News Archive for Colon

Study Finds Possible Genetic Indicator of Colorectal Cancer (6/18/2009) Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care (6/16/2009) VA Faces Questions Over Tainted Colonoscopies (6/16/2009) For Some, Virtual Colonoscopy May Be Just As Good (6/16/2009) Colonoscopy Risks Increase With Age and Illness (6/15/2009) Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health (6/9/2009) Still Too Few Women in Cancer Trials (6/8/2009) Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising for Under 50 Set (6/8/2009) Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk (6/5/2009) Simple Test Could Detect More Gastrointestinal Cancers (6/2/2009) Weight May Affect Colonoscopy Success (6/1/2009) Chemo Alone Is Best for Advanced Colon Cancer (6/1/2009) Worth of Sigmoidoscopy Screening for Colon Cancer Still Uncertain (6/1/2009) Avastin Shows No Benefit Against Early Stage Colon Cancer (6/1/2009) Deep Sleep May Improve Colonoscopy Results (6/1/2009) U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall (5/27/2009) More Living Longer With Advanced Colon Cancer (5/27/2009) Gene Screen May Predict Colon Cancer's Return (5/15/2009) Medicare's 'No' on Virtual Colonoscopy Stirs Expert Debate (5/13/2009) Healthy Behaviors Slow Functional Decline After Cancer (5/12/2009) Where You Live May Affect Your Cancer Diagnosis (5/11/2009) 3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo (5/11/2009) More Cancer Tests Mean More False-Positive Results (5/11/2009) Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases (4/29/2009) HRT May Protect Women From Colon Cancer (4/22/2009) Experts Highlight Inroads to Preventing Cancer (4/21/2009) Doctor-Patient Talks Key to Blacks Getting Cancer Screens (4/20/2009) Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests (4/6/2009) Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks (4/1/2009) Erbitux May Help Some With Colorectal Cancer (4/1/2009) What to Expect From a Colonoscopy (3/22/2009) Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation (3/6/2009) Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger (2/18/2009) Gene Test May Help Predict Colon Cancer's Return (2/17/2009) Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice (2/12/2009) Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions (2/10/2009) Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings (2/5/2009) Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse (2/4/2009) Stool-Based Colon Cancer Tests Vary Widely in Accuracy (2/3/2009) New Clues to Stopping Colitis-Linked Cancer (2/2/2009) Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes (1/20/2009) Genetic Data May Predict Colon Cancer Odds (1/16/2009) Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely (1/15/2009) More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings (1/15/2009) Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers (1/14/2009) Garlic as a Cancer Fighter? Maybe Not (1/9/2009) Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk (1/8/2009) Cancer Medicine Advances on Many Fronts (12/23/2008) Gene Boosts Drinkers' Colon Cancer Risk (12/19/2008) 'Mediterranean'-Style Diet Best for Blood Sugar Control (12/17/2008) Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk (12/16/2008) Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing (12/15/2008) Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot (12/15/2008) 2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients (12/11/2008) Screening for Colorectal Cancer Saves Lives (12/10/2008) Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer (12/9/2008) CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis (12/2/2008) Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return (11/25/2008) U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time (11/25/2008)