Colon Cancer News Archives

These new findings with stomach cancer cells are only the latest to suggest that this hotly studied spice may possess anti-cancer potential.

When Tania Gardner-Culbertson thinks about her past 20 years - and compares them to the troubling time living in France toward the end of World War II - her lip quivers and she fights back tears.

Arthur Cohen was a healthy, active 85-year-old when his Toronto doctor recommended a colonoscopy to check for early signs of colorectal cancer.

A severely mentally ill man who spent more than 15 years in seclusion at a Virginia psychiatric hospital has died, weeks after his family won a battle to have him moved closer to them.

I've noticed that having a discussion about colon cancer screenings with patients older than 50 often makes them feel uncomfortable.

Three studies presented this week at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego underscore the growing disparities in gastrointestinal disease, particularly colon cancer and Barrett's Esophagus, among certain ethnic and gender populations, including African Americans, Latinos and women.

ABOUT 500 Wrexham Maelor patients are facing agonising delays for vital test results.

Two years ago, Kelly Carpenter spent her 29th birthday in the hospital receiving her sixth round of chemotherapy to treat stage three colon cancer.

Andy Obermeyer has a cabinet full of expensive medicine at his home in West Chester Twp.

A startling new analysis concludes that routine screenings for breast and prostate cancer miss the most deadly forms of the disease - and may expose healthy patients to risky, expensive and needless treatments.

As Washington policymakers debated health care reform on weekend talk shows, 48 people who are out of work or without health insurance received free colonoscopy screenings at Gastrointestinal Associates here.

A patient at Weston General Hospital has shaved her head to raise money for the cancer unit.

Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University of Warwick and the University of Leeds.

An anticancer drug that is commonly used to treat lung and colon malignancies is having a benefit and potentially prolonging survival in patients with invasive bladder cancer, researchers reported at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

New Hampshire residents - led the campaign for the legislation, which is named after their daughter, Michelle Morse.

Readmission to a hospital after standard surgical treatment for colon cancer is far more common than suspected for elderly patients according to researchers who presented their findings at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight after she became drowsy and fell from her seat aboard an airplane.

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Also Included In: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology NiTi Surgical Solutions, an innovative surgical device company, announced that it will showcase its new, investigational bowel anastomosis device this week at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress in Chicago, Illinois.

A new Tel Aviv University drug, based on an older generation antibiotic, may provide doctors with an effective and innovative method of treating colon cancer in both its incipient and full-blown stages a ' and minimize the need for painful, uncomfortable colonoscopies and surgical polyp removal.

University of Florida researchers have grown tumors in mice using cells from inflamed but noncancerous colon tissue taken from human patients, a finding that sheds new light on colon cancer and how it might be prevented.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: A new U.S. law that allows college students to take up to one year off school for medical reasons while remaining on their family's health insurance plan could benefit thousands of seriously ill or injured college students.

She wanted to remain calm, dry-eyed and keep the focus on the disease. She had just been diagnosed with an illness, after all, that hundreds of thousands of women battle each year.

Friday, October 09, 2009 at 3:07 p.m. A A When you have cancer, the closeness and comfort of a partner is often more important than ever.

A federal law inspired by a New Hampshire woman's courage and enacted through her mother's determination took effect Friday, sparing seriously ill or injured college students from having to choose between taking time off and keeping their health insurance.

It was a great thing Helen Chen was a doctor, and a radiation oncologist at that.

One assertion comes from both Democrats and Republicans as they contemplate changes to the U.S. health system: Prevention saves money.

Ryan Westerman believes the reason he is still here is thanks to Calgarian funding his brain cancer treatment.

To accomplish a simple goal, to tell other women that someone with ovarian cancer is still alive, Madonna Kilcollum would only have to show her face.

Data published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors of the midgut who were treated with SandostatinA LAR Depot experienced a 66% reduction in risk of disease progression versus placebo .

Lynne Beaver and Josephine McGraw have known each other for years. The women from different backgrounds share a zest for life and a wicked sense of humor.