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ONI BioPharma Inc. Licenses Unique Gene Targets for Colorectal Cancer - MSN MoneyCentral
ONI BioPharma Inc. (AMEX: ONI) announced today that it has entered a Collaboration Agreement with a major international diagnostics company regarding ONI’s unique biomarkers for early, middle and late stage colorectal cancer. Terms of the agreement

More older Americans screened for colon cancer - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows. “Most cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed in older adults,” Dr. Mary C. White

Folic acid intake affects colon cancer risk - Irish Medical News
Research from both Scotland and Am erica has re vealed a new explanation for the link between low folic acid intake and an increased risk of colon cancer. A depletion of folate causes increased DNA damage and prevents DNA repair, the study

The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) Names Steven W - MSN MoneyCentral
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) today announced the appointment of Steven W. Young to the position of president. In this role, Young will develop organizational strategy and

Study: Many colon cancer patients not followed up properly - CNN
NEW YORK (AP) — Many colon cancer patients aren’t getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn’t returned, new research shows. Colorectal cancer accounts for 15 percent of cancer deaths. Only about 40 percent of the

Video: Colon Cancer Myths Dispelled! - PR Newswire
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is dispelling the myths and giving patients the facts about colon cancer for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month OAK BROOK, Ill., March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — March is National

Diseases/Conditions News - Yahoo News
MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — Cancers typically spread — or metastasize — to specific, predictable locations. Now researchers have a deeper molecular understanding of why, at least for lung metastases in mice. MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay

Cups of java: Taste and jolts of energy compel young people to drink - Star-Press
Michael Messer isn’t a morning person. For a jump start before his early classes, the 23-year-old Ball State University student from Avon needs a strong cup of java. “It gives me that extra kick,” he said, adding that he usually has a couple more

TheStar.com | Your health | Rare but real: colon cancer at age 24 - Toronto Star
Screening is the most effective way to prevent breast, colon and cervical cancers in women. But far too few women are taking advantage of the tests, according to Cancer Care Ontario. The government agency is focusing this year on why women aren’t

Study: Many colon cancer patients not followed up properly - CNN
NEW YORK (AP) — Many colon cancer patients aren’t getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn’t returned, new research shows. Colorectal cancer accounts for 15 percent of cancer deaths. Only about 40 percent of the

Channel 3’s Lydia Esparra shares pain of loss to raise colon cancer - WKYC
CLEVELAND — March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. With proper screening, colon cancer can be detected when it is at its most curable. BBut yet each year 50,000 people die from colorectal cancer. Being aware is the first and best defense in

Video: Colon Cancer Myths Dispelled! - PR Newswire
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is dispelling the myths and giving patients the facts about colon cancer for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month OAK BROOK, Ill., March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — March is National

Few hospitals meet colon cancer care standard - FOX News
WASHINGTON Nearly two-thirds of hospitals fail to check colon cancer patients well enough for signs that their tumor is spreading, says a study that advises patients to ask about this mark of quality care before surgery. National guidelines say

Can Fruits, Veggies Cut Colon Cancer Risk? - CBS News
(WebMD) Does eating fruits, vegetables, and grains really protect against colorectal cancer? Researchers have been studying this question for years, but their findings have been mixed. Now a new study from the University of Hawaii weighs in on the

Colon Cancer Treatments Need Improvements - Washington Post
TUESDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies contain disappointing news for people who’ve undergone colon cancer treatment. The first study, published in the Sept. 9 online edition of theJournal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), found

From Big Blue To Business Coach - Forbes
Twenty-nine years at IBM and a recovering cancer patient since 2005, Paska Nayden came to realize that the corporate world was no longer an option while battling a disease. After returning to work for a few months, Paska could not handle working for

Toledo native with deep family roots loved the city - Toledo Blade
Jeanne Bolan Fisher, 83, a proud Toledo native and descendant of storied local families, died yesterday in the Kingston Residence of Sylvania. Mrs. Fisher died of complications from colon cancer, which she had for nearly two years, her son John said

First Dedicated Cancer Hospital Coming to North Texas - Forbes
DALLAS, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With goals of reducing cancer to a chronic disease and ultimately finding a cure, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas will formally announce on September 26 that it is developing North Texas’ first

Can Fruits, Veggies Cut Colon Cancer Risk? - CBS News
(WebMD) Does eating fruits, vegetables, and grains really protect against colorectal cancer? Researchers have been studying this question for years, but their findings have been mixed. Now a new study from the University of Hawaii weighs in on the

Colon Cancer Treatments Need Improvements - Washington Post
TUESDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies contain disappointing news for people who’ve undergone colon cancer treatment. The first study, published in the Sept. 9 online edition of theJournal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), found

A Statement from Lung Cancer Alliance on the Death of Paul Newman - Forbes
All of us at Lung Cancer Alliance, our Board, our advocates and the patients, families and caregivers we represent, extend our deepest sympathy to the wife and family of Paul Newman. Mr. Newman was an icon of the American stage and film, loved by

