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Former president Aquino has colon cancer  -  25 Mar 2008
Inquirer.net,MANILA, Philippines — Former president Corazon Aquino has been diagnosed with colon cancer after a series of laboratory tests at the Makati Medical Center,

Colon Cancer Screening Key To Prevention, Increased Survival  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)24, 2008) — Colon cancer screening is a tough sell. It’s icky, uncomfortable and the thought of a colonoscopy, especially the prep, can be intimidating,

Colon cancer ‘very treatable’ at early stage  -  25 Mar 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

Cancer findings renew benefits of colon tests  -  25 Mar 2008
HeraldNet,A lot of excitement about colon cancer. And a good opportunity to learn something new about it. Let's start with these top questions.

Colon cancer report prompts concern  -  25 Mar 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  -  25 Mar 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.

Study: Flat colon growths more likely to harbor cancer than polyps  -  25 Mar 2008
Orangeburg Times Democrat,They believe the growths represent a separate colon cancer pathway, rather than being precursors to knobby polyps, Soetikno said.

Popular Colonoscopy Prep Solution May Pose Kidney Risks  -  25 Mar 2008
U.S. News & World Report,However, he stressed that warranted concerns about phosphate solutions should not discourage patients from undergoing colon cancer screening.

Health: Folic Acid & Colon Cancer  -  25 Mar 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  -  25 Mar 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

Thousands to Participate in Colon  -  25 Mar 2008
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),Colon cancer has the second highest cancer mortality rate in the United States, yet it is one of the most preventable forms of cancer, according to the

Many Patients At Risk For Colon Cancer Are Not Screened  -  25 Mar 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.

NSAIDs and Breast Cancer: A Possible Prevention and Treatment Strategy  -  25 Mar 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  -  25 Mar 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  -  25 Mar 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

Minn. Man Invited To Bare Scar For 'Colonder'  -  25 Mar 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,

Treatment's side effects may include bankruptcy  -  25 Mar 2008
Houston Chronicle,Consider: There are two equally effective options to battle metastatic colon cancer, the kind spreading through the body — but one costs $60000 more than

Endoscopy center provides privacy, comfort  -  25 Mar 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.

Obese women less likely to have cancer screenings  -  25 Mar 2008
Canada.com,In contrast to the case with breast and ovarian cancer screening, Cohen's team found no consistent evidence that obesity lowered the odds of colon cancer

New Findings--More Dangers of Smoking  -  25 Mar 2008
13WHAM-TV,Based on this new evidence, cancer experts now suggest smokers begin screenings for colon cancer 5 to 10 years earlier, than the currently recommended age

CBS4 Kicks Off "Test For Life" Colorectal Campaign  -  25 Mar 2008
CBS 4,DORAL (CBS4) ― CBS 4 is kicking off "The Test For Life" campaign to stress the importance of getting tested for colon cancer and you can be tested for free.

Local firm's medical products help reshape lives  -  25 Mar 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,...(Cornelius Rechenberg died of colon cancer before ABC opened.) Before opening the business in 2003, Rechenberg and Markowitz traveled the country to find

Colonoscopy Screening in African Americans and Whites With ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Archives of Internal MedicineRacial differences in colon cancer mortality could be related to variations in screening of increased-risk individuals. Methods Baseline data from 41 830

Daily Cancer News  -  25 Mar 2008
Cancer Consultants,...studies have suggested that combining bevacizumab with chemotherapy can be effective in patients with advanced NSCLC, breast cancer, and colon cancer.

SHUTTERSTOCK PHOTO ILLUSTRATION  -  25 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?

Death of the Bees: GMO Crops and the Decline of Bee Colonies in ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Center for Research on Globalization,Could it be that humans are going through the same process with the rise of Colon Cancer? As seen below in the comparison of the healthy Bee and the

Evidence mounting on Mediterranean diet  -  25 Mar 2008
Newsday,Randomized trials have shown that a Mediterranean diet has benefits for people with rheumatoid arthritis and may help reduce colon cancer recurrence.

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

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

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

Test tells source of mystery cancers-researchers  -  Mar 23, 2008
ReutersMost cancers are named according to the place they first develop -- such as breast cancer or lung cancer or colon cancer. Even if these cancers spread,

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

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.

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

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,

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

Gene Dose Affects Tumor Growth in Mouse Model  -  Mar 24, 2008
Johns Hopkins Gazette,They then mated those trisomic mice to mice that carry a mutation that causes intestinal tumors, similar to those seen in colon cancer in humans.

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,

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.

Checking colon can be crucial to health  -  Mar 23, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,If undetected and untreated, all individuals with this syndrome will develop colon cancer by the time they are 40. Most patients have a family history of

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.

Avera Medical Minute: Colon Cancer Awareness Month  -  Mar 20, 2008
KSFY,By Nancy Naeve March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Since 1 in 18 of you will be affected by colon cancer, it could be a matter of life or death.

Raising Awareness about Colon Cancer  -  Mar 20, 2008
WKBT,Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Americans, with 5000 deaths a year. As part of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, local doctors are

Painting the Colon: Early Stage Cancer Detection without Biopsy  -  Mar 20, 2008
OneMedPlace,Most cases of colon cancer begin as small noncancerous polyps. Over time these polyps may become colon cancers. Regular screening helps identify polyps

Cancer Detected Earlier, Faster, With New Medical Imaging, Study Finds  -  Mar 17, 2008
Science Daily (press release)17, 2008) — Doctors may one day be able to detect early stages of colon cancer without a biopsy, using a new technique developed by researchers at the

Free Colorectal Cancer Screening  -  Mar 24, 2008
NTV,The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 108070 new cases of colon cancer and 40740 new cases of rectal cancer in 2008 in the United

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

Taking care of your health: Don't ignore the slightest problem  -  Mar 24, 2008
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,The main concern is colon cancer or an inflammatory colon condition such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Black stools can mean you are bleeding

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

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