Colon Cancer |
Cholangiocarcinoma |
Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of death among cancers in the Western world. Many colorectal cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-like growths are usually benign, but some may develop into cancer over time. The majority of the time, the diagnosis of localized colon cancer is through col ...
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Colon Cancer News Headlines
- Colon Cancer Risk: It's Often All In The Family
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Don't Use Aspirin To Prevent Colon Cancer Says Task Force
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- 12 Myths About Colon Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Aspirin of no use in reducing risk of colon cancer: Panel
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:57 EST
- Experts: Don't take aspirin to curb colon cancer
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:01 EST
- Want A Healthy Colon? Eat A Rainbow!
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- A Healthy Colon: Tips To Lower Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Researchers Identify Cell Pathway In Colon Cancer
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Cell Pathway In Colon Cancer Identified By Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Risks of aspirin outweigh cancer benefit for most
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:06 EST
- Going 'Back To The Future' In Colon Cancer Screening
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Risks of aspirin outweigh cancer benefit for most
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Panel Nixes Aspirin As Cancer Preventive
ABC News - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:02 EST
- High carb diet not linked to colon cancer
Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:43 EST
- Healthy Choices Make For A Healthy Colon
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Colon Cancer Screening: Going 'Back To The Future'?
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Foods for a colon-healthy diet
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:39 EST
- Hand-Assisted Technique May Decrease Time In Surgery For Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Improved Stool-Based Test Could Boost Colon Cancer Screening
MedicineNet - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Avastin Slows Colon Cancer Growth
WebMD - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:45 EST
- New Combined Laparoscopy And Colonoscopy Procedure May Avoid Need For Major Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Liver An Excellent Target For Cancer Gene Therapy Using Viral Vectors, Study Shows
ScienceDaily - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Alliance Commends Research On Non-Smoking Lung Cancer Cases
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Shows Liver An Excellent Target For Cancer Gene Therapy Using Viral Vectors
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Eat Well, Get Fit, Stop Smoking -- Prevent Cancer
ScienceDaily - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Alliance Maintains Strong Support For Early Detection For Lung Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Disparities In Colon Cancer Screening Among Medicare Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Childhood cancer survivors at risk of 2nd cancer
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:06 EST
- Life-Saving Cancer Genetic Testing Vastly Underutilized
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Cancer Research And Prevention Foundation Educates And Celebrates With National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month(TM)
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Long-term Heart Disease Risk From Radiotherapy
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Radiation for breast cancer ups heart disease risk
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:09 EST
- Immunotherapy Does Not Prolong Life When Skin Cancer Spreads
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- "False-Positive" Prostate Cancer Screenings Assessed
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Depression In Moms With Breast Cancer May Exacerbate Related Anxieties In Their Children
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Colon screening affected by demographics
The Earth Times - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:51 EST
- Leptin A Potential Link To Colon Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center -- Investigating The Measles Virus As A Tool To Kill Multiple Myeloma
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Breast cancer 'hits poor hardest'
BBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:15 EST
- Women from poor backgrounds have lower breast cancer survival rate
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:32 EST
- Study Shows No Reduction In Lung Cancer Deaths After CT Screening - Death Rates For Smokers Are Not Improved Despite Early Diagnosis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Cells May Be Killed By Common Cold Virus
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Inhibitory Effect Of Snake Venom Toxin From On Hormone-Refractory Human Prostate Cancer Cell Growth
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Risk Reduced In Female Textile Workers Exposed To Endotoxin
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Reactions To 'False-positive' Prostate Cancer Screenings Assessed
ScienceDaily - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- CT scans don't reduce lung-cancer deaths
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:31 EST
- Moms with cancer, depression impact kids
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:24 EST
- Breast Cancer Research Increasingly Influenced By Drug Industry
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- High-Dose Calcitriol Plus Docetaxel Compared With Placebo Plus Docetaxel In Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Creating New Life Forms That May Help Eradicate Cancer Affecting Women
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Trial Investigating A Promising New Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer Has Begun
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Lung Cancer CT Scans No Help?
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- CT scans don't prevent lung cancer deaths
MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:10 EST
- The Metabolic Response To Colitis Varies Depending Upon Whether Inflammation Is Chronic Or Acute
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Home test kits to screen for bowel cancer could save lives
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:36 EST
- Sigmoid Colon Vaginoplasty In Children
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Gut research may fight colon cancer
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:28 EST
- National Cancer Institute Hosts Meeting on Preoperative Therapy in Invasive Breast Cancer - March - 01, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:56 EST
- Investigating The Measles Virus As A Tool To Kill Multiple Myeloma
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Genetic Analysis Enables Personalizing Of Treatment Of Cancer
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New Pharmaceutical Drug That Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Gene Test Helps To Diagnose Lung Cancer Early
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Oral Cancer Drug Xeloda Receives Positive Opinion From The European Authorities For The Treatment Of Advanced Gastric Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Intimacy And Sex: The Unspoken Casualties Of Cancer
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Toward Genetically Guided Cancer Treatment: Gene Expression Test Reveals Critical ...
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Test IDs Early Lung Cancer in Smokers
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Genes Discovered That Can Slow Cell Division And May Fight Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Mayo Clinic Surgeons Propose New Measures For Indicating Quality Of Lung Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Colour Sensor Breath Test Can Detect Lung Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis And Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Cancer Cells Forming Blood Vessels Send Their Copper To The Edge
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- One's Breath to Give Lung Cancer Away
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:50 EST
- Industry-funded Breast Cancer Trials More Likely To Yield Positive Results
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Task Force Recommends Against Use Of Aspirin And Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs To Prevent Colorectal Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease In Older Men
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Weekly Docetaxel And Prednisolone Versus Prednisolone Alone In Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Study
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Children With Cancer Risk Fragile Bones
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Protein Identified That Regulates Effectiveness Of Taxol Chemotherapy In Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Should You Be Tested For Lung Cancer? From The 'Harvard Women's Health Watch'
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Childhood Cancer Survivors At Increased Risk Of Sarcoma
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Strenuous Physical Activity Associated With Lower Breast Cancer Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Test can better identify prostate cancer
MSNBC - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:55 EST
- Memorial Hospital, IU Cancer Center Join In Fight Against Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Colon cancers missed more often in office setting
Reuters - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:41 EST
- Colour Sensor Breath Test Can Detect Lung Cancer
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Flavonoids not beneficial as antioxidant
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:55 EST
- EntreMed Commences Panzem(R) NCD Phase 2 Clinical Trial In Renal Cell Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Avastin Slows Colon Cancer Growth
MedicineNet - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Aspirin Significantly Reduces Esophageal-Cancer Risk In People With Most- Aggressive Form Of Barrett's Esophagus
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Exercise Reduces Risk Of Developing Invasive Breast Cancer, USC-Led Study Suggests
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Screening Does Not Boost Survival
ABC News - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:59 EST
- A Deadly Cancer Myth
ABC News - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:39 EST
- Rheumatoid arthritis and cancer link
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:15 EST
- A New Target In The War On Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Researchers Dispute Benefits of CT Scans for Lung Cancer
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:37 EST
- Study Tracks Rate of Cervical Cancer Virus
New York Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:13 EST

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