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Rectal Cancer
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Pelvic radiation therapy puts older women at risk 24 Nov 2005
The results appear in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association. Radiation therapy is a common treatment for cervical, anal, and rectal cancer. ...
- Cancerfacts.com,
Cancer radiation can raise fracture risk Nov 22, 2005
The higher risks were seen in those with anal cancer, rectal cancer or cervical cancer, diseases that will be diagnosed in a total of nearly 30,000 US women ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Chemoradiotherapy Improves Local Control of T3-4 Rectal Cancer Nov 1, 2005
...multicenter French trial has determined that neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is more effective than neoadjuvant radiotherapy alone for treating T3-4 rectal cancer ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Addition of Eloxatin® to Treatment for Unresectable Rectal Cancer ... Oct 27, 2005
...chemotherapy agent Eloxatin (oxaliplatin) to standard chemotherapy and radiation therapy as initial treatment in locally advanced rectal cancer contributes to ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Exploring link between genes and cancer Nov 22, 2005
...know your family’s cancer history, with as much precision as possible,�she told the gathering.�If you know you have the (colon-rectal cancer) risk, you ...
- The Union Leader,
Calcium and Colon/Rectal, Breast, and Prostate Cancers and ... Nov 2, 2005
2. Calcium may reduce the risk of colon cancer. 3. Calcium may reduce the risk of rectal cancer. 4. Calcium may reduce the risk of breast cancer. ...
- Food Consumer,
FDA partially rejects American Longevity's health claims for ... Nov 9, 2005
...of a health claim evaluation involving cancer: incident cases of the particular cancer being studied, and recurrent colon/rectal polyps for colon/rectal cancer ...
- Food Consumer,
Eyeing ‘quick, painless’ remedy for that nagging ache? Think ... Nov 20, 2005
...hospital. ‘‘An endoscopy revealed that she had rectal cancer. We had to remove the rectum. She is now undergoing chemotherapy.’’. ...
- Mumbai Newsline,
Coffee may fight liver cancer-study Oct 26, 2005
...drinkers may finally have a reason to smile, after a study revealed that the regular consumption of coffee might reduce the risk of liver and rectal cancer. ...
- Webindia123,
Meta-Analysis Confirms Elevated Colon Cancer Risk With Diabetes Nov 17, 2005
...association. Likewise, diabetes raised the risk of colon and rectal cancer to a similar extent, by 43% and 33%, respectively (p = 0.42). ...
- Medscape (subscription)
How to Stay Young: Cancer, Part 2 Nov 16, 2005
...says men 50 and older should be screened for prostate cancer, and they strongly urge physicians to screen all their patients for colo-rectal cancer once they ...
- WSAW,
Capecitabine Found Equivalent to 5-Fluorouracil in Matched Pair ... Oct 24, 2005
...efficacy and toxicity as infusional 5-fluorouracil when administered to patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer. ...
- DG News
Nationwide awareness drive on piles Nov 18, 2005
A large number of patients mistake all anal and colorectal problems as piles. Many patients mistake symptoms of rectal cancer as that of piles. ...
- Pune Newsline,
Free piles check up camp to start on November 20 Nov 18, 2005
...of 30 and 70. ‘‘Also a large number of people mistake all colo-rectal problems including rectal cancer for piles. Piles is a ...
- Ludhiana Newsline,
Radical reforms proposed in cancer strategy Nov 10, 2005
It also proposes a national screening programme for colo-rectal cancer - the second most common type in Ireland - and urges a speedy roll out of the cervical ...
- Irish Times,
Thyroid Drug May Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer Nov 9, 2005
...prevention research meeting this week, L-thyroxin, the principal hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, can reduce the risk of colon and rectal cancer by 50%. ...
- Newsinferno.com,
Men should have their boys checked annually to fight cancer Nov 15, 2005
...cough. The test I dread is when I turn 50 and they want to stick their thumb up my butt [colo-rectal cancer tests].�. I hear you. ...
- Northern Light,
ÔNo. 1 volleyball fan' to be honored Nov 16, 2005
Fenelon was first diagnosed with rectal cancer more than four years ago. It went into remission, but in 2002 doctors found he had colon cancer. ...
- The Morning Journal,
Merck ups forecast as Q3 profit climbs Oct 25, 2005
...quarterly performance was also driven by a strong showing by the company's key liquid crystals division and its top drug hope, colo-rectal cancer drug Erbitux. ...
- Reuters
Infections eyed as cancer cause Oct 25, 2005
...disease,) herpesviruses type 8 (Kaposi's sarcoma,) bacterial infections with helicobacter pylori (gastric cancer) and parasites (bladder and rectal cancer.). ...
