Colon Cancer Symptoms - Worth of sigmoidoscopy screening for colon cancer still uncertain - KTVN.com
Worth of sigmoidoscopy screening for colon cancer still uncertain - KTVN.com
MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) — Patients checked for colon cancer with a procedure called flexible sigmoidoscopy showed no significant reduction in risk over seven years, but the screening did seem to lower the risk of dying from the disease
Chemo Alone Is Best for Advanced Colon Cancer - MedicineNet.com
Immediate colon resection (surgical removal) following diagnosis of stage IV metastatic colorectal cancer had previously been the standard procedure, followed by chemotherapy several weeks after the operation. Surgery was thought to guard against
Go! New York: Vitamin B6 Takes On Colon Cancer - CBS 2
We’ve long known about the nutritional benefits of vitamins, but one in particular may even help to prevent cancer. CBS 2 HD has learned of new research on a now even more essential vitamin. For 46-year-old Cindy Martinez, colon cancer just wasn’t in
Weight May Affect Colonoscopy Success - WAFF
MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) — People who are obese are less apt to have thoroughly cleansed their colon before getting a colonoscopy, hampering the effectiveness of the procedure, a new study finds. Being obese increases the risk for several
Surgery nixed for advanced colon cancer - United Press International
NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) — A majority of patients with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs may skip surgery and begin chemotherapy, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Philip Paty says the conventional approach to treating stage