon cancer screening is sometimes recommended for high-risk groups, such as African Americans. ...
Fan asks Osbourne to sign colostomy bag
Digital Spy
Sharon was diagnosed with colon cancer in July 2002, later announcing that it had spread to her nymph nodes. Against the odds, she made a full recovery and ...
The facts about colorectal cancer
Bismarck Tribune Colorectal cancer ranks second in leading causes of death from cancer. This cancer affects men and women equally and the risk increases with age. ...
Her 'bucket-list' goal: To raise $25000 to fight cancer
Orlando Sentinel
In December, Girard's doctor gave the 49-year-old just months to live — this, after a brutal five-year battle against colon cancer in which she has spent ...
Mango fights cancer
Food Consumer
Ataulfo at 5 mg of GAE/L inhibited the growth of colon SW-480 cancer cells by about 72 percent while it did not inhibit the noncancer colon cells. ...
3K Race/Walk March 20 at CCNY Promotes Colon Cancer Awar
Article Ant (press release) Colorectal cancer kills 1400 New Yorkers every year, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Black and Hispanic New Yorkers ...
Pfizer reports more setbacks in drug tests
TheDay.com
Sutent's results in treating advanced breast cancer were similar to those seeen in late-stage trials on advanced colon cancer patients. A colon-cancer trial ...
Smith has new lease on life
San Bernardino Sun
He had no idea he didn't have cancer. The Los Osos boys basketball coach was diagnosed with colorectal cancer May 19, 2009. Five days later his doctor ...
Garlic may lower your risk for cancer
Examiner.com
Researchers of this study said a garlic-rich diet appears to protect against various cancers, including breast, prostate, and colon cancer.
Don't do away with Medicare Advantage
South Bend Tribune
Moreover, enrollees in Medicare Advantage are screened and diagnosed earlier for cervical cancer, colon cancer, melanoma and other deadly diseases. ...
CDC - Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
CDC promotes colorectal (colon) cancer prevention by building partnerships, encouraging screening, supporting education and training, and conducting ...
Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
Seattle Times
Earlier colon-cancer screening is sometimes recommended for high-risk groups — which a White House spokesman noted includes blacks. ...
Program has funds for cancer screening
Billings Gazette
Dr. Thomas Purcell, director of the Billings Clinic Cancer Center, will talk about preventing and detecting colon cancer Wednesday during a free Lunch and ...
Raisin' Awareness About Colon Cancer!
WIBW
TOPEKA, Kansas - During Colon Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society, Cotton-O'Neil Digestive Health Center, and Dillons are raisin' awareness ...
Colorectal cancer prevention forum set at Seaside hospital
The Daily Astorian ... cancer including: colonoscopy and other screening options; the role of exercise in reducing colon cancer risk; and the importance of early detection. ...
Charleston will raise funds for cancer victim
Coos Bay World
The 54-year-old man, born and raised in Coos Bay, was diagnosed with colon cancer just over a year ago. After a futile round of chemotherapy, doctors gave ...
Spanish writer Miguel Delibes dies at 89
AFP
Delibes was operated on for colon cancer in 1998 shortly after he published his last novel "El Hereje" ("The Heretic"), an international bestseller that ...
Cancer specialist presents findings on nanotech
KUAM.com
by Michele Catahay Guam - American Cancer Society Chief Medical Staff Officer Dr. Mark Clanton is on Guam to help promote colon cancer awareness as well as ...
Care for your colon
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Those with a sibling or parent with a history of colon cancer or pre-cancerous polyps should have their first screening at age 40, or 10 years prior to the ...
Obesity May Increase Risk of Death in Colon Cancer Patients
BETTER Health Research
According to findings published in the journal, Clinical Cancer Research, obese patients with colon cancer have a greater risk of either death or relapse ...
Panel backs bill for more colon cancer screening
Louisville Courier-Journal
A bill to expand screening and treatment for colon cancer in Kentucky was approved by the House budget committee Thursday after a lawmaker agreed to ...
IBS Not Always Indicative of Polyps, Cancer
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
Patients who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are not at increased risk of having colon cancer, says a study published in the American Journal of ...
5K event April 10 to focus on cancer
Chillicothe Gazette
Adena Health Systems' endoscopy service is calling attention to colon cancer with a 5K run/walk slated for April 10. This is the second year the endoscopy ...
Cancer Center oncologist speaks to Lunch 'n Learn
Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune
By MARCIA DAVIS-SEALE - Tribune Staff Writer Colorectal cancer stands as the third most common form of cancer in the United States and the third most common ...
Pfizer says Sutent breast cancer trials fail
Reuters
A late-stage trial of Sutent as a treatment for advanced colon cancer was stopped last year after the drug was deemed to be no more effective than standard ...
