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Van Horn is a survivor - Abbotsford News
The same bacteria that causes stomach ulcers may have saved Ross Van Horn s life. After the antibiotics given to get rid of the bacteria produced unexpected side effects, Van Horn was further examined and colon cancer was detected. Until that point

Information key to fighting pancreatic cancer - Bonner County Daily Bee
Pancreatic cancer is called the silent disease because it often has no symptoms. Because it s one of the most deadly forms of cancer, this week s column is devoted to providing some basic information about risk factors, symptoms and

Connecticut Launches Colorectal Cancer Testing Resource - eMaxHealth.com
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced a new on-line resource to enhance awareness of colon and rectal (colorectal) cancer risk and genetic testing for hereditary colorectal cancer. The department s online resource titled

Study Shows Aspirin May Reduce Risk Of Cancer - News 4
A new study suggests a daily dose of aspirin may reduce your risk of cancer. The study published in the journal “The Lancet” finds aspirin blocks some of the chemicals that allow a tumor to grow. That means a daily aspirin may keep a tumor from

Avastin Falls Short in Colon Cancer Trial - Star News Online
The drug Avastin failed to prevent colon cancer from recurring by a significant amount in a clinical trial, the drug s manufacturer, Genentech, said early Wednesday. The results of the trial had been closely watched because a success would have

Aspirin for forty somethings could cut cancer risk - News-Medical.Net
In a detailed review of all the available evidence, Cancer Research UK scientists suggest that taking aspirin at an age before cancer begins to develop - and for at least 10 years - would maximise the drug’s potential to prevent cancer. Previous

Phase III C-08 Study Of Avastin In Early-Stage Colon Cancer Did Not - Medical News Today
Genentech, Inc. announced that a Phase III study of Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy following surgery in patients with early-stage (adjuvant) colon cancer (NSABP C-08) did not meet its primary endpoint of reducing the risk of cancer

Hormone Therapy Offers Potential Protective Effect Against Colon - Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2009) In a large study, a national team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic scientists observed that self-reported use of hormone therapy was associated with a significantly lower colorectal cancer risk. However, the

Free Screening for Head & Neck Cancers - KUTV
Diseases like colon cancer and breast cancer are splashed all over the news these days. But doctors at the Huntsman Cancer Institute don t want you to forget about other cancers that could take you by surprise. For example, head and neck cancers

Local wrestler earns trip to Europe - News Leader
At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, researchers presented data that showed that exercise may play a significant role in the fight against cancer. Specifically, exercise was shown to reduce the risk of cancer

HRT May Protect Women From Colon Cancer - BusinessWeek
WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) — Older women using hormone replacement therapy appear to have a 28 percent reduction in their risk of developing colorectal cancer, a new study found. But researchers don’t yet know why the link seems to exist

Cancer claims popular volunteer Tom Millard - Oneida Dispatch
ONEIDA Tom Millard was a loving and caring man, but the best word to describe him was integrity, his close friends agreed. Millard passed away from colon cancer at his Broad Street home Wednesday morning, with his friends and pets at his

Exhibit makes colon test easy to digest - Tulsa World
You might be afraid of getting a colonoscopy, but it is nothing compared to having cancer, said survivor Suzanne Bonner. “I’d like to tell people not to wait. Try to catch the cancer at stage one,” the 51-year-old Montana woman said. Bonner was

Phase III C-08 Study Of Avastin In Early-stage Colon Cancer Does Not - Medical News Today
Roche announced the results of the first phase III trial evaluating the use of Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy (FOLFOX) for the treatment of colon cancer immediately following surgery (adjuvant therapy) compared to chemotherapy alone. The

Hormone therapy lowers colon cancer risk: studies - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hormone replacement therapy may raise a woman’s risk of breast cancer and heart disease but it lowers her risk of colon cancer, according to two studies released on Wednesday. The studies presented at a meeting of the American

Avastin Falls Short in Test as Colon Cancer Medicine - New York Times
In results from a widely watched clinical trial, the drug Avastin failed to show a significant effect on preventing the recurrence of colon cancer , the drug s maker, Genentech, said early Wednesday. Although Avastin is already a best-selling

Avastin fails to hit colon cancer target - United Press International
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (UPI) — The drug Avastin fell short in a clinical trial of its goal to reduce the recurrence of early-stage colon cancer, U.S. drug maker Genentech says. The Phase III study, which looked at the effectiveness of chemotherapy

Cancer prevention study at Montgomery Metro Relay for Life on Friday - Montgomery Advertiser
The American Cancer Society is looking to Montgomery residents to play a direct role in improving the lives of future generations by participating in an historic study. The Society will sign up volunteers for its Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) at

Avastin fails to hit colon cancer target - United Press International
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (UPI) — The drug Avastin fell short in a clinical trial of its goal to reduce the recurrence of early-stage colon cancer, U.S. drug maker Genentech says. The Phase III study, which looked at the effectiveness of chemotherapy

Avastin Falls Short in Colon Cancer Trial - Star News Online
The drug Avastin failed to prevent colon cancer from recurring by a significant amount in a clinical trial, the drug s manufacturer, Genentech, said early Wednesday. The results of the trial had been closely watched because a success would have

HRT may protect against colon cancer - United Press International
DENVER, April 23 (UPI) — Hormone replacement therapy protected post-menopausal women against colon cancer, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said. The study was designed to look at possible links between estrogen exposure and colon

Phase III C-08 Study Of Avastin In Early-Stage Colon Cancer Did Not - Medical News Today
Genentech, Inc. announced that a Phase III study of Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy following surgery in patients with early-stage (adjuvant) colon cancer (NSABP C-08) did not meet its primary endpoint of reducing the risk of cancer

