Women: What’s Your Breast Cancer Risk?
According to Olga Falkowski, MD and associate medical director of Acupath Laboratories, Education, coupled with breakthrough technology, can lead to saved lives. For the majority of women, a baseline mammogram at 40, and then annual mammograms is often the best option. But those with high risk factors for the disease [...]
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EANS-News: Epigenomics AG: Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Now Available Nationwide in Germany and Switzerland
ArQule Announces Initiation of Clinical Programs with ARQ 197 in Germ Cell Tumors and Colorectal Cancer
Mesocare.org Presents Question and Answer Session for Mesothelioma Patients and Their Families
On Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 5:00 pm CST, Sharon Myers, Nurse Practitioner of MD Anderson will be taking calls and e-mails on behalf of Mesocare.org for patients and their families.
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ArQule Announces Initiation of Clinical Programs with ARQ [...]
Virtual colonoscopy an effective colorectal cancer screening exam in Medicare age patients
University in Riyadh Gives $300,000 to UB to Begin UB-Saudi Research Collaboration
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A University at Buffalo cancer researcher has received a $300,000 grant from King Saud University (KSU) to continue her work with a Saudi researcher on a vaccine for breast cancer.
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Virtual colonoscopy an effective colorectal cancer screening exam [...]
Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer
Doctors recommend going for check-ups from time to time after the age of 50, in order to detect early any possible presence of cancer. Colorectal presence gives symptoms after a few years since installation occurred, that is why screenings should be done regularly.
Sometimes patients suffering of colorectal cancer complain about being constipated. Constipation can occur [...]
How To Prevent Colorectal Colon Cancer
Did you know that in 2005 in the U.S.A., 26,781 men and 27,259 women died from colorectal (colon) cancer ? Those are terrifying figures, yet they are true. For men, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer after prostate and lung cancers. For women, this cancer is the third most common after breast and [...]
Treatment Possibilities for Colorectal Cancer
In order to see how to treat colorectal cancer doctors must first stage the cancer. This can be made after three systems: Dukes, Astler-Coller and AJC/TNM.
The classification of cancer after AJC/TNM is:
Stage 0: the cancerous tumor affects only the inner layer of the colon or the rectal lining. The indicated treatment is surgery, for removing [...]
Prevention of Colorectal Cancer
The colon and rectum is a part of the large intestine and their functions are to absorb water and nutrients from food this way concentrating the stool, and to form and store the stool until its evacuation.
Cancer is an affection which interferes in the process of cell division and makes the cells divide chaotically, leading [...]
Sigmoidoscopy As a Reliable Medical Procedure in Diagnosing Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is a life-threatening disease which requires immediate medical intervention. Statistics indicate that colorectal cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer diagnosed in the United States each year. Although colorectal cancer predominantly affects the elderly, the disease can also affect young adults and even children. Oncologists sustain that early diagnosis of [...]
Faq About Colorectal Cancer
1. What is colorectal cancer?
Cancer is the name for a disease that can affect cells from all the organs and body’s structures and is considered to be life threatening. The colon and rectum are a part of the large intestine and their function is to absorb nutrients and water from the food that passes through the [...]