Colon Cancer
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'Update On Colon Cancer'
Garden City News,  USA - Mar 31, 2006 Winthrop-University Hospital's "Advances in Cancer Care" educational series will host a free lecture, "Update on Colon Cancer," Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 7

Colon Cancer DNA gets switched off and allows Tumor
Best Syndication, CA - Apr 24, 2006 grow. They discovered in the process of colon cancer that large areas of DNA are turned off allowing for the growth of tumors. The

American Cancer Society: Disease death rates falling
Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago five years. These along with virtual colonoscopy will continue to improve the detection and survival of colon cancer. As with all

Made-to-measure treatment battling colon cancer by computer
Innovations-Report, Germany - Apr 21, 2006 Colon cancer treatment could be revolutionised with a pioneering computer system to help doctors fight the disease. Colon cancer

Cancer survivor to walk in Euless relay
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Apr 27, 2006 A year ago, Mary Beth Reddell was struggling through chemotherapy for stage 4 colon cancer when she walked in the Relay for Life.

Second battle with cancer can’t break Leominster woman’s spirit
Sentinel & Enterprise - LEOMINSTER — Donna Freda-Fontaine keeps a positive outlook on life, even though hers is threatened by colon cancer. The 42-year-old single mother goes to work at times with a small bag around her waist containing her chemotherapy treatment, so she

McCullough takes cancer fight to Capitol Hill steps
Greensburg Daily News - There is a new ambassador in town and, in September, she will take her fight to the Hill. The American Cancer Society has named Dr. Mary McCullough an ambassador to represent Decatur County at Celebration on the Hill 2006, a national event to be held

by: Thomas L. Friedman
Science Daily - Space Observatory Digs Into The Secrets Of Fossil Galaxy Clusters (April 27, 2006) Taking advantage of the high sensitivity of the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and the sharp vision of NASA’s Chandra X-Ray space observatories, astronomers

Snow takes White House job
CNN - “As a professional journalist, Tony Snow understands the importance of the relationship between government and those whose job it is to cover the government,” Bush said during a White House appearance. Snow replaces Scott McClellan, who announced

Networking against cancer 
INQ7.net - Apr 28 9:44 AM
HE COUGHS frequently, his breathing is labored, and the sound of his breath as he exhales is very noticeable — clear signs he is suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Save to My Web

Rare abdominal cancer diagnosis being looked at in a different manner 
News-Medical-Net - Apr 24 8:30 PM
Their experience treating a rare type of abdominal cancer has helped physicians at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center make a new discovery that may change the way it is diagnosed.Save to My Web

Colon cancer: It can be a sneaky killer 
Miami Herald - Apr 24 3:07 PM
Jimmy Diaz, 61, was in his mid-50s when wife Diane, 54, started pressuring him: “You know you need to go. . . . You’re over 50. . . . You’re of that age.'’Save to My Web

7 metro sites to host annual cancer benefit walk 
The Clarion-Ledger - Apr 28 3:22 AM
Thousands of people will prove the impossible today - walking in circles can actually get you somewhere. The annual Relay for Life fund-raising event will be held at seven metro-area sites.Save to My Web

Thank You For Smoking falls just short of great satire 
Ashland Daily Tidings - Apr 29 1:11 AM
Thank You For Smoking is billed as a satire, meaning irony or caustic wit are used to expose or attack human vice and folly. Certainly, were we to make a list of human folly, cigarette smoking would be somewhere near the top.Save to My Web

Computer Pump Makes Chemotherapy 'Kinder, Gentler,' Doctors Say
TechNewsWorld, CA - Apr 22, 2006 treated with conventional chemotherapy for his colon cancer, first diagnosed in 2001, can attest to the efficacy of the new, computerized, portable treatment.

Cancer Patients Face Many Hidden Challenges
KLAS-TV, NV - Apr 25, 2006 it's challenging for cancer patients this far from a major city to get treatment. a Moapa Valley resident, was just 46 when he was diagnosed with colon cancer.

County support groups
Ventura County Star (subscription), CA - Apr 27, 2006 Cancer Society for individuals newly diagnosed with cancer, currently undergoing treatment or in Colon cancer support group: Ventura 647-5886 or 644-6656, ext.

'Update On Colon Cancer'
Garden City News,  USA - Mar 31, 2006 In the past five years, new innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer have greatly improved a person's chance of survival.

Metal File: Overcast, Black Dahlia Murder, Nevermore, D.R.I. & More News That Rules 
MTV Music Television - Apr 28 4:01 AM
Before year’s end, bassist Mike D’Antonio said he hopes to release Reborn to Kill Again, an album featuring more than 10 classic, revisited Overcast tunes. It’ll also have two cuts the band wrote before disbanding but never recorded.Save to My Web

Risk Of Secondary Malignancies In Testicular Cancer: Data From Over 40,000 Survivors 
Medical News Today - Apr 28 12:04 AM
UroToday.com - While in the United States the preferred treatment for stage I mixed germ cell tumors has been retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy has been more commonly used in Europe. For stage I seminoma, treatment has varied between observation, prophylactic radiotherapy, and single-dose carboplatin… click link for more info.Save to My Web

AWARDS, RECITAL, COMMISSION MEET ON TAP 
Pine Bluff Commercial - Apr 24 8:05 AM
Events this week include the planning commission meeting, a Project Safe Neighborhoods awards ceremony and recital by students in the Music and Arts Institute of First Presbyterian Church.Save to My Web