- Vancouver Sun (subscription),
Panitumumab Significantly Improves Progression-Free Survival in ... Nov 3, 2005
American Cancer Society estimates that about 104,950 new cases of colon cancer (48,290 men and 56,660 women) and 40,340 new cases of rectal cancer (25,530 men ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Panitumumab Significantly Improves Progression-Free Survival in ... Nov 3, 2005
American Cancer Societyestimates that about 104,950 new cases of colon cancer (48,290 men and56,660 women) and 40,340 new cases of rectal cancer (25,530 men ...
- Finanzen.net,
Women More Prone To Risk of Colorectal Cancer from Tobacco Oct 31, 2005
HONOLULU, A new study indicates that there maybe gender difference of the risk of tobacco for Colo-rectal cancer and women who smoke and drink maybe at higher ...
- MedIndia,
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center Aims to Join Nation's Elite Nov 2, 2005
World-renowned as a leader in colon and rectal cancer, his own research has led to the development of cell and animal models for human colon cancer that have ...
- Newswise (press release)
Cetuximab clinical trial programme accelerates Nov 5, 2005
...expressing tumor types including colon cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, non-small-cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and rectal cancer. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Combating cancer Oct 29, 2005
People who ate the most red and processed meat had a 30 percent higher risk of colon cancer and 40 percent greater risk of rectal cancer compared with those ...
- Cincinnati Enquirer,
Killer doc up for parole Oct 31, 2005
...four years. Friedgood has terminal colon, prostate and rectal cancer, according to documents in his parole board report. The oldest ...
- Newsday,
Solbec confirms malignant melanoma and metastatic renal cell ... Oct 24, 2005
...targets. The ex-vivo studies highlighted melanoma, endometrial cancer, breast cancer, colo-rectal cancer and mRCC as potential targets. ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Review: Drinking-Water Nitrate and Health Nov 6, 2005
They observed significant inverse associations for uterine and rectal cancer and no significant associations for NHL, leukemia, colon, rectum, pancreas, kidney ...
- Food Consumer,
Third Wave and Genzyme Genetics Announce Preferred Marketing ... Oct 27, 2005
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 104,950 new cases of colon cancer and 40,340 new cases of rectal cancer diagnosed in 2005. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Cancer prevention taught at UC Nov 1, 2005
In the United States, 147,000 people will be diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer in 2005. About 38 percent of those diagnosed will die from the disease. ...
- News Record,
(PRN) - OmniVision to Host Teleconference on Fiscal Second Quarter ... Nov 4, 2005
...[+]. (PRN) - Blood Clots, Heart Attacks, Strokes, Spontaneous Pre-Term Births, Low Birth Weight, Rectal Cancer, Diabetes are All Linked to Elevated C-Reactive ...
- Bolsamania.com,
Blood Clots, Heart Attacks, Strokes, Spontaneous Pre-Term Births ... Nov 4, 2005
CHICAGO, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The first study of its kind, not only linking high C-reactive protein levels to periodontal (gum ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Blood Clots, Heart Attacks, Strokes, Spontaneous Pre Term Births ... Nov 4, 2005
CHICAGO, IL (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The first study of its kind, not only linking high C-reactive protein levels to periodontal (gum) disease but also the ...
- Send2Press (press release),
Also playing Nov 4, 2005
Even rectal cancer and nearly losing a leg because of an infection couldn't stop Dale, who released his latest CD, "Spacial Disorientation," in 2001. ...
- Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Radiation for Rectal Cancer Has Benefit in Spite of Increased Risk ... Sep 9, 2005
According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, rectal cancer patients treated with radiation therapy are more likely to develop second ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
New cancer treatments reduce serious side effects Oct 1, 2005
Similar methodology has been used to treat colo-rectal cancer in men with good results. The same methodology was used to treat lab mice. ...
- NorthernLife.ca
Highlights of this issue Sep 30, 2005
...study. A deficit of skin and rectal cancer is reported for those with schizophrenia and an increased rate of oesophageal malignancy. ...
- British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)
Schizophrenia and cancer: an epidemiological study Sep 30, 2005
We found no elevation of breast cancer in our schizophrenia cohort, with a rate ratio of 1. We found a significantly low rate of rectal cancer. ...
- British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)
12 ways to fight cancer Sep 26, 2005
People who ate the most red and processed meat had a 30 percent higher risk of colon cancer and a 40 percent greater risk of rectal cancer compared with those ...
- Salem Statesman Journal
Adept at getting back up Farmington man beats cancer, to battle in ... Sep 28, 2005
...abdominal muscles. That patch was one of four serious operations in two years after Cook learned that he had colo-rectal cancer. He ...
- Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Ablatherm(r) HIFU Prostate Cancer Treatment a Safe Alternative Sep 10, 2005
Recent information suggests that external beam radiation for prostate cancer is associated with a 70% increase risk of rectal cancer. ...
