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(Newser) - A group that promotes a meat-free diet wants hot dog packages to carry a label warning of their association with cancer, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Just as tobacco causes lung cancer, processed meats are linked to colon cancer,” says a lawsuit filed by the vegan-friendly Cancer... More »

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hot dogs • colon cancer • civil lawsuits • warning labels • vegan diet • Cancer Project • processed meats • cancer risk • nitrites • frankfurters

 Eartha Kitt Dead at 81 


Dec 25, 08 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The versatile and ever-sultry Eartha Kitt died today at age 81, the AP reports. Kitt, with her trademark purr, had a career as a dancer, singer, and actor that spanned six decades. Among her musical hits was “Santa Baby," now in common rotation during the holidays. Kitt, who... More »

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obituary • colon cancer • singer • actor • Eartha Kitt

 Colon Cancer Gene Discovered 

Cancer growth gene identified

Sep 15, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have discovered a key gene that may contribute to the growth of colon cancer and could provide a target for new therapies, Bloomberg reports. The gene, CDK8, controls a cell growth switch that researchers think might spur the development of many tumors. The discovery may help up to 50%... More »

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medical research • cancer research • colon cancer • Genentech • Harvard • Dana Farber Cancer Institute • AstraZeneca • Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

OPINION

Snow's Death Puts Politics
in Perspective

Elizabeth Edwards salutes cancer victim from across aisle

Jul 15, 08 4:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death of Tony Snow serves as a tragic reminder that some things are far more important in life than party politics, Elizabeth Edwards writes in Newsweek. The Democratic health adviser pays warm tribute to her fellow cancer sufferer, and expresses hope that the words "common cause" will gain... More »

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cancer • Elizabeth Edwards • Tony Snow • cancer research • colon cancer

obituary

 Tony Snow Dies of Cancer at 53 

Jul 12, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(AP) - Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a year and a half stint as President Bush's press secretary, has died of colon cancer, Fox News reported today. Snow was 53 years old.  Snow, who served as the... More »

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Bush administration • Tony Snow • colon cancer • Fox News • press secretary

Popular Cancer Drug Is Iffy
and Expensive

Widely prescribed Avastin doesn't prolong life, studies say

Jul 6, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Avastin is one of the most widely prescribed cancer drugs in the world, but it might not work, the New York Times reports. The drug, made by Genentech, brings in about $2.3 billion a year in the US alone, but recent trials have shown that though the drug shrinks... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • lung cancer • prescription drugs • colon cancer • cancer treatment • Avastin • clinical trials

 Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise 

Colorectal disease spreads more slowly in immunized mice

Jun 24, 08 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Encouraging results in experiments on mice are raising hopes of an effective colon cancer vaccine, Reuters reports. Capitalizing on the fact that the intestines have their own immune system, researchers isolated a protein that occurs only in the gut to create a vaccine. In treated mice, an average of three... More »

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cancer • medical research • cancer research • colon cancer • colorectal cancer • lab mice

 Low Vitamin D
 Linked to Early Death 

Those lacking 'sunshine vitamin' likely to die earlier of myriad causes

Jun 24, 08 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - People with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to die earlier from a variety of causes than people with normal levels of the so-called "Sunshine Vitamin," according to a new study. The study is the latest to underscore the health benefits of vitamin D—and points... More »

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cancer • health • milk • colon cancer • mortality • osteoporosis • vitamin D • Sunshine vitamin • rickets • rectal cancer

Genes ID Best Patients for Colon Cancer Drug

Step toward 'holy grail' of personalized cancer battle

Jun 2, 08 2:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have taken a giant step toward the "holy grail" of personalized cancer treatment—by using genetic profiling to accurately target chemotherapy, Reuters reports. A new genetic test of colon cancer tumors is able to predict with accuracy whether a patient will respond to treatment with the drug Erbitux,... More »

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genetic testing • colon cancer • colorectal cancer • antibodies • genome • Avastin • American Society of Clinical Oncology • ImClone • Erbitux • genotype

 Corazon Aquino Has Cancer 

'80s icon of Philippines' 'people power' diagnosed with colon cancer

Mar 25, 08 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Corazon Aquino, who swept to the presidency of the Philippines on a wave of "people power" in 1986, is suffering from colon cancer, AP reports. Her daughter appealed to the country on Philippine TV to pray for her mother's recovery, and to respect the family's privacy. Religious and political... More »

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cancer • colon cancer • Philippines • Gloria Arroyo • Corazon Aquino