Take preventive measures to avoid colorectal cancer
Killeen Daily Herald
By Alicia Lacy It's the second-leading cancer that kills, and the risk of colorectal cancer increases with age, according to information from the Centers ...
CBS' Harry Smith undergoes colonoscopy televised live
Los Angeles Times (blog)
She has been advocating for these potentially life-saving cancer screening exams since her husband, Jay Monahan, died of colorectal cancer in 1998 at the ...
Obesity and Colon Cancer a Deadly Combination
Ivanhoe
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obese patients with colon cancer may have a greater chance of dying from the disease compared to those at a normal weight. ...
Colon Cancer Awareness Could Save Your Life
KMEG 14 Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women and the third leading cause of cancer death. In an effort to get the word out about colon ...
Doctors perform life-saving colorectal surgery
ABC12.com
A year and a half later, Allen is cancer free and relishing his second chance. For colorectal cancer, Dr. Sardi says the invasive surgery has doubled the ...
New Treatment Removes Cancerous Tumors From Colon
CBS 4 Colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer with 150000 new cases each year. Now, there is a procedure helping certain patients remove tumors in a less ...
Man Says Colonoscopy Helped Save His Life
KCCI Des Moines
Dr. Michael Page, of the John Stoddard Cancer Center, performs 300 colon cancer surgeries a year. He said 50 percent of Iowans who should have ...
Dr. Suzy Kim: Colon cancer screening can save lives
Greenville News
By Suzy Kim • March 10, 2010 Many of you have already heard the American Cancer Society (ACS) statistics. Each year, colon cancer is diagnosed in 150000 ...
Placido Domingo Undergoes Surgery For Colon Cancer
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Tenor Plácido Domingo has undergone successful surgery in order to remove a cancerous polyp from his colon, and has since been released from New ...
Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
BusinessWeek
By Alan Mozes TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following ...
IBS patients not at increased colon cancer risk
Times of India
Irritable bowel syndrome patients are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than fit individuals undergoing ...
Harry Smith colonoscopy to air on `Early Show'
The Associated Press
Couric has been an advocate for early cancer screenings since her husband, TV legal analyst Jay Monahan, died of colon cancer 12 years ago. He was 42. ...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
WEAU-TV 13
The American Cancer Society is encouraging older men and women to make it a priority to get screened for Colorectal Cancer. The group is also calling March ...
Peter Yarrow's Ode to Colonoscopies!
CBS News
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Yarrow joined forces with CBS by recording the special song on CBS Records. ...
Obesity linked to poor colon cancer prognosis
Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range, according to a ...
Placido Domingo has surgery for colon cancer;
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Placido Domingo has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous polyp from his colon and is expected to make a full recovery. ...
Shining a spotlight on a common form of cancer
SuburbanJournals
"Basically, the screening test is used to detect hidden blood in stool, which can be a sign of several conditions, including colon cancer," said Bethany ...
Learn about colon cancer at Haywood center
Asheville Citizen-Times
CLYDE — Drs. Henry Nathan and Filiberto Colon will discuss screening recommendations and healthy habits to help avoid colon cancer noon–1 pm March 22 at ...
Proteins May Predict Spread of Colon Cancer
BusinessWeek
MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Two proteins that might serve as biomarkers for predicting the spread of colon cancer have been identified by Chinese ...
ExonHit, bioMerieux nix colon cancer program
FierceBiotech
French drugmakers ExonHit Therapeutics and bioMérieux have decided against pursuing their collaboration in colon cancer after a recent review of data by a ...
Sean Penn Wants Cynics to Die Of Rectal Cancer
About - News & Issues (blog)
The actor's off-the-wall comment, however, has raised a little, much needed awareness of the disease and just in time for Colon Cancer Awareness Month! ...
Harry Smith Colonoscopy to Air Live
CBS News
After losing him to colon cancer in 1998, Couric embraced the fight against the disease, becoming a leading advocate. In March 2000, Couric launched the ...
National Colorectal Cancer Month in March
Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com
The Prevent Cancer Foundation kicked off National Colorectal Cancer Month on March 3 in San Diego, Calif. National Colorectal Cancer Month started in 2000 ...
BioMerieux ends colon cancer work with ExonHit
Reuters
PA) said on Monday they were ending their collaboration on colon cancer, but would continue to work together on prostate cancer. BioMerieux said its 2009 ...
'I don't know anybody who could afford it'
Metro Canada - Edmonton
At the hospital, Pankow sits beside colon cancer patients who don't pay for their treatments. “I joke with the nurses and they're shocked when they hear ...
