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2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients
3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo
Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk
Aspirin May Stem Deaths From Colorectal Cancer
Avastin Shows No Benefit Against Early Stage Colon Cancer
Black Rectal Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Chemo, Radiation
Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Calcium Helps Ward Off Colon Cancer
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins
Cancer Medicine Advances on Many Fronts
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Chemo Alone Is Best for Advanced Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Oncogene Discovered
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Cancer Stopped in Its Tracks in Swiss Study
Colon Cancer Treatments Need Improvements
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
Colonoscopy Beats 'Camera Pill' at Catching Colon Cancer
Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot
Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing
Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising for Under 50 Set
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combo Treatment Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to Abdominal Lining
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk
Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women
Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice
Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
Family History Might Improve Odds Against Colon Cancer
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates
FDA Puts Black-Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs
Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk
Food as Medicine?
For Hispanics, a Unique Cancer Profile Emerges
For Some, Virtual Colonoscopy May Be Just As Good
Garlic as a Cancer Fighter? Maybe Not
Gene Boosts Drinkers' Colon Cancer Risk
Gene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer
Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks
Gene Screen May Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Test May Help Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Genetic Data May Predict Colon Cancer Odds
Health Tip: Get Screened for Cancer
Health Tip: Preparing for Colonoscopy
Healthy Behaviors Slow Functional Decline After Cancer
High-Risk Blacks Less Likely to Get Colonoscopies
Hopes Dashed for Thalidomide as Lung Cancer Treatment
Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk
HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women
Immune System Biomarkers May Predict Early Lung Cancer
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Living in U.S. May Raise Hispanics' Cancer Risk
Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions
Many Cancer Survivors Are Overweight and Sedentary: Study
Many Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Checking for Second Malignancies
Mapping the Link Between Alcohol, Cancer
Medicare Costs Soar for Cancer Care
'Mediterranean'-Style Diet Best for Blood Sugar Control
Men Often Not Told of Severity of Wife's Cancer
Metabolic Syndrome Raises Colon Cancer Risk 75%
Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases
More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings
More Cancer Tests Mean More False-Positive Results
Natural Soy Component May Help Treat Colon Cancer
Negative Cancer Messages Backfire With Blacks
New Clues to Stopping Colitis-Linked Cancer
New DNA Stool Testing Spots More Colon Cancers
New Drug Duo Helps Cut Colon Cancer Risk
New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver
New Target Eyed for Colon Cancer Drugs
New Targets Found That Stop Tumor Growth
Not All Colon Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy: Study
Obese Women Less Likely to Be Tested for Some Cancers
Outcomes Similar for Laparoscopic, Open Colon Cancer Surgeries
Patient Navigators Boost Colon Screens in Urban Minorities
Poorer Patients Have Poorer Survival After Cancer Diagnosis
Popular Colonoscopy Prep Solution May Pose Kidney Risks
Primary Tumors Fuel Growth of Cancer Cells
Protein May Trigger Colon Cancer
Protein Thought to Promote Cancer Does Opposite
Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care
Radiation for Prostate Cancer Raises Risk of Other Cancers
Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation
Reminders Help Patients Get Better Care
Repeat Colonoscopies Underused in High-Risk Patients
Researchers Update Risk-of-Death Charts
Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers
Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings
Saturated Fats Linked to Cancer of Small Intestine
Screening for Colorectal Cancer Saves Lives
Simple Test Could Detect More Gastrointestinal Cancers
Smokers With Colon Cancer Face High Recurrence Risk
Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk
Social, Health Care Factors Drive Colon Screen Disparities
Space Radiation a Risk for Astronauts
Statins Lower Risk of Clots in Cancer Patients
Stem Cell Research Offers Hope for Colon Cancer Vaccine
Still Too Few Women in Cancer Trials
Stool-Based Colon Cancer Tests Vary Widely in Accuracy
Study Finds Possible Genetic Indicator of Colorectal Cancer
Study Questions Lymph Node Harvesting in Colorectal Cancer
Survey Finds Many Women Misinformed About Cancer
Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs
Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes
Too Few Latinos Get Colorectal Cancer Tests
Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time
VA Faces Questions Over Tainted Colonoscopies
Vaccine Stops Colon Cancer's Spread in Mice
Virtual Colonoscopy Effective for Average Risk People
Vitamin C, E Supplements Won't Help Prevent Cancer
Vitamin D May Promote Colon Cancer Survival
Weight May Affect Colonoscopy Success
Weight May Not Drive Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer
What to Expect From a Colonoscopy
Where You Live May Affect Your Cancer Diagnosis
Women's Awareness of Cancer Risk Linked to Race, Ethnicity
Younger Women With Colon Cancer Outlive Men