colorectal

Welcome to the 'colorectal' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'colorectal'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “colorectal”

• Heart Drugs Treating Colon Cancer

  
  Disabled World — Authority: 482
  Scientists in Sweden are reporting for the first time that a group of drugs used to treat heart failure shows promise for fighting colon cancer.
  4 hours ago

• Improved Screening Could Dramatically Cut Colorectal Cancer Rates

  
  C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition — Authority: 422
  Written by Kate Murphy . Changes in CRC Deaths New diagnoses and death rates continue to decline for colorectal cancer, and the positive trend is expected to continue into the future.  Increasing the numbers of people who are screened could make the rates fall even faster. Increased screening probably has ...
  1 day ago

• Exercise improves survival rates for colorectal cancer patients

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 648
  BOSTON ??? Men who have been treated for colorectal cancer can reduce their risk of dying from the disease by engaging in regular exercise, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Link:  ...
  1 day ago

• Dogs, Cancer, and Exercise

  
  The Assertive Cancer Patient — Authority: 133
   Its a drizzly, drippy day in Seattle, with no sign of the snow that was forecast, and Constant, the Wonder Dog, and I just returned from a walk in the park.  Our park is Seattles Ravenna Park, which is just two blocks from my house, and it is a wonderous place. There are bridges large and small spanning a deep ...
  2 days ago

• Omega-3 from fish may reduce colon cancer risk

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 133
  AACR.org - Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, primarily found in fish and seafood, may have a role in colorectal cancer prevention, according to results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference in December 2009. The highlights of this study include:• ...
  6 days ago

• New international study to probe rare gene variants’ role in colorectal cancer

  
  Medical Search Tips, News, and Information for Healthcare Professionals — Authority: 119
  Using the time-honored strategy of unite and conquer, a new international consortium hopes to generate enough statistical power to sort out the interactions between numerous polymorphisms proposed to contribute to colorectal cancer risk. The 20 research teams in the COGENT trial will look for associations between ...
  6 days ago

• Colorectal Cancer Rates Decline; Colon Cancer Alliance Welcomes News

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 718
  The Colon Cancer Alliance issued a statement regarding a new report signaling a drop in colorectal cancer: "A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Cancer Society (ACS), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries ...
  6 days ago

• Cancer Patient Takes on Canadian Bureaucracy in Desperate Fight for Life

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 459
  Suzanne Aucoin of St. Catharines, Ontario never imagined that dealing with the Canadian health care bureaucracy would be as tough as battling terminal cancer. Aucoin had to go to the U.S. for treatment initially denied to her. While ill, she then engaged in a prolonged and complicated fight to get access to a ...
  6 days ago

• Researchers Detect Link Between Seafood and Colorectal Cancer Prevention

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 707
  Houston, TX (AHN) – The omega-3 fatty acids, primarily found in fish and seafood, may have a role in colorectal cancer prevention. According to researchers’ findings studies show reduced tumor growth, suppression of angiogenesis and inhibition of metastasis. Sangmi Kim, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the ...
  1 week ago

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Reduce Risk Of Colon Cancer

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 718
  Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, primarily found in fish and seafood, may have a role in colorectal cancer prevention, according to results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held Dec. 6 - 9, 2009, in Houston. "Experimental data have shown ...
  1 week ago

• Antioxidant Compound Reduced Incidence Of Colorectal Metachronous Adenomas

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 718
  Supplementation with a selenium-based antioxidant compound decreased the risk of developing new polyps of the large bowel called colorectal metachronous adenomas in people who previously had colorectal polyps removed. "Our study is the first intervention trial specifically designed to evaluate the efficacy of the ...
  1 week ago

• Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 159
  New cancer cases and the cancer death rate continue to fall in the U.S., driven largely by declines in lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers in men and breast and colorectal cancers in women.
  1 week ago

• 24-hour drinking to blame for cancer jump

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 968
  Cheaper alcohol and the 24-hour drinking culture are contributing to a jump in a number of cancers, experts have warned.
  1 week ago

• More Scotsmen Die of Cancer of All UK Men

  
  EveryJoe — Authority: 155
  If you’re a Scottish man with cancer, you have a 17% higher chance of dying than men in other parts of the United Kingdom, say researchers. Scottish men also have a higher risk of developing cancer in the first place. Many things contribute to the development of certain cancers and not taking care of your health ...
  1 week ago

• Small Addition To Cancer Drug May Make Big Difference

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 718
  University of Florida researchers have found a way to use just a fraction of the normal dosage of a highly toxic, debilitating chemotherapy drug to achieve even better results against colon cancer cells. More research is needed before the therapy can be tested in patients, but the discovery in human colon cancer ...
  1 week ago

• Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk

  
  DrEddyClinic.com - Holistic - Integrative Dental Blog — Authority: 109
  (HealthDay News) -- Its been known for some time that obesity and eating lots of red meat can raise the risk of colorectal cancer, but new research sheds light on other lifestyle factors that increase risk. Drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and having diabetes also play a major role in determining who is going to ...
  1 week ago

• Ciggie smoking ‘increases colorectal cancer risk’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): People who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, says a new study.“This provides one more reason not to smoke, or to quit as soon as possible,” said senior author Michael J. Thun, M.D., M.S., vice president emeritus, ...
  1 week ago

• Cigarette Smoking Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 718
  New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for other risk factors. "This provides one more reason not to smoke, or to quit as soon as possible," said senior author Michael J. Thun, ...
  1 week ago

• Cigarette smoking increases colorectal cancer risk

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 648
  PHILADELPHIA -- New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for other risk factors.
  1 week ago

• Colorectal Cancer: New CRC Screening Combination Increases Detection By 10 Percent

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 718
  The combination of sigmoidoscopy and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) detects advanced proximal (right-sided) tumors better than either test alone, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. African ...
  1 week ago

Comments about colorectal