Dancing with the stars: DanceBlue raises $636638.58
UK The Kentucky Kernel
Bennett's mother had three different types of cancer in her lifetime: ovarian, stomach and colon cancer. With so many connections to the organization, ...
Montreal family grateful for Habs' blood clinic
Canada.com
But a second gastroenterologist sent him for a colonoscopy and in May 2003 he was told he had colon cancer. ``If my dad hadn't come to the Canadiens clinic ...
Dodge the third most lethal cancer? You can do it Washington Examiner Yet one of every 19 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer at some point. And many -- maybe you -- aren't signing up for insurance against it ...
Walking away from cancer Vicksburg Post Joyner is a cancer survivor. Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2007, she has been cancer-free since later that same year. She is once again pursuing many of ...
Live smart-reduce your risk Abilene Recorder Chronicle Eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables is linked to a reduced risk of lung, oral, esophageal, stomach and colon cancer. ...
Sick man faces bankruptcy — or death Toronto Sun Had he lung cancer, breast cancer, or colon cancer, then the cost of the drug — $4555 per treatment, two times a month — would be totally covered by ...
St. John's TelegramHustling for Mike St. John's Telegram In September 2008, Dinn was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. Expecting his first child with wife Mandy, he underwent surgery to remove part of his colon ...
'A tremendous loss to the community' Brockville Recorder and Times Lawrence said his brother's cancer had begun as colon cancer, and he underwent chemotherapy and radiation during the past few years but revealed little to ...
Happy Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
By Andy Perdue, tricityherald.com Yes, March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is one of the leading ...
Blood Test May Predict Colon Cancer Spread
WebMD Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in the US with more than 50000 deaths reported each year. Surgery is the main treatment for the disease, ...
Colon Cancer Survival
WSOC Charlotte Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in American men and women. In 2009, the American Cancer Society estimated about 146970 new ...
Wear blue for colon cancer
WALB-TV
By Jennifer Emert - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Staffers at Phoebe Putney were dressed in blue Friday to raise awareness about colon cancer. ...
Crusading for colonoscopies
Gothenburg Times
GMH surgical nurse Carolyn Evenson said every polyp doesn't necessarily grow into colon cancer but, like seeds that grow into a tree, it can. ...
Screening kits available free until March 19
Morris Daily Herald
Most people with early colon cancer don't have symptoms, which is why early detection screening tests are important. Symptoms usually appear with more ...
Miracle Cancer Drug Extends Life With $48720 Cost
BusinessWeek
One of the three -- christened SU5416 because it was the 5416th substance tried out -- was given in 2001 to 350 colorectal cancer patients. ...
Should Women Take Hormone Therapy? We Asked An Expert
Food Consumer
What about HT's other clear benefit--reduction of the risk of colon cancer? Chlebowski: WHI data do demonstrate that HT lowers the risk of colon cancer. ...
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1130 Hoosiers Died from Colon Cancer in 2009
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
There were roughly 3260 new cases of colon cancer in Indiana in 2009 and about 1130 deaths from the disease. The cancer's society's Vicki Rakowski says ...
Giant colon rolls into Toronto
CBC.ca
A giant walk-through colon has been set up at Toronto's Dufferin Mall until March 6, so the public can learn about colorectal cancer. ...
Lawmakers seek screening funds
2TheAdvocate
“Our budget situation is bleak and next year is bleaker but $1.5 million to continue colon cancer screening is not asking a whole lot from anybody,” said ...
Sandhills Regional to host lunch and learn meeting
Richmond County Daily Journal
Lemaire will discuss up-to-date information on colon cancer, how to reduce your risk, and screening. A question-and-answer period will follow his ...
A lighthearted look at colonoscopies
Dayton Daily News Colorectal cancer almost always starts with a polyp – a small precancerous growth on the lining of the colon or rectum – which can easily be removed during ...
Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Cleveland Clinic and the Cleveland Cavaliers have teamed up to educate the public on prevention, diagnosis, and early treatment of colon cancer. ...
Colon Cancer Awareness
KSLA-TV
Jolene also ate right and exercised, but back in September of 2007 Dr. Hobley told Jolene she had colon cancer. "It was just almost like it's not real. ...
Colon cancer test kids available at no cost
Carmi Times
And between 11 am and 1 pm Friday, March 19, residents of White, Gallatin and Saline counties can pick up a free colon cancer take-home test. ...
Colon Cancer Surgery With No Major Scars
WCCO Colorectal cancer is expected to kill 50000 Americans this year. Nearly three times that many will get the diagnosis. That's one of the reason's March is ...
Cigarette Smoking May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer
IndyPosted (blog)
“Provides good evidence that prostate cancer is likely a smoking-related tumor.” Prostate cancer, like breast and colon cancer, is found at high rates in ...
