Colon Cancer News

Posted April 25, 2013:

• Potential New Way to Detect Colorectal and Other Cancers

Posted April 22, 2013:

• Screening Detects Ovarian Cancer Using Neighboring Cells

Posted April 16, 2013:

• Differences in Staging and Treatment Likely to Be Behind UK's Low Bowel Cancer Survival

Posted April 11, 2013:

• Soy-Based Compound May Reduce Tumor Cell Proliferation in Colorectal Cancer

Posted April 9, 2013:

• Exposure to Space Radiation Reduces Ability of Intestinal Cells to Destroy Oncoprotein

Posted April 7, 2013:

• Different Drug Combinations Work Best for Prevention Versus Treatment of Colorectal Tumors

Posted March 22, 2013:

• Men and Women Get Sick in Different Ways: Developing Gender-Specific Medicine Is a Major Challenge of the Future

Posted March 20, 2013:

• Strong Anti-Cancer Properties Discovered in Soybeans

Posted March 6, 2013:

• Visceral Fat Causally Linked to Intestinal Cancer

Posted February 26, 2013:

• Obesity, Physical Inactivity Linked With Risk for Certain Molecular Subtype of Colorectal Cancer

Posted February 20, 2013:

• Variations in Four Genes Associated With Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Posted February 18, 2013:

• Molecules Generated That Can Halt Metastasis of Colon Cancer

Posted February 14, 2013:

• Alcohol Consumption Is a Leading Preventable Cause of Cancer Death in U.S., Experts Say

Posted February 7, 2013:

• Colon Cancer Exhibits a Corresponding Epigenetic Pattern in Mice and Humans

Posted February 1, 2013:

• Blood Vessel Cells Coax Colorectal Cancer Cells Into More Dangerous State

Posted January 31, 2013:

• How Cancer Cells Rewire Their Metabolism to Survive

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Rice-Cell Cocktail Tough on Cancer Cells, Nice to Normal Cells
• New Drug Protects Against Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Posted January 17, 2013:

• As Colorectal Cancer Gets More Aggressive, Treatment With Grape Seed Extract Is Even More Effective, Study Shows
• Potential New Treatment for Gastrointestinal Cancers Discovered
• Cancer Mortality Down 20 Percent from 1991 Peak
• New Model May Help Predict Response to Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

Posted January 8, 2013:

• Cancer Screening Unlikely to Benefit Patients With a Short Life Expectancy: Less Than 10 Years and Risks Are Likely to Outweigh Benefits

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Diabetes, Blood Pressure Link to Colon Cancer Recurrence, Survival, Research Shows

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Cancer Patients May Not Be Getting Adequate Care for Debilitating Fatigue

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Snack Attack: Eating Unhealthy Snack Foods May Affect Cancer Risk in Patients With Lynch Syndrome

Posted December 13, 2012:

• 'Two-Faced' Cells Discovered in Colon Cancer

Posted December 12, 2012:

• Patients With Family History of Colorectal Cancer May Be at Risk for Aggressive Form of the Disease

Posted December 6, 2012:

• Protein Controlling Glucose Metabolism Also a Tumor Suppressor

Posted December 5, 2012:

• Breath Test Could Possibly Diagnose Colorectal Cancer

Posted December 2, 2012:

• Mechanism for the Transformation of Colon Polyps

Posted November 30, 2012:

• Could Mistletoe Give the Kiss of Death to Cancer?

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Scientists Pair Blood Test and Gene Sequencing to Detect Cancer

Posted November 21, 2012:

• New Drug Overcomes Resistance in Patients With Rare Sarcoma, Study Suggests

Posted November 13, 2012:

• Awareness Could Eliminate Inequalities in Cancer Diagnoses

Posted November 12, 2012:

• Stroma Implicated as Cancer Culprit: Scientists Discover a Key Process That Allows Colon Cancer to Metastasize

Posted November 7, 2012:

• Starchy, High Carbohydrate Diet Associated With Recurrence of Colon Cancer

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Genetic Test Results for Lynch Syndrome Improved With New Computer Program

Posted October 30, 2012:

• High Levels of Vitamin D in Plasma Protects Against Bladder Cancer

Posted October 24, 2012:

• Gene Mutation Identifies Colorectal Cancer Patients Who Live Longer With Aspirin Therapy

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Increased Use of Colonoscopy Screening Could Explain Decrease in Colorectal Cancer Rates
• Blood Chromosome Differences Are Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

Posted October 22, 2012:

• Increased Colorectal Cancer Risk for Extended Family Members
• Chronic Constipation Linked to Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Posted October 18, 2012:

• Hay Fever, Asthma Combination Linked to Lower Risk for Death from Colorectal Cancer, Study Finds
• Referring Cancer Patients to More Experienced and Successful Hospitals for Surgery Could Save Lives

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Study Identifies Strategy for Improved Screening for Type of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
• New Noninvasive Test for Colorectal Cancer Shows Promise

Posted October 9, 2012:

• Animal Models Can Revolutionize the Study of Cancer

Posted October 4, 2012:

• New Function of Protein Involved in Colon Cancer Identified

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