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Aggressive Cancer Treatment, Prevention Efforts Drop Cancer Rates - eMaxHealth.com
New cancer diagnosis rates decreased from 1999 to 2005 by 0.8% a year, according to a newly released report by the National Cancer Institute, the US Centers for Disease Control and the American Cancer Society. In addition, death rates from cancer

New Cancer Cases Fall in U.S. Following Trend of Disease Deaths - Bloomberg
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — The rate of new cancer cases declined in the U.S. between 1999 and 2005, the first drop in 30 years researchers have been collecting data on the disease. The rate fell in both men and women by an average of 0.8 percent annually

Rate of new cancer cases, deaths falls - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The United States has passed an important milestone in the fight against cancer, researchers reported Tuesday: For the first time, the recorded rate of new cancer cases has fallen for both men and women. At the same time, a 15-year decline in cancer

KRAS Gene Testing Included in NCCN Guidelines for Colon Cancer CME - Medscape News
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New Cancer Treatment Shrinks Pancreatic Tumor - Earthtimes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. , Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ — A new cancer treatment is realizing outstanding results against pancreatic cancer. Following five weeks of treatment, a patient’s large, stage 4 tumor was reduced in size by 70%. After seven more weeks of

Doctor: Regular screenings can prevent colon cancer - Oakland Press
Cancer has become an all-too-common occurrence. With more than 200 types of cancer, colorectal cancer commonly known as colon cancer has become the third most common cancer excluding skin cancers in the United States. But there is hope. Dr

How To Detoxify Your Body - Colon Cleansing - Israel News Agency
Tel Aviv—-Almost everyone can benefit from a cleanse. It’s one of the best ways to remain healthy in a destructive environment. Not one of us is immune to environmental toxins. The more toxic we are, the faster we age. It will improve your energy

Treating and preventing lung cancer - Baltimore Sun
Every year about 165,000 people in the United States die from lung cancer, and about 210,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. That means more people die from lung cancer annually than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined, says Dr. Gavin

At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests - Eflux Media
Recently, a new Canadian campaign has started to promote at home screening for colorectal cancer, aimed at timely diagnosing it and thus decreasing death rates, since this type of cancer is often asymptomatic. Nevertheless, colorectal cancer is

Combining targeted therapy drugs may treat previously resistant tumors - Genetic Engineering News
A team of cancer researchers from several Boston academic medical centers has discovered a potential treatment for a group of tumors that have resisted previous targeted therapy approaches. In their Nature Medicine report, which is receiving early

Aggressive Cancer Treatment, Prevention Efforts Drop Cancer Rates - eMaxHealth.com
New cancer diagnosis rates decreased from 1999 to 2005 by 0.8% a year, according to a newly released report by the National Cancer Institute, the US Centers for Disease Control and the American Cancer Society. In addition, death rates from cancer

Genentech’s Avastin meets breast cancer study goal - Forbes
Genentech Inc. said Monday its blockbuster drug Avastin improved the survival time for breast cancer patients in a late-stage study, putting the drug closer to full regulatory approval to treat the condition. Avastin is already provisionally approved

Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer’s Return - BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers say they’ve developed a genetic model for predicting the risk of recurrence in patients with early stage colon cancer. According to a team at the Duke Institute for Genome Science & Policy, the

Genomic signature of colon cancer may individualize treatment - PhysOrg
Researchers in the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have developed a model for predicting risk of recurrence in early stage colon cancer patients, and have used the model to also predict sensitivity to chemotherapy and targeted therapy

Cancer declines for first time - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
WASHINGTON — The pace at which Americans are getting cancer has started to decline for the first time, marking what could be a long-awaited turning point in the battle against the disease, according to an annual report that tracks progress in the

Krueger remains on track to beat cancer — and LMS - NASCAR
On Thanksgiving morning, Matt Krueger will climb into the family car feeling sick, his stomach still tender from 14 skin staples used to close a painfully long incision. As the family begins a day-long journey headed south, the 19-year-old Wisconsin

Testing for cancer at home - Reuters
TORONTO (Reuters) - It might not be pleasant, but it could save your life. A new Canadian campaign advocating home screening for colorectal cancer could reduce deaths from the disease by catching it early, when it is often asymptomatic but also

War on cancer: Prevention, diagnosis, treatment big tools - Fort Morgan Times
Dr. Ian Fauconier, local urologist, leads part of a cancer symposium at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan Wednesday evening. Prevention, early detection and effective therapy are the three fronts in the war on cancer, Dr. Michael Stone

Treating and preventing lung cancer - Baltimore Sun
Every year about 165,000 people in the United States die from lung cancer, and about 210,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. That means more people die from lung cancer annually than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined, says Dr. Gavin

War on cancer: Prevention, diagnosis, treatment big tools - Fort Morgan Times
Dr. Ian Fauconier, local urologist, leads part of a cancer symposium at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan Wednesday evening. Prevention, early detection and effective therapy are the three fronts in the war on cancer, Dr. Michael Stone

Testing for cancer at home - Reuters
TORONTO (Reuters) - It might not be pleasant, but it could save your life. A new Canadian campaign advocating home screening for colorectal cancer could reduce deaths from the disease by catching it early, when it is often asymptomatic but also

Treating and preventing lung cancer - Baltimore Sun
Every year about 165,000 people in the United States die from lung cancer, and about 210,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. That means more people die from lung cancer annually than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined, says Dr. Gavin

At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests - Eflux Media
Recently, a new Canadian campaign has started to promote at home screening for colorectal cancer, aimed at timely diagnosing it and thus decreasing death rates, since this type of cancer is often asymptomatic. Nevertheless, colorectal cancer is

