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Monday, September 29, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
DiagnoCure Inc. has received regulatory approval for its sales team to begin actively promoting its Previstage GCC colorectal cancer staging test, which the company says is 100,000 times more sensitive than the current method.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Colon cancer has become the No. 2 killer in the United States.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Leroy Sievers, the renowned journalist and the former Nightline executive producer who documented his battle with cancer on his NPR blog, died Saturday night at his home in Maryland. He was 53.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Researchers have discovered an abnormality in a gene that they have strongly linked to the development of inherited colon cancer, which may account for up to 20 percent of cases of colon cancer. As VOA's Jessica Berman reports, scientists believe the discovery could lead to a simple blood test to identify people susceptible to inherited colon cancer.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Scientists at Ohio State University and Northwestern University have discovered a gene mutation that may make colorectal cancer almost nine times more likely.
Friday, July 25, 2008
The Wall Street Journal
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tony Snow, former White House press secretary and political commentator, died Saturday of colon cancer.
Monday, July 07, 2008
New drugs show promise, but more research needs to be done.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Patients diagnosed with colon cancer who had abundant vitamin D in their blood were less likely to die during a follow-up period than those who were deficient in the vitamin, according to a new study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Study Shows Patients With Higher Vitamin D Levels Before Diagnosis Live Longer
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Advanced colon cancer patients with a family history of the disease are more likely to be cured with treatment than patients with no family link, new research suggests.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Stars from film, television, sports, journalism and music
come together for September 5th prime time television
event to raise funds for cancer research
Thursday, May 22, 2008
New Economic Study Results Presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Indicate the Need for Increased Colonoscopy Screening for Colorectal Cancer Prevention Should Be a High Public Health Priority
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Study Shows People Get as Many Colon Polyps in Their 40s as in Their 50s
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
A combination of the targeted anticancer agent DFMO and the antiarthritis drug sulindac reduces the risk of recurrent colon polyps by up to 95%, researchers report.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Adding the cancer drug Avastin to standard treatment stopped cancer spread in 22 of 24 patients with rectal tumors, researchers report.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
"Cameras for a Cause"
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Ethicon Endo-Surgery announced today that the company has submitted a Premarket Approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the SEDASYS(TM) System,
the first computer-assisted personalized sedation (CAPS) system.
Friday, March 14, 2008
The EIF's NCCRA/sanofi-aventis PSA Campaign
Released For National Colorectal Cancer
Awareness Month
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Disparities in screening still persist in certain populations
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Five States Passed Laws in 2007, but 26 Still Earn D's or F's on Legislation Report Card
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Action Encourages Early Detection of Colon Cancer to Save Lives
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Promising New Colorectal Cancer Diagnostic Staging Test Exhibited at ASCO GI Conference
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Identification of Stem Cells in Small Intestine and Colon by Marker Gene Lgr5
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Good Morning America Film Critic Joel Siegel, who battled colon cancer for 10 years died yesterday at age 63
Friday, March 16, 2007
Newest Broadcast PSA from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Entertainment Industry Foundation's
National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance
Debuts In March for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Detecting colon cancer early can save lives, but colonoscopies are costly. Katie Couric says more states should require insurance companies to cover the procedure. (CBSNews.com)
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric plays a major role in raising public awareness about colon cancer and early detection. She joins Harry Smith to launch a special series, Conquering Colon Cancer. (CBSNews.com)
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Early diagnosis of colon cancer can save lives and money. Katie Couric reports on the importance of early detection and why many Americans aren't taking advantage of it. (CBSNews.com)