Colon Cancer News

If you are 50 years old or older, it's time to be checked for colon cancer. "Screening and early detection can save lives," said Kentucky Department for Public Health Commissioner Commissioner William D. Hacker, M.D. "If you are 50 or older or have a history of colon cancer in your family, get checked.

A Van Andel Research Institute scientist has received a $1.3 million federal grant to study how tumors develop resistance to chemotherapy in colon cancer, and his findings could help those suffering from other cancers.

Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges.

Next to her gall bladder is what many long considered to be an inoperable lesion.

When members of the Creasey family went on vacation yesterday, they left behind a 1,180-square-foot house that was badly in need of repairs.

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to treat severe medical conditions, today announced that preclinical data presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics shows that STA-9090, a novel, synthetic inhibitor of ...

A day after Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its drug candidate picoplatin failed to improve survival for patients with lung cancer, the company reported positive data on the drug as a treatment for colorectal cancer.

Men, especially black men, are at a relatively high risk of sudden cardiac death over their lifetime compared to women, a new study finds.

Main Category: Colorectal Cancer Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 14 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST One difficulty with fighting cancer cells is that they are similar in many respects to the body's stem cells .

Tiny capsules could increase the body's absorption of the yellow curry ingredient curcumin, which is being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of colon cancer, psoriasis and Alzheimer's disease.

One difficulty with fighting cancer cells is that they are similar in many respects to the body's stem cells.

Silicon Valley entrepreneur and inventor Robert Goldman in the office of his San Jose home on Tuesday, Nov.

" A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.

TRIN Pharma GmbH, specializing in the development of small molecule drugs for tumor treatment, announced today that BfArM, the German regulatory authority, has approved the start of a Phase I clinical trial of TRIN 2755 in solid tumors.

This Veterans Day in the Upstate finds the demand for health care services soaring, with veterans' clinics fairly bursting at the seams and the government promising millions of dollars in local upgrades so that many of the sick and wounded won't have to travel so far for treatment.

Cancer is the general name for over 100 medical conditions involving uncontrolled and dangerous cell growth.

Last week scientists said a molecule found in a curry ingredient - " curcumin - " can kill esophageal cancer cells in the laboratory.

Scott Miller is a graduate of Weatherford High School and a deacon at the North Main church of Christ in Weatherford.

When high school sweethearts Scott and Misty Cunningham married on June 17, 1995, and vowed to support one another for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, they were very serious about the love they pledged for one another.

Two north central West Virginia hospitals have launched a joint fundraiser to benefit patient care and cancer research.