Colon Cancer News

Genetic Link Uncovered In Disparate Colon Cancer Death

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:15:05 +0200

A new study reveals the first-ever genetic link to the reason African-Americans are at increased risk of dying from colon cancer. The discovery by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is focused on a protein variant called Pro72 identified through genetic testing.

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Colon cancer and the microbes in your gut

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:43:00 +0200

HARROGATE, UKApril 3, 2009A typical Western diet, rich in meat and fats and low in complex carbohydrates, is a recipe for colon cancer, a growing body of evidence shows.

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Genetic Link Uncovered in Disparate Colon Cancer Death

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:37:34 +0200

A new study shows that African-Americans with a Pro72 protein variant had more than double the risk of dying from an advanced form of colon cancer compared to whites. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) said the results are a first-ever genetic link to disparate colon cancer incidence.

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Folic Acid Fortification May Be Linked To Increased Colon Cancer Risk

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:14:45 +0200

The rate of colorectal cancer in Chile may have increased since that country began fortifying wheat flour with folic acid, reports a study in the European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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Duane Jarvis, famed guitarist and singer-songwriter, dies of colon cancer

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:11:57 +0200

Duane Jarvis, the amiable singer-songwriter who commanded stages with what Rosie Flores called a "Keith Richards flair and a honky-tonk heart," died this morning in his Los Angeles apartment. He was 51 and battled colon cancer for 16 months.

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Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:25:59 +0200

Title: Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks Category: Health News Created: 4/2/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/2/2009

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Active Life May Cut Colon Cancer Risk

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:03:31 +0100

People who are physically active are less likely to develop colon cancer, a new research review confirms.

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Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:32:26 +0100

Title: Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice Category: Health News Created: 2/13/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/13/2009

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Cranberry extracts may prevent colon cancer: Lab study

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:24:30 +0100

Writing in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , Richard Narayansingh and Robert Hurta from University of Prince Edward Island report that crude extracts from cranberry, as well as one of the fruit?s major flavonoid compounds quercetin could decrease the expression of certain inflammatory processes linked to colon cancer.

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Scientists Confirm Lower Risk Of Colon Cancer Linked To Exercise

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:08:12 +0100

By pooling the results of over 50 studies, researchers in the US confirmed and brought up to date the evidence of a strong link between physical exercise and colon cancer whereby men and women who exercise more have a lower risk of developing the disease, and they also firmed up the estimates of the size of risk.

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Former Idaho state Rep. Meyer dies of colon cancer

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:57:15 +0100

RATHDRUM, Idaho (AP) - Former Rep. Wayne Meyer has died of colon cancer. He was 59.

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Exercise helps prevent colon cancer

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:56:48 +0100

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12 (UPI) - A meta-analysis by U.S. researchers finds people who exercise lower their risk of colon cancer.

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Drug Found To Prevent Colon Cancer Development In Mice

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:30:47 +0100

Researchers have found that a drug now being tested to treat a range of human cancers significantly inhibited colon cancer development in mice. Because the agent appears to have minimal side effects, it may represent an effective chemopreventive treatment in people at high risk for colon cancer, the investigators say.

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Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:02:19 +0100

THURSDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) - A drug called enzastaurin significantly reduced the development of colon cancer in mice, and tumors that did develop were less advanced and aggressive than those in mice that didn't receive the drug, according to a study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Florida.

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Stopping colon cancer

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:01:50 +0100

A new combination of drugs has been shown to reduce the risk of colon cancer by preventing the recurrence of polyps.

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People Who Exercise Lower Their Risk Of Colon Cancer

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:45:47 +0100

An ambitious new study has added considerable weight to the claim that exercise can lower the risk for colon cancer. Researchers combined and analyzed several decades worth of data from past studies on how exercise affects colon cancer risk. They found that people who exercised the most were 24 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who exercised the least.

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Information on Colorectal Cancer

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:08:42 +0100

Cancer of the colon or rectum is also called colorectal cancer. In the United States, it is the fourth most common cancer in men and women. Caught early, it is often curable.

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Study: Excercisers lower colon cancer risk

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:17:31 +0100

A new study supports the role of exercise in reducing colon cancer risk.

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