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NEWS ABOUT: colorectal cancer

colorectal cancer stories: 10 news summaries

Black-White Cancer Death Gap Persists

Colorectal disease rate falls overall, but racial disparity grows

Dec 15, 08 4:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Even as instances of colorectal cancer in the US decrease, the gap between whites and blacks is growing, new research shows. Black men and women are 45% more likely to die from the disease than whites, HealthDay reports. While rates are lower for both white and black men, the difference... More »

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colorectal cancer • cancer screening • cancer prevention • African-Americans • racial gap

 Study Backs Virtual 
 Colonoscopy 


Computer scan as effective as invasive procedure

Sep 18, 08 6:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study has found a virtual colonoscopy to be almost as effective as a conventional invasive procedure in detecting colon cancer, USA Today reports. Virtual colonoscopies, using scans and computer imaging, discovered 90% of the cancers located by regular colonoscopies, in which a scope is physically passed through the... More »

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Harvard Medical School • American Cancer Society • CT scans • colorectal cancer • colonoscopy • virtual colonoscopy • computed tomography • American Gastroenterological Association • polyps

 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

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

Meat Linked to Many Cancers

Consumption red meat tied to lung, liver as well as colon cancer

Dec 12, 07 3:48 AM CST
(Newser) - A diet rich in red meat has long been linked to a higher risk of colon cancer, but new research also ties it to lung, esophageal and liver cancers. A new study of over a half million participants focuses on consumption of beef, pork, lamb and processed meats—cold cuts,... More »

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cancer • lung cancer • beef • liver cancer • colorectal cancer • lamb • pancreatic cancer • red meat • pork

Ward Off Cancer by Staying Thin, Study Says

Landmark report frowns on excess body weight, processed meat

Oct 31, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Excess body weight and consumption of red meat can increase the risk of cancer, even for people within a healthy weight range, researchers reported today in a 40-year international study. Being within the healthy Body Mass Index range of 18.5-24.9 isn’t enough, the Guardian reports, because... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • alcohol • Body Mass Index • diet • colorectal cancer • pancreatic cancer • red meat • World Cancer Research Fund

Cancer Death Rates in Record Drop

Progress against colorectal cancer cited

Oct 15, 07 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer death rates are falling faster than ever thanks to successful screening and improved treatments, according to expert analysis of the latest statistics. The death rate dropped an average of 2.1% a year between 2002 and 2004, nearly twice the 1.1% average drop between 1993 and 2001, according... More »

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cancer • lung cancer • colorectal cancer

Bush Returns to Oval Office After Surgery

Cheney era over after docs
remove polyps from president

Jul 21, 07 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Bush resumed his duties as president today, two hours after voluntarily handing them over to VP Cheney while he underwent a colonoscopy. Bush is eager to get back to work, a White House spokesman said; Cheney spent his moment in the sun reading at home, and "nothing occurred... More »

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Dick Cheney • presidency • colorectal cancer • colonoscopy • 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

You Say 'Tomato,' FDA Says 'Not a Cancer Cure-All'

Study shows no link between lycopene and reduced risk of many types of the disease

Jul 11, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tomatoes and lycopene, the pigment that gives them their color, do not prevent cancer, the FDA says, contradicting preliminary research. Researchers analyzed 145 studies of lycopene, tomatoes, and cancer risk and found "no credible evidence" that the vegetable wards off lung, colorectal, breast, cervical or uterine cancers, according to... More »

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cancer • FDA • breast cancer • Harvard Medical School • prostate cancer • preventative medicine • cervical cancer • lung cancer • vegetables • ovarian cancer • cancer research • lycopene • tomatoes • colorectal cancer

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