 | Role of Virtual Colonoscopy in Screening for Colorectal Cancer
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| | Abstract:
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Most colorectal cancers begin as benign lesions in the colon called adenomatous polyps. Screenin... [more]
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| Laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer: Is it ready for prime time?
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| | Laparoscopy, with small incisions and quick recovery, has revolutionized abdominal surgical. Although mostly applied to patients with benign disease, minimally invasive surgery is now being used in p... [more]
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| Protein levels indicate risk of death in some colorectal cancer patients
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| | BOSTON--A pair of proteins may help explain why people with surgically removed colorectal cancer and who are overweight, physically inactive, and follow a Western-pattern diet may have an increased ... [more]
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| Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers
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| | Information courtesy National Cancer Institute (NCI) Source: www.cancer.gov
What is colorectal cancer?
Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum become abnormal a... [more]
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| Colon Cancer: Experts Debunk the Myths
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| | ANN ARBOR, Mich-Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and the No. 1 cause of cancer death among non-smokers. More than 150,000 Americans will be diagnosed with... [more]
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| Colon Cancer Research News: Moderate exercise improves survival rates for colon cancer survivors
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| | People who have been treated for colon cancer can substantially reduce the risk that the disease will return and improve their overall chance of survival by engaging in regular exercise, according to ... [more]
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| Gastrointestinal stromal Tumor (GIST): New oral drug overcomes resistance after failure of standard
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| | BOSTON – A new targeted drug demonstrated its ability to control metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor, an uncommon and life-threatening form of sarcoma, after the disease had become resistant to ... [more]
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| Study Finds Cisplatin Less Effective Than Standard Treatment for Patients With Anal Cancer
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| | When administered before chemoradiation, the common anti-cancer drug cisplatin neither improved disease-free survival nor reduced the number of colostomies needed when compared to the standard treatme... [more]
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| Gleevec Decreases Cancer Recurrence for Patients with Primary Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
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| | GIST is a sarcoma, which is a type of cancer that develops in the cells of the body's connective or supportive tissues... [more]
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