- eMaxHealth.com
Colorectal cancer an equal opportunity killer in Iowa Sep 7, 2005
Rectal cancer can be treated with radiation without a lot of side effects and without affecting the small intestine and other organs, he said. ...
- Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
KU plans cancer center Sep 21, 2005
...of molecular biosciences, is investigating a tumor suppressor protein in an effort to better understand its functions and relation to colo-rectal cancer. ...
- Lawrence Journal World
Shoulder Pain Sep 13, 2005
Dr. Stuart Bussell, director of the Colon and Rectal Cancer Program at Danbury Hospital, and Dr. Marvin Prince, a gastroenterologist at the hospital, will give ...
- Hartford Courant
Empiricus: our clinical journal commentator Sep 20, 2005
Delayed diagnosis of rectal cancer remains a significant problem, with patients often attributing symptoms to benign causes such as haemorrhoids, and doctors ...
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription)
Storm Hits Land Near Texas-Louisiana Border Sep 24, 2005
...afternoon. Sitting on a cot as he cried, Miguel Rincon said he had terminal colon rectal cancer and less than two years to live. ...
- Wilmington Morning Star
E-Hemorrhoids.com Outlines Most Common Hemorrhoid Symptoms Sep 21, 2005
E-Hemorrhoids explains, the symptoms of hemorrhoids can very easily be mistaken for other, much more serious illnesses such as colon or rectal cancer, which if ...
- Pressbox.co.uk (press release)
Gallbladder removal raises colon cancer risk Aug 29, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gallbladder removal or "cholecystectomy" raises the risk of colon but not rectal cancer, results of a UK study suggest. ...
- Reuters.uk
Geisinger Hires National Specialist to Advance Cancer Treatment ... Sep 15, 2005
...committees including the National Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs, International Network of Comprehensive Rectal Cancer Centers and ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
New Cancer Director at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Sep 15, 2005
System. Mohiuddin already knows the most prevalent cancers in our area. "Especially things like colon and rectal cancer. The incidence ...
- WNEP-TV
Healthbeat: Colon Health Sep 7, 2005
This year, the American Cancer Society estimates 104,950 new cases of colon cancer and 40,340 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the US Colorectal ...
- WHOI
Beneficial olive oil Sep 6, 2005
GALLBLADDER removal or “cholecystectomy� raises the risk of colon but not rectal cancer, results of a United Kingdom study suggest. ...
- Malaysia Star
Women’s health discussion planned at B’ville Library Sep 23, 2005
Topics will include a woman’s risk for colon and rectal cancer and what she can do to prevent it, as well as common problems that women can be embarrassed to ...
- Bernardsville News
Doc can't sue whistleblowers: Court says Quincy Medical Center ... Sep 16, 2005
The second case involved a 1995 surgery on an 87-year-old woman who was bleeding internally and might have had rectal cancer, the ruling said. ...
- The Patriot Ledger
News Briefs for Sept. 4 Sep 4, 2005
...thyroid profile. Three free Colo-rectal cancer screens also will be available. A PSA cancer screen for men costs $8 extra. The Obsessions ...
- Danville Advocate
Gallbladder removal raises colon cancer risk Aug 30, 2005
Gallbladder removal or "cholecystectomy" raises the risk of colon but not rectal cancer, results of a UK study suggest. Still, experts ...
- Health Sentinel
Twelve Hour Infusion of Eloxan® plus Xeloda® Effective Regimen ... Aug 30, 2005
2004;22:2084-2091. [4] Phase I/II trial of capecitabine oxaliplatin, and radiation for rectal cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2004;21:3098-3103.
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Pain relievers may prevent cancer, but can cause bleeding, study ... Aug 30, 2005
Medical Association. The more pain relievers people take, the lower their risk of colo-rectal cancer, the study shows. Based on ...
- Asbury Park Press
Backlash hits surgeon after a nightmare 'op' Sep 3, 2005
He said he had refused to carry out a hernia operation on Mr Marshall - whom he had successfully treated previously for rectal cancer - for five years. ...
- Leeds Today
(Taiwan) Transgenic zebrafish offer new hope for cancer research Aug 29, 2005
The fish can be used to further research on fatty liver, liver cancer, rectal cancer, and diabetes, and should reduce both the time and expenditure required ...
- Biotecheast.com
Stakes are high in life's lottery Aug 30, 2005
Avastin has been approved in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for metastatic bowel or colo-rectal cancer. ...
- Daily Telegraph
Statins May Improve Response Rate to Neo-Adjuvant Chemoradiation ...Jul 28, 2005
Researchers carrying out the current study evaluated 358 patients with clinically resectable non-metastatic rectal cancer treated with neo-adjuvant ...
- Cancer Consultants
Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiation Effective for Treatment of ...Jul 25, 2005
...drugs oxaliplatin (Eloxatin®) and 5-FU given concurrently with radiation therapy shows promising activity for the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. ...
