Intestinal Cancer

Avoid gluten if you have celiac disease

honoluluadvertiser.com     yesterday   5 related          

Q. If I feel bloated and sick after eating bread and pasta, does this mean I have celiac disease? A. Celiac disease is a disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from foods. In...                

9 Things Raw Garlic Can Do for Your Health

buzzle.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Discover the health benefits of raw garlic - from killing intestinal parasites to cancer prevention. I've always enjoyed garlic in my raw food dishes and have used it medicinally to cure an ear infection. I was curious why I...                

German study: Colonoscopy not used enough

upi.com     Jul 2, 2008   2 related          

MUNICH, Germany, July 2 (UPI) -- Only 20 percent of German adults age 55 and older use colonoscopy for detection of cancer, even though health insurance covers the cost, researchers said. An analysis of the Bavarian Colonoscopy...                

Colon Cancer

quamut.com     Jun 27, 2008   5 related          

Cancer of the colon is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. Malignant cells have lost normal control mechanisms...                

Researchers: Colon Cancer Vaccine on the Horizon

foxnews.com     Jun 25, 2008   61 related          

Researchers hope that a protein found in the intestines could lead to the discovery of a vaccine for colon cancer, Reuters reported Tuesday. A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute detailed how mice...                

Liver Cancer Glossary

metastaticlivercancer.org     Jun 24, 2008   3 related          

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Cancer of the small intestine

gather.com     May 19, 2008          

by Marc Garnick, M.D., Harvard Medical School views: 21 | rating: 10/10 (1 vote) The below question-and-answer, first published in the Harvard Health Letter, is very pertinent and provocative. Dr. Mayer, an internationally recognized leader and teacher in cancer of the colon, provides an...                

Cancer: Study findings from University of Wisconsin broaden understanding of cancer

newsrx.com     May 12, 2008          

"The ataxia telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) gene has been implicated as an early barrier to the growth and progression of incipient solid tumors. Here, we show that germ-line nullizygosity for the mouse Atm gene significantly increases the proliferative index, net growth rate and multiplicity of...                

Hereditary Colon Cancer

clevelandclinic.org     Apr 29, 2008   5 related          

The two most common inherited colorectal cancer syndromes can affect either sex, and the children of people who carry these genes have a 50 percent chance of inheriting the disease-causing gene. ... , accounting for about 3 percent of all colorectal cancer diagnoses each...                

Medical imaging co CheckCap raises $5m

globes.co.il     Mar 26, 2008          

The firm looks to compete with Given Imaging and Olympus. ... Sources inform ''Globes'' that medical imaging start-up CheckCap Ltd. has raised $5 million from Pontifax Fund. According to IVC online, the company was founded by Dr. Yoav Kimchy, a serial entrepreneur who...