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Easier Colorectal Cancer Screening Option
-->May 30, 2002 -- A new, non-invasive test may take some of the discomfort and fear out of screening for colorectal cancer. British researchers have developed a new fecal test that detects cancerous cells in stool samples. Colorectal cancers cause more than 500,000 deaths worldwide each year. Exper
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Boning Up on Calcium Fights Colon Cancer
March 19, 2002 -- A diet rich in calcium may help reduce the risk of some types of colon cancer, according to a new study. But don't go adding calcium supplements to your daily regimen just yet. Researchers say there's a limit to the mineral's cancer-fighting abilities. The study, published in the M
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Doctors May Miss Second Colon Cancer
Feb. 19, 2002 -- A new study suggests that colon cancer patients may not be getting the best care possible. Researchers say that current care may allow a second colon cancer to grow unnoticed. Colon cancer affects more than 130,000 Americans each year and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths
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Well-Rounded Prevention May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
Feb. 4, 2002 -- You've often heard prevention is the best medicine, and you may even know some of the items you need to help prevent colon cancer are right in your medicine cabinet. But did you know that any colon prevention plan is not complete without lifestyle changes and routine screening exams
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New Colon Cancer Test Shows Promise
Jan. 30, 2002 -- Perfecting a simple, accurate, and noninvasive diagnostic test has been the elusive Holy Grail of colorectal cancer research. The best existing tests are highly invasive and widely perceived as uncomfortable or painful. As a result, many people who should be tested for colon cancer
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Colorectal Cancer Tests Are Not Created Equal
Aug. 22, 2001 -- Colorectal cancers kill more Americans each year than any malignancy except lung cancer, and a large number of those deaths could be prevented with better screening. But a new study offers more evidence that the most widely used screening methods are not created equal. The study, re
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Will Colonoscopy Meet Its Match?
May 30, 2001 -- More than 90% of cancers of the colon and rectum, called colorectal cancer, can be cured if detected and treated early enough, but many adults are reluctant to undergo screening for the disease because it involves a procedure with a high "ugh!" factor: colonoscopy. This standard tech
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Colon Cancer Treatment May Be More Toxic Than Thought
May 17, 2001 -- The newest front-line treatment for patients with advanced colon cancer, approved by the FDA just over a year ago, may be more toxic than previously believed. According to a letter to the editor that was slated to appear in the June 21 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, tw
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Calcium Pills May Stave Off Colon Cancer
March 9, 2001 -- Chalk up another win for calcium? In addition to treating heartburn and helping prevent bone loss, calcium supplements may also help reduce the spread of growths that could turn into colorectal cancer in people at risk for developing the disease. But you may want to wash the pills d
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Over 50? Schedule Your Colon Cancer Screening
March 8, 2001 -- This year, an estimated 56,700 Americans will die from colon cancer, a preventable disease. Though early detection is key to prevention and successful treatment, the proportion of the U.S. population screened for the disease remains amazingly low, according to a government report re
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