Colon Cancer

10 ways to reduce cancer risk

From antioxidant-rich foods to hormone therapies to all-natural cleanses, there are countless cancer-fighting promises on the market today. Don't smoke: The risk of smoking-related cancers increases with the length of time a...

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5 Questionable Health Screening Tests (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience's Bad Medicine Columnist LiveScience.com christopher Wanjek livescience's Bad Medicine Columnist livescience.com – 19 mins ago Knowledge is power, unless that knowledge comes with so much baggage that it becomes...

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PRL-3 promotes the motility, invasion, and metastasis of LoVo colon cancer cells through...

Background: Phosphatase of regenerating liver-3 (PRL-3) plays a causative role in tumor metastasis, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In our previous study, we observed that PRL-3 could decrease tyrosine...

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Children's Hospital Oakland scientists discover soy component may be key to fighting colon cancer

November 18, 2009 - Oakland, Calif. A study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland scientists identifies a new class of therapeutic agents found naturally in soy that can prevent and possibly treat colon...

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Gene increases effectiveness of drugs used to fight cancer and allows reduction in dosage

This release is available in French and Spanish . Researchers at the University of Granada have found a suicide gene, called 'gene E', which leads to the death of tumour cells derived from breast, lung and colon cancer, and...

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Cancer Research Could Improve Survival Rates

Scientists have begun a three-year study to analyse why cancer patients become resistant to treatments designed to fight the disease. A research team from Kingston University has been awarded £99,000 to investigate why some...

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Bowel cancer drug rejected by Nice

A bowel cancer drug which could help prolong patients' lives was rejected by the health watchdog yesterday as it was not considered cost effective. Avastin is suitable for patients with advanced (metastatic) bowel cancer, where...

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CEO Profile: Kevin T. Conroy of Exact Sciences - Building a better colon cancer test

Exact Sciences Corp. President and CEO Kevin T. Conroy turns his attention from the Governor's office to leading the Madison company to launch an early screening device for colon cancer. Conroy spoke recently about steering the...

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Stem Cells That “Fool” Immune System May Provide Vaccination for Cancer

Written By: Carolyn Pennington Drs. Bei Liu and Zihai Li discuss lab results. Photo by Chris DeFrancesco Health Center researchers in collaboration with scientists from China have revealed the potential for human stem cells to...

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Health news: Morning is best for cancer tests, how a cup of tea could prevent flu and the...

Health stories from around the world this week include a new American study that finds screening for bowel cancer should be done in the morning and how tea compounds can help prevent influenza infection.

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