Genomic Signature Of Colon Cancer May Individualize Treatment - eMaxHealth.com
Researchers in the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have developed a model for predicting risk of recurrence in early stage colon cancer patients, and have used the model to also predict sensitivity to chemotherapy and targeted therapy

Study Backs Finland’s Colon Cancer Screening - Post Chronicle
A national screening program in Finland has detected about 40 percent of colon cancers early, showing that such tests can make a difference, Finnish researchers reported on Friday. Researchers studied 106,000 men and women aged between 60 and 64

Detecting Colon Cancer With A Simple Blood Test - Redorbit.com
People are often reluctant to undergo a routine but painful colonoscopy but the consequences can be fatal. According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the third most common cancer found in American men and women and kills about 50

Wyndmere to hold benefit for David - Daily News
Listening to a doctor tell a person they have cancer is a life-changing experience. One Wyndmere woman, Karen David, was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer in January of 2008. She knows how hard it is to hear that diagnosis. This long-time

Dolton Mayor Bill Shaw loses battle with cancer - NWITimes.com
Village spokesman Sean Howard said in a statement that Shaw died at his Dolton home. Shaw was elected as mayor of Dolton in 1997, and replaced the late Donald Hart, who chose not to seek re-election. Prior to that, in 1982, Shaw was elected to the

Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer’s Return - BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers say they’ve developed a genetic model for predicting the risk of recurrence in patients with early stage colon cancer. According to a team at the Duke Institute for Genome Science & Policy, the

Dolton Mayor William Shaw dead at 71 - WAND TV
DOLTON, Ill. (AP) - Dolton Mayor William “Bill” Shaw is dead after a 4-year battle with cancer. He was 71. Village spokesman Sean Howard said in a statement Shaw died Wednesday at his home in the suburb south of Chicago. Shaw was elected Dolton mayor

ASGE encouraged by drop in colorectal cancer deaths - News-Medical.Net
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) heralds the recent news of a decline in U.S. cancer deaths and incidence rates, with colorectal cancer among the top three cancers with significant declines. ASGE, representing the

Blood test can detect colon cancer - United Press International
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 21 (UPI) — An Israeli researcher says he has developed a simple early-warning, painless and inexpensive blood test to detect colon cancer. Nadir Arber, a professor of medicine and gastroenterology at Tel Aviv University’s

Individualizing Colon Cancer Therapy - CBS42.com
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — A new model may help doctors predict the risk of a patient s colon cancer returning and also offer insight into the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Researchers identified patterns in the gene expression of 52 early stage colon

Detecting Colon Cancer With A Simple Blood Test - Redorbit.com
People are often reluctant to undergo a routine but painful colonoscopy but the consequences can be fatal. According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the third most common cancer found in American men and women and kills about 50

Doctor: Regular screenings can prevent colon cancer - Oakland Press
Cancer has become an all-too-common occurrence. With more than 200 types of cancer, colorectal cancer commonly known as colon cancer has become the third most common cancer excluding skin cancers in the United States. But there is hope. Dr

Dolton Mayor Bill Shaw Dies Of Colon Cancer - CBS 2 Chicago
DOLTON, Ill. (STNG) William “Bill” Shaw, the first black mayor of south suburban Dolton, died Wednesday night after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Shaw was 71-years-old. He died in his Dolton home at 8:45 p.m., surrounded by family and

Cancer survivor has many reasons to be thankful - Detroit Free Press
By the time her three adult children, four grandchildren and other relatives and friends walk through the door, the cakes and pies, homemade cranberry sauce, turkey and ham will be done. Kraus would have it no other way; she loves to cook for this

Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer’s Return - BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers say they’ve developed a genetic model for predicting the risk of recurrence in patients with early stage colon cancer. According to a team at the Duke Institute for Genome Science & Policy, the

Cancer survivor has many reasons to be thankful - Detroit Free Press
By the time her three adult children, four grandchildren and other relatives and friends walk through the door, the cakes and pies, homemade cranberry sauce, turkey and ham will be done. Kraus would have it no other way; she loves to cook for this

Curing Diversity - Front Page
L ife is unfair, and while others have suspected as much before, biochemists can now prove it. You have colon cancer possibly because a flawed APC gene failed to produce the protein that helps prevent the disease. When the cancer spreads to your

Cancer drug Avastin ups blood clotting risk - Food Consumer
Wednesday Nov 19, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) — Use of cancer drug Avastin as part of chemotherapy raises the risk of blood clots in the veins by 30 percent, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The

Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer’s Return - BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers say they’ve developed a genetic model for predicting the risk of recurrence in patients with early stage colon cancer. According to a team at the Duke Institute for Genome Science & Policy, the

New Cancer Treatment Shrinks Pancreatic Tumor - eMaxHealth.com
A new cancer treatment is realizing outstanding results against pancreatic cancer. Following five weeks of treatment, a patient’s large, stage 4 tumor was reduced in size by 70%. After seven more weeks of treatment, it no longer could be definitely

Doctor: Regular screenings can prevent colon cancer - Oakland Press
Cancer has become an all-too-common occurrence. With more than 200 types of cancer, colorectal cancer commonly known as colon cancer has become the third most common cancer excluding skin cancers in the United States. But there is hope. Dr

Treating and preventing lung cancer - Baltimore Sun
Every year about 165,000 people in the United States die from lung cancer, and about 210,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. That means more people die from lung cancer annually than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined, says Dr. Gavin

Cancer cases in US decline for first time - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - The pace at which Americans are getting cancer has started to decline for the first time, marking what could be a long-awaited turning point in the battle against the disease, according to an annual report that tracks progress in the war

Curing Diversity - Front Page
L ife is unfair, and while others have suspected as much before, biochemists can now prove it. You have colon cancer possibly because a flawed APC gene failed to produce the protein that helps prevent the disease. When the cancer spreads to your