Support program helps families dealing with cancer
WRAL.com
In June 2008, Chris Jones learned he had Stage 1 colon cancer. It was a devastating blow to everyone in his family. “During a scan of my abdomen, ...
Mattawan hockey team skating against cancer
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com (blog)
He said if he'd had a colonoscopy two years before his doctor advised him to, the colon cancer he was diagnosed with in December 2008 would likely have been ...
'Mean Jean' Hamilton – Campaigning for a cure
Diboll Free Press
In the past 10 years, Jean has had two bouts with cancer – breast cancer in 1999 and colon cancer in 2004 – and lost her husband to an aggressive throat ...
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Report: 1990s FSU olim more prone to colon cancer
Ha'aretz
By Dan Even People who came to live in Israel from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s are more prone to colon cancer than other groups, according to a new ...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness
KFYR-TV Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer of men and women in the US, and March is awareness month for this disease. The American Cancer Society ...
Cancer survivor makes jewelry to help others raise funds
Frederick News Post (subscription)
Her brother, sister and an aunt all died of lung cancer. Her daughter Tracy was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. "She's fighting it just like I did. ...
Doctors offer free colon screenings for jobless
6abc.com
It is working in conjunction with Mid-Atlantic GI Consultants and the Colon Cancer Alliance to offer the free screenings for qualifying people during March, ...
CMAP to offer free colorectal cancer test kits
Alexandria Town Talk
The Rapides Foundation's Cenla Medication Access Program will be handing out free, take-home colorectal cancer test kits at four Central Louisiana locations ...
Allston-Brighton residents should get colon exams
Allston-Brighton TAB
Dept of Public Health during March, which is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. The call to action is: If you are 50 and older, call your health-care provider ...
New Pathway in the Development of Colon Cancer
Researchers have found that Kallikrein-related peptidase 4 (KLK4) may activated protease-activated receptors (PARs), promoting the development of colon...
March Is Colon Cancer Awareness Month Colorectal cancer can strike at any age, but nine out of 10 new cases are in people age 50 or older. Kansans older than 50 or who have a family history of ...
03/02/2010
Colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable
Beaufort Observer
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2009, more than 146000 men and women were diagnosed with ...
Linking Male Infertility and Disease Risks
Wall Street Journal
Sperm cells that lack DNA 'repair' proteins cause infertility and have been linked to colon cancer. "If the gene affects something more than infertility, ...
Even More Reasons to Get a Move On
New York Times
Cancer. In a review last year of 52 studies of exercise and colon cancer, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis concluded ...
Mangos Help Prevent Breast, Colon Cancer
Food Product Design
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—A diet rich in mangos may help prevent colon and breast cancer, according to a new study conducted by Texas AgriLife Research food ...
Colossal Colon comes to Hunterdon Medical Center
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com
The traveling exhibit was also there to raise awareness about colon cancer. The colon is the last section of the large intestine. ...
Cigarettes and alcohol and Obama
The Guardian (blog)
Follow-up colorectal cancer screening is recommended in 5 years for routine colon cancer screening. Continue smoking cessation efforts, a daily exercise ...
Obese Toddlers Face Risk of Heart Disease
WBAY
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Experts say colon cancer screening is on the rise, but more needs to be done to prevent thousands of people from ...
Dr. Ali Yazdy: Save a life - schedule a screening
Greenville News
By S. Ali Yazdy • March 1, 2010 Colorectal cancer — cancer of the colon and rectum — is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States for ...
Obama told to quit smoking for good
Montreal Gazette
African Americans have the highest rate of colon cancer and death from colon cancer of all demographic groups in the country, and at least two of the ...
There's more to men's health than a prostate check
Arizona Republic
Some studies have found that a high-fiber diet reduces the risk of colon cancer, but the evidence is not clear. Men age 50 and younger need to eat 38 grams ...
News Near You for March 1
Richmond Times Dispatch
If you have a news item, call 649-6990 or e-mail us at news@times dispatch.com Henrico In support of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Henrico Doctors' Hospital ...
Exploring the body
TbNewsWatch.com
The exhibit offers mutli-media experience on being screened for colon cancer and what happens when someone isn't diagnosed soon enough. ...
Dancers swarm Eaton Centre for a good cause
Toronto Star
After Heller died from colon cancer last year, at age 31, MacGregor says she wanted a way to share her friend's enthusiasm and positive energy with women ...
Trainer overcomes adversity
Southtown Star
What she thought was an appendicitis was actually colon cancer. She had surgery, then followed up with a regimen of a cancer drug. ...
Paying for future doctors
Iowa City Press Citizen ... Susie Hagen is performing surgery on a motorcycle accident or gunshot victim and the next it's on a patient with a thyroid condition or colon cancer. ...