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Colon CancerThis page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Colon Cancer but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.Background information on Colon Cancer
ABS CBN News,Ruffy Biazon said Mrs. Aquino's strong faith in God will help her through colon cancer. "She has weathered many storms, fro personal tragedies to natural SCREENING FOR COLON CANCER CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE - 26 Mar 2008 YourHub.com,March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and a good time to remind everyone about the importance of screening for colon cancer. Wanted: speedy care for colon cancer patients - 26 Mar 2008 ABS CBN News,By PURPLE ROMERO Delay in attending to patients diagnosed with colon cancer lessens chances for survival, a study says. The study, “Process Characteristics March is Colon Cancer Prevention Month - 26 Mar 2008 Pacifica Tribune,The irony, if not a tragedy, associated with colon cancer is that this disease is largely preventable. However, in conversations with many Pacificans, Column: Be Our Partner in the Fight against Colon Cancer - 26 Mar 2008 Alexandria Gazette Packet,This month we would like to empower you with knowledge about colon cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 150000 people are diagnosed with Microendoscopy and fluorescence help physicians find colon cancer ... - 26 Mar 2008 BioOptics World,March 26, 2008, Stanford, CA--Doctors may one day be able to detect early stages of colon cancer without a biopsy, using an optical imaging technique Preston North End legend Alan Kelly Snr is battling against colon ... - 26 Mar 2008 Lancashire Evening Post,He's had major surgery for colon cancer. "Myself and my older brother David had to go out there because it didn't look too good at one stage. Baldacci signs cancer bill - 26 Mar 2008 Central Maine Morning Sentinel,...“We know that the five-year survival rate for those who detected their colon cancer early is 90 percent, but only 39 percent of colon cancers are diagnosed Survivor is living proof of cancer testing’s value - 26 Mar 2008 Scranton Times-Tribune,BY DANIEL AXELROD Dale Hersh thinks her sister Mindy’s ghost visited her as she lay in a hospital bed a few days after her colon cancer surgery last March. CBS4 "Test For Life" Colorectal Campaign - 26 Mar 2008 CBS 4,CBS 4 "The Test For Life" campaign stresses the importance of getting tested for colon cancer and you can be tested for free. Colon cancer is the second Adults Above 50 Should Get Regular Colorectal Screenings - 26 Mar 2008 eMaxHealth.com,...of all men and women aged 50 and older would prevent about 60% of deaths from colon cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cancer warning: Please adjust your screening - 26 Mar 2008 Canada.com,Only 23.5 per cent of people 50 and older who had no family history of colon cancer said they had ever been tested. When up-to-date screening was considered GeneNews announces 2007 year end results - 26 Mar 2008 Biloxi Sun Herald,GeneNews' first product in development, ColonSentry(TM), is a convenient and patient-friendly blood-based test that can detect colon cancer. Duncanville firefighter battling cancer - 26 Mar 2008 Dallas Morning News,Duncanville firefighter Tim Riffe is in the midst of a tough fight against colon cancer, and the Duncanville Fire Department is going all out to help him, 'World Wide Web of cancer research' exploits human genome map - 26 Mar 2008 Computerworld,Traditionally, cancer researchers focused on studying a relatively small number of disease categories, such as lung cancer, breast cancer or colon cancer. A lack of coverage could kill - 26 Mar 2008 Wisconsin Radio Network,Those without coverage are less likely to get early screening for medical conditions such as breast cancer or colon cancer, which increases their risk of Cancer therapies' soaring costs can limit the options - 26 Mar 2008 Mason City Globe Gazette,One relatively new drug for the treatment of colon cancer, for example, is 30 percent to 40 percent more beneficial to patients, but at 20 times the price, DNA tests a mouse click away - 26 Mar 2008 Toronto Star,Want to know your risk for diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer? How you process antidepressants? Your optimal diet plan? Gender of a fetus? HEALTH CALENDAR - 26 Mar 2008 Joliet Herald News,Colon cancer kits: Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers today and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Colon cancer ‘very treatable’ at early stage - Mar 24, 2008 Inquirer.net,Magsanoc said three modes of cure—surgery, chemotherapy and radiation—were available for colon cancer patients. Chemotherapy and radiation may be given Check Your Health-Colon Cancer - Mar 25, 2008 KUTV,Colon cancer is something that hit us close to home here at KUTV. You may remember that our friend and colleague Doug Miller died of Colon Cancer more than Fast facts on colon cancer - Mar 24, 2008 ABS CBN News,Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon). Such cancer is sometimes referred to as "colorectal Statins and cancer - Mar 25, 2008 Gather.com,Scientists in Israel compared 1953 colon cancer patients with 2015 healthy individuals. In addition to evaluating the impact of statin therapy, Colon cancer report prompts concern - Mar 25, 2008 Schenectady Gazette,People diagnosed with colon cancer at an early stage have a 90 percent chance of surviving for five years after the diagnosis, according to the ACS. Local physicians promoting exam to avoid colon cancer - Mar 25, 2008 MyWestTexas.com,Approximately 150000 a year are diagnosed with colon cancer, the third most common type in the United States. Of that, 50000 people die of the ailment. Health: Folic Acid & Colon Cancer - Mar 24, 2008 CBS 3,However, new research is linking folic acid to an increase in colon cancer. Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl details how some experts fear there might be Screening Lags for Blacks with Family History of Colon Cancer - Mar 24, 2008 MedPage Today,By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 24 -- Blacks who have first-degree relatives with colon cancer are about half as likely Many Patients At Risk For Colon Cancer Are Not Screened - Mar 24, 2008 MyFox Kansas City,March is colon cancer awareness month and researchers have found that even people with a family history of the disease aren't getting checked for it. In Defense Of Smokers - Mar 25, 2008 13WHAM-TV,One, from cancer researchers, concluded that heavy smokers are at a higher risk for contracting colon cancer earlier. The other, from heart researchers, Watch This: Colon Cancer Awareness on YouTube - Mar 20, 2008 CBS News,As many of you know, I lost my husband Jay to colon cancer 10 years ago. Since then, colon cancer awareness and prevention have been causes near to my heart Mike Pirtle: Steps you can take to prevent colon cancer - Mar 23, 2008 Murfreesboro Post,By MIKE PIRTLE, Publisher A couple of years ago two of my high school classmate died within a year from colon cancer. Last week I learned someone else close NSAIDs and Breast Cancer: A Possible Prevention and Treatment Strategy - Mar 25, 2008 Medscape (subscription)Association between coronary heart disease and cancers of the breast, prostate and colon. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1998; 7: 869-73. Colon Study - Mar 24, 2008 KTIV,Using a grant from the cancer society, the clinics started a project designed to get more people tested for colon cancer. The question is... was the project Former RP President Aquino has cancer - Mar 24, 2008 英文中國郵報,MANILA -- Former Philippine president Corazon Aquino has been diagnosed with colon cancer, her children said Monday, asking the country to pray for the New colon cancer screening campaign - Mar 19, 2008 Seattle Post IntelligencerFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is launching a new colon cancer screening initiative this week, partnering with more than 50 Washington community Minn. Man Invited To Bare Scar For 'Colonder' - Mar 25, 2008 WCCO,Just days before his 32nd birthday, Jaimie Mattes of Woodbury, Minn. got the kind of news you never want to hear -- his doctor told him he had colon cancer, Experts: Talk costs with cancer patients - Mar 24, 2008 Chicago Tribune,There are two equally effective options, for example, to battle metastatic colon cancer, the kind spreading through the body—but one costs $60000 more than Colon cancer screening encouraged - Mar 22, 2008 Park Rapids Enterprise,March is the American Cancer Society’s Colon Cancer Awareness Month and our organization has been encouraging men and women over the age of 50 to get Four ways . . . you can prevent colon cancer - Mar 17, 2008 Indianapolis Star,1Eat less meat: Reducing fat from meat in your diet appears to have an effect on colon cancer, Sipe says. 2Watch what you drink -- and smoke: Beer drinkers American Cancer Society to address needs of Asians - Mar 24, 2008 IndiaPost.com,NEW YORK: In recognition of March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society's Asian Initiatives Unit will host a community health fair on Norwalk urges colon cancer tests - Mar 22, 2008 Stamford Advocate,About 148000 cases of colorectal cancer, commonly called colon cancer, are diagnosed nationwide each year. The disease most affects those 50 and older, Lifestyle changes making women more vulnerable to colon cancer - Mar 15, 2008 Economic Times,This was about a discussion with an oncologist that more urban Indian women are falling prey to colon cancer, thanks to growing lifestyle changes, Get the facts on colorectal cancer - Mar 23, 2008 Oakville Beaver,Colon Cancer: Screening and Surveillance is a free public education seminar to be presented by Halton Healthcare on Thursday, March 27. Endoscopy center provides privacy, comfort - Mar 25, 2008 Ocean Pines Independent,He hopes that with a more relaxed, private setting, people will be more interested in getting their initial colon cancer screening. Health Matters - Mar 21, 2008 Wall Street JournalBy PETER LOFTUS A promising test to detect colon cancer has taken a big step forward -- and perhaps a disappointing step back. Important Tips About Colon Cancer That Could Save Your Life - Mar 20, 2008 WGNO,Considering she was in her early forties, Denise Pearce thought she didn't need to worry about colon cancer. "I had a family history, I didn't believe it. New Colon and Rectal Cancer Guidelines Chart Chemotherapy Options - Mar 20, 2008 Medscape (subscription)For colon cancer, this is also recommended for unresectable synchronous metastases. The new guidelines state that FOLFOX — a combination of folinic acid, Channel 3's Lydia Esparra shares pain of loss to raise colon ... - Mar 20, 2008 WKYC-TV,CLEVELAND -- March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. With proper screening, colon cancer can be detected when it is at its most curable. Colon Cancer Tests Used by 61 Percent of Americans, CDC Says - Mar 13, 2008 BloombergBy Lisa Rapaport March 13 (Bloomberg) -- The number of older Americans getting colon cancer tests rose to 61 percent in 2006, from 54 percent four years Former pitcher Rick Sutcliffe has colon cancer - Mar 14, 2008 Newsday,AP March 14, 2008 Former Cy Young Award winner Rick Sutcliffe has colon cancer and will undergo chemotherapy and surgery. Sutcliffe, a baseball analyst for Search the web for more resources on Colon Cancer |
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