Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Eventually, colon cancers bleed and so tests for blood in stool seem an inexpensive and noninvasive alternative to traditional colonoscopies. In fact, a recent article in the journal Cancer Prevention Research showed that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is an accurate predictor of colorectal cancer and can provide a low-cost screening ...
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Ginger root supplement is worth investigating as a potential strategy for colon cancer prevention, according to a phase II study published in the 11 October issue of Cancer Prevention Research. Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School and colleagues, found that ginger root supplement reduced levels ...
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
After demonstrating that light accurately detected pre-cancerous cells in the lining of the esophagus, Duke University bioengineers turned their technology to the colon and have achieved similar results in a series of preliminary experiments. This technology could be a non-invasive way for physicians to detect abnormal cells, or dysplasia, which ...
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Men tend to develop colon cancer at an earlier age than women, a study found, suggesting that males should start having screening colonoscopies at a younger age than females, researchers from the Austrian Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vienna, Austria, reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). The ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
A protein that regulates cell differentiation in normal tissue may play a different role in colon and breast cancer, activating proliferation of damaged cells, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. The protein, called PTK6, is found in normal skin and gut cells -- ...
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