Colonoscopies Often Miss Dangerous Lesions: Study

Flat irregularities more dangerous than polyps

Mar 5, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Doctors searching for polyps during a colonoscopy need to focus more on flat or depressed lesions, the New York Times reports, which are more likely to grow into cancer—and more common in the US than previously thought, a study finds. Polyps, which protrude from intestinal lining, are easier to... More »

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cancer • cancer research • colon cancer • colonoscopy • polyp • intestines • lesion • gastroenterology

FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer

Ruling rejects own panel's advice;
drug now used for lung, colon treatment

Feb 22, 08 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The FDA has approved a drug currently prescribed to treat lung and colon cancer for use on breast cancer patients, the AP reports. The decision defies the advice of the FDA's own advisory panel, which recommended that Avastin not be used to treat breast cancer on the grounds that it... More »

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FDA • breast cancer • lung cancer • colon cancer • Genentech • mortality • tumors • Avastin

US Settlers Spread Rare Cancer Gene

Scientists trace
1630s couple to
NY and Utah families

Jan 7, 08 6:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Two American settlers braved cross-Atlantic travel in the 1630s with unusual baggage: a genetic mutation that increases the risk of colon cancer 17-fold, the Los Angeles Times reports. Researcher Deborah Neklason traced two cancer-ridden families, one in Utah and one in New York, back to colonists George Frye and his... More »

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colon cancer • genetic mutation • genetic defects • family diseases

Spokesman Snow Set to Quit

Aug 17, 07 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - White House spokesman Tony Snow, who recently battled colon cancer, is ready to step down from his post, CNN is reporting. The move could come as early as next month. On a TV interview show yesterday, Snow said he might not be able to stay for the rest of the... More »

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Bush administration • Tony Snow • White House • colon cancer • Dana Perino

Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Survival

Deaths, recurrences triple in patients who eat "Western" diet

Aug 15, 07 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study reconfirms the link between colon cancer and a diet rich in red meat, fat and sugar—this time focusing on the survival rate of those who've already been treated for colon cancer. Those who ate what researchers dubbed the "Western" diet were three times as likely... More »

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cancer • fat • diet • colon cancer • red meat • sugar

Drinking Coffee May Fight
Colon Cancer

Japanese study finds benefits of 3 cups a day apply only to women

Aug 1, 07 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day can cut the risk of colon cancer in half—but the benefit manifests itself only in women. What's more, Reuters reports, the research was conducted in Japan, where men drink and smoke so much that scientists had trouble controlling for those... More »

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cancer • Japan • coffee • women • men • caffeine • research • colon cancer • antioxidants

Lifting That Glass Boosts Cancer Risk

Single large glass of wine a day ups colon cancer odds by 10%

Jul 31, 07 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - What's a bloke to do? After the reassuring news that a glass of red wine a day helps fend off heart disease, now comes a British study that one large glass—or a pint of beer—increases the risk of colon cancer by 10%. ""The research shows quite... More »

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cancer • alcohol • heart disease • cigarettes • wine • beer • colon cancer • red wine

President's Colon Polyps Benign: Docs

Next cancer screening moved up, scheduled for 3 years from now

Jul 23, 07 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The five polyps removed from President Bush during his Saturday colonoscopy were benign, the AP reports. Tony Snow said today that Bush's doctors had not expected to find any malignant growths, and he will undergo a colonoscopy again in 2010 rather than waiting the usual 5 years because of his... More »

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Dick Cheney • president • colon cancer • colonoscopy • polyp • George W. Bush

Cheney to Take Reins During President's Colonoscopy

Routine exam briefly gives VP power

Jul 20, 07 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush will undergo a routine colon exam tomorrow, leaving Dick Cheney in the driver's seat for roughly 2½ hours while he's under anesthesia. Bush's personal physician will supervise the procedure, in the medical facility at Camp David. This will be the second time the VP has acted as president;... More »

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Dick Cheney • presidency • colon cancer • colorectal cancer • George W. Bush

Colon Cancer Gene Tagged

But the risk isn't significant enough for  testing, say researchers

Jul 9, 07 5:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two studies have linked a specific genetic variant to an increased risk of  colon cancer, the BBC reports. About half the population has the permutation, which was linked to a 20% increased risk of developing colon cancer and accounts for 1 of  ten cases. But the risk isn't significant enough... More »

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cancer • health • genetics • science • genetic testing • colon cancer

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