Colon Cancer:
Colon Cancer, Symptoms of Colon Cancer and Treatment. Latest news on colon cancer tests, chemotherapy and detection. Updated research on colorectal cancer signs and early symptoms.
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Jul 12th, 2008
Tony Snow, a former White House press secretary, TV host and conservative political commentator who was battling colon cancer, died of the disease early on Saturday at the age of 53.
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Jul 3rd, 2008
Patients who believe in the value of colorectal cancer screenings and fear cancer often say they would undergo preventive testing, but their intentions do not necessarily translate into action.
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Jun 25th, 2008
Blacks, Hispanics and Asian-Americans are less likely to be screened for colon cancer than whites.
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Jun 5th, 2008
Celator Pharmaceuticals reported positive results from its CPX-1 Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
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Jun 4th, 2008
Colon cancer patients with family history have better survival rates when receiving on time treatment compared to those with no family history of colon cancer.
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Jun 4th, 2008
People with advanced colon cancer who have smoked cigarettes or used other tobacco products for many years may have an increased risk that their colon cancer will return.
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Jun 4th, 2008
The prevalence of pre-cancerous masses in the colon is the same for average-risk patients who are 40 to 49 years of age and those who are 50 to 59 years of age, therefore making it important to have colon cancer screening at a younger age.
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Jun 4th, 2008
Mailing colon cancer patients reminders about screening helps to achieve increased colon cancer screening test completion in a subset of patients within a single academic practice.
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May 31st, 2008
Thousands Of colorectal cancer patients benefit from Avastin-based therapy.
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May 27th, 2008
New research underscores just how difficult it is to identify unique markers of cancer-initiating cells