GIANT COLON TWISTS INTO CANCER LESSON 
San Jose Mercury News - Apr 28 5:17 AM
If you’ve ever dreamed of crawling through a giant colon — and really, who among us hasn’t? — then today is your lucky day. At the Camden Community Center in San Jose is a 40-foot, four-foot-high replica of a human colon — complete with really gross diseased tissue and other stuff you probably shouldn’t read about during breakfast.Save to My Web

Stanford Scientists Identify Protein Involved In Fast-spreading Cancers 
Science Daily - Apr 26 9:06 PM
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a protein that may explain why tumors in a low-oxygen environment are more deadly.Save to My Web

Railroad caused asbestosis and colon cancer, suit claims
St. Clair Record, IL - Mar 29, 2006 A man suffering from asbestosis and colon cancer filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit in Madison County Circuit Court March 27 claiming Illinois

Researchers: Celebrex May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
WHIOtv.com, Ohio - Apr 3, 2006 WASHINGTON — Results from two large studies indicate that a popular arthritis drug may help some people at risk for colon cancer.

Playwright gets real with a frightening story
Miami Herald, FL - 12 hours ago musical performer. What most don't know: Sexton, 38, nearly died of colon cancer in 1999. ''I rarely talked about it. It's something

Early detection of colon cancer, balanced diet, exercise saves
Appleton Post Crescent,  USA - Mar 28, 2006 That would be colon cancer. More than 59,000 people will die of colon cancer this year, including roughly 1,030 Wisconsin residents, the ACS says.

Smokers and drinkers diagnosed with colon cancer at earlier age
Canada.com, Canada - Mar 28, 2006 TORONTO (CP) - People with colon cancer who smoked and drank alcohol appeared to develop the disease up to a decade earlier in life than those without the

Tumour specific drugs may render therapies based on a tumor's
News-Medical.net, Australia - Apr 28, 2006 a breast tumor, lung tumor or colon tumor didn drug regimens for brain, prostate or ovarian cancer, for example Treatment choice would be determined by how each

Networking against cancer
INQ7.net, Philippines - 22 hours ago will have access to the best available treatment options, said This campaign is important considering that cancer — with lung and colon/rectum cancer

Stopping chemotherapy may double colon cancer mortality
Cancerfacts.com, WA - 7 hours ago with shorter survival. This is the first study to look at a link between mortality rates from colon cancer and treatment adherence.

Allentonian Says Raloxifene is Helping Her Fight Breast Cancer
International News Service, Australia - Apr 25, 2006 a sister had breast cancer, a brother colon cancer and another many postmenopausal women, raloxifene is not considered treatment for a known breast cancer.

HealthCheck Reports: April 2006
WPVI - A woman who develops breast cancer now faces a lot better odds than she used to, with an 80 percent chance of surviving it. But a new study has uncovered a disturbing trend, which could threaten that survival. Just 5 years after their initial surgery

Doctors stress value of physical exams
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - As an X-ray and diagnostic technician for Excela Health Latrobe Hospital, she sees too many instances of diseases diagnosed too late. “I think my job helps me be aware,” Crock said. “Sometimes too aware.” So she makes appointments with her family

Matters of the heart
Longmont FYI - Lynda Abendschan worried she might have heart disease after her doctor suggested she get a heart scan. An ultrasound indicated possible firming of the major artery to her heart, so Abendschan s doctor wanted to be certain she didn t have

Cancer survivors and friends band together to fight the disease
North County Times - MURRIETA —- As family and friends stood and clapped nearby, a few dozen cancer survivors slowly circled the Vista Murrieta High School track Saturday morning, tugging purple balloons behind them. Some were crying, but most were smiling. Upon

There s no need for cancer patients to suffer alone
2TheAdvocate, LA - Apr 13, 2006 in a setting outside of treatment sometimes fosters Often, longtime cancer survivors reach out to the newly Two colon cancer survivors, a doctor s wife and

How healthy are you?
MSNBC - 11 hours ago history of breast or ovarian cancer, or have had radiation treatment to the Rectal exam for colon cancer: Colon cancer is one of the leading and most common

Firefighter dies of cancer; to get official funeral
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - Apr 27, 2006 It was amid palliative care treatment and the long-enduring bedside care of his wife and children. Mr. Johnston, 43, died of colon cancer.

County support groups
Ventura County Star (subscription), CA - Apr 27, 2006 Cancer Society for individuals newly diagnosed with cancer, currently undergoing treatment or in Colon cancer support group: Ventura 647-5886 or 644-6656, ext.

GIANT COLON TWISTS INTO CANCER LESSON
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 21 hours ago The big colon is intended to educate people about colorectal cancer, which kills percent preventable through screening and early treatment, say cancer

Doctors stress value of physical exams
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Apr 2, 2006 It depends on symptoms after 50 When "Today" show host Katie Couric lost her husband to colon cancer, for example, news stories raised awareness of the deadly

Questions and answers about colon cancer
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - Mar 29, 2006 are found during this procedure. Question 11: What are the early symptoms of colon cancer? Answer: Blood in the stool, alteration

Inflammation tied to colorectal cancer risk: study+
TMCnet - Apr 18, 2006 It is hoped the test will detect symptoms leading to cancer at an early stage, because some When it came to colon cancer alone, the risk jumped to 2.6 times.

Katie's Cure
TIME - Apr 2, 2006 feelings. The time to be screened for colon cancer is when you are feeling well and not having symptoms.". She's right, of course.

Chemotherapy a necessary evil for many cancer patients
2TheAdvocate, LA - 22 hours ago Extreme fatigue, weakness, neurological symptoms, gastrointestinal distress, fever, nausea and lack of and is tripling response rates in colon cancer patients.