- Cancer Consultants
MD-Based GenVec Hires MD To Shepherd Drugs to MarketJul 29, 2005
...are focusing on using the drug to combat pancreatic cancer, but the company also plans to research its effectiveness on melanoma, rectal cancer and other ...
- RedNova.com
Rockefeller Says Sharon Will Beat Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer ...Jul 27, 2005
...and women. This year in the United States, about 104,950 colon cancer and 40,340 rectal cancer cases will be diagnosed. It develops ...
- RedNova.com
Cancer Rehab only not-for-profit clinic in CanadaJul 29, 2005
...from McMaster University, Ms. Steele began working at the Henderson Hospital in 1999, with patients with digestive diseases such as colon and rectal cancer. ...
- Stoney Creek News
Some Facts About Green TeaJul 19, 2005
Study cohort examined 34,651 postmenopausal women for 12 years and concluded that intake of tea catechins was associated with lower risk for rectal cancer. ...
- eMaxHealth.com
Tea for twoJul 24, 2005
According to the Tea Association, women who drink 2.5 cups of tea a day have a 60 percent reduction in rectal cancer risk compared with women who drink less ...
- Nashua Telegraph
The View From Here: Weight-watching can save your lifeJul 26, 2005
II results revealed that "People who ate the most red or processed meat were 30 to 40 percent more likely to develop distal colon or rectal cancer than those ...
- Bonitanews (subscription)
Family Hit Hard; Community Reaches OutJul 23, 2005
KIMT Newschannel 3. During what's been a six year battle with colon/rectal cancer for Mark, the father. He lost his wife. That left ...
- KIMT
Colorectal cancerJul 6, 2005
...patients. Anal sex and sexually transmitted diseases present in the anal area are a risk factor - for rectal cancer in particular. ...
- Health24.com
New patent law brings confidence - Swiss pharma major Roche has ...Jul 15, 2005
Signaling greater trust among MNCs in India’s new patent regime, Swiss pharma major Roche has decided to launch its new colo rectal cancer drug Avastin in ...
- India Daily
Health checkup: Colorectal cancerJul 6, 2005
...ick" factor. An estimated 105,000 cases of colon cancer and 40,000 cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in 2005. Warning signs ...
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Liquid crystal margin hits German Merck Q2Jul 20, 2005
Sales of Merck's main drug hope for the future, colo-rectal cancer treatment Erbitux, were 52 million euros, up by a fifth from the first quarter. ...
- Reuters
Bowel cancer risk higher for men with diabetesJul 5, 2005
...in age and other variables, the researchers found that diabetes was associated with a 49 percent higher likelihood of developing both colon and rectal cancer. ...
- Reuters
Which Hemorrhoid Procedure Is Best?Jul 19, 2005
...threat. However, other serious health problems -- like colon and rectal cancer -- have many of the same symptoms as hemorrhoids.
- WebMD
STUDY FINDS MEN WITH DIABETES AT 49% HIGHER RISK FOR COLORECTAL ...Jul 6, 2005
Of the 411 cases of colorectal cancer, diabetes was associated with a 49% higher likelihood of developing both colon and rectal cancer. ...
- Newsinferno.com
DWIGHT BARKEMAJul 20, 2005
Dwight L. Barkema, 56, Belmond, died July 16, 2005 at the Belmond Medical Center following a two-year battle with colo-rectal cancer. ...
- Belmond Independent
Governor signs laws to help increase colorectal cancer awareness ...Jul 8, 2005
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 104,950 new cases of colon cancer and 40,340 new cases of rectal cancer in 2005 in this country. ...
- Illinois Government News Network
For The RecordJul 11, 2005
The cost is $36, 38 test blood screening; $28, optional prostate cancer test; $10, optional thyroxine; $3, optional colon rectal cancer screening kit; $25 ...
- Troy Record
Books, Journals, New Media ReceivedJul 12, 2005
Rectal Cancer Treatment edited by Markus W. Büchler, Richard John Heald, Bernward Ulrich, and Jürgen Weitz (Recent Results in Cancer Research), 276 pp, with ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Barrett riding high after rebounding from cancerJul 7, 2005
Barrett, 48, was diagnosed with colon-rectal cancer in January 2004, which was immediately followed by both chemotherapy and radiation treatments. ...
- Montrose Daily Press
Featured Columnist - Gino PiroliJul 11, 2005
...staying alive. In November 1999, I wrote that I had my first colonoscopy and it revealed that I had colon-rectal cancer. I urged ...
- Beaver County Times
A gift that gives spouses peace of mind Our Time Jane Glenn HaasJul 6, 2005
...ball. There is no muscle there. He has congestive heart failure. He also has rectal cancer. Only yesterday he was a strong man. He ...
- Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
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