Phase III C-08 Study Of Avastin In Early-stage Colon Cancer Does Not - Medical News Today
Roche announced the results of the first phase III trial evaluating the use of Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy (FOLFOX) for the treatment of colon cancer immediately following surgery (adjuvant therapy) compared to chemotherapy alone. The

Find out how patients are getting back on their feet faster after - WQAD
More than 110 thousand people will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U-S. Traditionally, the treatment plan includes surgery, staples and a slow recovery. Now doctors are using a

Avastin Falls Short in Test as Colon Cancer Medicine - New York Times
In results from a widely watched clinical trial, the drug Avastin failed to show a significant effect on preventing the recurrence of colon cancer , the drug s maker, Genentech, said early Wednesday. Although Avastin is already a best-selling

Avastin Setback For Roche - Forbes
Roche , the Swiss drugmaker that last February bought U.S. firm Genentech, saw its stock valuation being reduced on Wednesday after an early-stage colon cancer drug developed by its American partner missed a development milestone. Shares of Roche

Exhibit makes colon test easy to digest - Tulsa World
You might be afraid of getting a colonoscopy, but it is nothing compared to having cancer, said survivor Suzanne Bonner. “I’d like to tell people not to wait. Try to catch the cancer at stage one,” the 51-year-old Montana woman said. Bonner was

Avastin Setback For Roche - Forbes
Roche , the Swiss drugmaker that last February bought U.S. firm Genentech, saw its stock valuation being reduced on Wednesday after an early-stage colon cancer drug developed by its American partner missed a development milestone. Shares of Roche

Roche’s Avastin misses primary endpoint in late-stage study of colon - RTT News
(RTTNews) - Healthcare group Roche Holding AG (RHHBY.PK: News , RHHVF.PK), Wednesday, said that its first phase III trial on Avastin as an adjuvant therapy in colon cancer surgical patients did not meet the primary endpoint of disease-free survival

Pfizer And Bristol Beat Forecasts, But Sales Disappoint - Post Chronicle
Pfizer Inc and Bristol-Myers Squibb reported lower earnings that beat expectations on Tuesday, but the U.S. drugmakers relied on aggressive cost cuts to make up for disappointing sales. Pfizer cholesterol fighter Lipitor, the company’s biggest

Avastin Falls Short in Colon Cancer Trial - New York Times
The drug Avastin failed to prevent colon cancer from recurring by a significant amount in a clinical trial, the drug s manufacturer, Genentech, said early Wednesday. The results of the trial had been closely watched because a success would have

Cancer’s still a fight, not a death sentence - Caspar Star-Tribune
Kim Rogers can’t have another child to give her son a brother or a sister. Joe Luck questions if the disease has returned with every sniffle, ache or fever. Anita LaFleiche feels she still owes the medical community — and her community of Powell

More Utahns getting colon cancer screening - ABC 4
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - There is some good news about the second leading cancer killer in utah. In the last five years, Utah’s screening rate for colon cancer has gone up twenty-five percent. That means more people are getting colonoscopies

Avastin fails to hit colon cancer target - United Press International
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (UPI) — The drug Avastin fell short in a clinical trial of its goal to reduce the recurrence of early-stage colon cancer, U.S. drug maker Genentech says. The Phase III study, which looked at the effectiveness of chemotherapy

HRT May Protect Women From Colon Cancer - BusinessWeek
WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) — Older women using hormone replacement therapy appear to have a 28 percent reduction in their risk of developing colorectal cancer, a new study found. But researchers don’t yet know why the link seems to exist

Cancer emerges major killer in Abu Dhabi - Gulf News
Abu Dhabi: Over 700 cases of cancer are recorded in Abu Dhabi annually, out of which 235 patients are UAE nationals, health officials have revealed. Cancer is ranked one amongst the top three causes of death in the country, making it a matter of

Ovarian Cancer Vaccine Study - KCRG.com
BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer took the lives of 15,520 women in 2008, according to the National Cancer Institute. The most common type of this cancer is ovarian epithelial cancer, which begins in the tissue that covers the ovaries. SYMPTOMS: As in all

Exhibit makes colon test easy to digest - Tulsa World
You might be afraid of getting a colonoscopy, but it is nothing compared to having cancer, said survivor Suzanne Bonner. “I’d like to tell people not to wait. Try to catch the cancer at stage one,” the 51-year-old Montana woman said. Bonner was

Cancer claims popular volunteer Tom Millard - Oneida Dispatch
ONEIDA Tom Millard was a loving and caring man, but the best word to describe him was integrity, his close friends agreed. Millard passed away from colon cancer at his Broad Street home Wednesday morning, with his friends and pets at his

Cancer claims popular volunteer Tom Millard - Oneida Dispatch
ONEIDA Tom Millard was a loving and caring man, but the best word to describe him was integrity, his close friends agreed. Millard passed away from colon cancer at his Broad Street home Wednesday morning, with his friends and pets at his

Local wrestler earns trip to Europe - News Leader
At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, researchers presented data that showed that exercise may play a significant role in the fight against cancer. Specifically, exercise was shown to reduce the risk of cancer

Are We Really Losing the War on Cancer? - Mens Newsdaily
A recent article in the New York Times ( New York Times ) suggests that we are winning the war against cardiovascular disease, but losing the war on cancer. The article leads in by citing President Richard Nixon s 1971 announcement of his goal

Van Horn is a survivor - Abbotsford News
The same bacteria that causes stomach ulcers may have saved Ross Van Horn s life. After the antibiotics given to get rid of the bacteria produced unexpected side effects, Van Horn was further examined and colon cancer was detected. Until that point