Colon polyp risk higher for blacks - Boston Globe
CHICAGO - Blacks are more likely than whites to have large colon polyps, and their tumors tend to be located higher in the colon where they are harder to detect, US researchers said yesterday. Blacks are already known to have higher rates of colon

Get colon cancer questions answered - Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Get Checked!, a Spartanburg colon cancer support group, is hosting a question and answer session with a local colorectal surgeon. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Spartanburg County Libraries headquarters. Dr. James Dunn will

First Dedicated Cancer Hospital Coming to North Texas - Earthtimes
DALLAS , Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With goals of reducing cancer to a chronic disease and ultimately finding a cure, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas will formally announce on September 26 that it is developing North Texas’ first

The Facts Hispanics Need To Know About Colon Cancer - Medical News Today
Each year approximately 150,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with colon cancer and nearly 50,000 will die from the disease. All men and women are at risk for colon cancer. However, because of disproportionate screening rates, minorities

UTHSCT Leads New Wave Of Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment - Tyler Morning Telegraph
A lung cancer diagnosis used to signal great odds against patients, but with groundbreaking technology, the outlook on the battle of lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases is brighter. Medical officials at the University of Texas Health Science

Healthy Discussions: Stylists tackle tough topics - The State
As Kimberly Diamond works on MaRhonda Wright s hair at the Pynk Butterfly salon in West Columbia, the hairstylist discusses colon cancer and the need for early screening. For more on the Shop Talk Movement, call Footman-Brewer Enterprises at (866

Questions Raised About Black Colon Cancer Study - BET
Posted Sept. 23, 2008 There s evidence that when compared with Whites, Blacks get colon cancer more often and die from it more often. Since 1985, colon cancer rates have dipped 20 percent to 25 percent for Whites, while rates have increased for

Prostate cancer poses growing risk - WIS-TV
NATIONAL (NBC) - This year more men will develop prostate cancer than lung and colon cancer combined. Learning that you have prostate cancer can be frightening, but experts say with early diagnosis and treatment there’s a better chance for a

Radioactive Seed Therapy Shows Significant Reduction in Lung Cancer - PR Newswire
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Radiation oncologists at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh today will report to the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston that a newer, minimally invasive approach

Colon Cancer Oncogene Discovered - MedicineNet.com
SUNDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified a new genetic player in the development of colon cancer . The findings implicate CDK8, a protein that regulates gene expression in the proliferation of colorectal cancer, the

Your stories: Cancer can touch lives again and again - Democrat and Chronicle
My dance with cancer began in 1967 when my father died of the disease after a diagnosis too late in coming. My mother died of colon cancer in 1981; my sister died of the same cancer in 1990. I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. My

Firefighter beats odds in cancer fight - Norwalk Hour
THOMASTON — Todd Colitti is no ordinary pinup model. The Thomaston resident and Waterbury fire lieutenant is in great physical shape, but he’s not one to flash his abs. Unless the subject of colorectal cancer comes up. Colitti, 44, has defied odds

Blacks at higher risk of colon polyps: U.S. study - Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blacks are more likely than whites to have large colon polyps, and their tumors tend to be located higher in the colon where they are harder to detect, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Blacks are already known to have higher

The Facts Hispanics Need to Know About Colon Cancer - PR Newswire
Oak Brook, Ill., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Each year approximately 150,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with colon cancer and nearly 50,000 will die from the disease. All men and women are at risk for colon cancer. However

Firefighter beats odds in cancer fight - Norwalk Hour
THOMASTON — Todd Colitti is no ordinary pinup model. The Thomaston resident and Waterbury fire lieutenant is in great physical shape, but he’s not one to flash his abs. Unless the subject of colorectal cancer comes up. Colitti, 44, has defied odds

Radioactive Seed Therapy Shows Significant Reduction in Lung Cancer - PR Newswire
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Radiation oncologists at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh today will report to the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston that a newer, minimally invasive approach

Medicaid linked to worse colon cancer outcomes - HealthCentral.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of death following surgery for colon cancer is higher at hospitals with a high percentage of Medicaid patients, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The report “emphasizes the

Radioactive Seed Therapy Shows Significant Reduction in Lung Cancer - PR Newswire
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Radiation oncologists at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh today will report to the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston that a newer, minimally invasive approach

How gut bugs could trigger cancer - BBC Health
Scientists have uncovered a chain reaction which could link a type of bacterium living in our intestines to the development of colon cancer. Enterococcus faecalis is harmless in the vast majority of people, but US scientists have found that it can

Racial Disparities With Colon Cancer - WebMD
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Colonoscopy plea for black patients - In the News
Black men and women are being urged to arrange colonoscopy screenings due to a higher prevalence of colon polyps. A study published in JAMA today says that while colorectal cancer death-rates in white patients have fallen over the last two decades