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1 hr ago | PakTribune

Doctors May Screen Stool Samples for Cancer

ISLAMABAD: Doctors may soon be able to save lives by checking stool samples for DNA evidence of cancer, researchers said .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Austria, World News

4 hrs ago | Live Science

Genetic Testing Guidelines Under Fire

If you underwent a genetic test for a heart condition, but the test also revealed that you have a high risk of colon cancer, would you want to know? A respected scientific society says your doctor should tell you, but the group is receiving criticism for its recommendation that "incidental findings" of genetic tests be shared with patients.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Medicine, Colon Cancer, Health, Medical Genetics, Biology, Science

4 hrs ago | The Guardian

I discovered I had colon cancer while I was pregnant

At 31, Matilda Tristram was looking forward to having her first baby. Then she discovered she had cancer.

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Related Topix: Colon Cancer, Health, Oncology, Medicine

9 hrs ago | EurekAlert!

New colonoscope provides ground-breaking view of colon

A ground-breaking advance in colonoscopy technology signals the future of colorectal care, according to research presented today at Digestive Disease Week .

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Related Topix: Health, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Fri May 17, 2013

MediLexicon

Exercise Lowers Risk Of Lung And Colorectal Cancer Among Middle Aged Men

New research conducted by researchers at the University of Vermont reveals that middle-aged men who engage in a lot of cardiovascular exercise are at a reduced risk of suffering from lung and colorectal cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Vermont

Home

Staying fit helps middle-age men ward off cancer death, study says

Middle-aged men who stayed fit were less likely to die from three common cancers after being diagnosed than those who were out of shape, research found.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Oncology, Heart Disease, Lung Cancer

River Front Times

Last Shot : Chemotherapy Leaves Me Seeing "Stars" With Hum

In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events, on top of other freelance work and working a day job at a hospital, of all places.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Hum, Colon Cancer, Health, Champaign, IL

NewsTarget.com

Cancer drug linked to flesh-eating disease

Health Canada has issued warnings to the general public and to healthcare professionals that the cancer treatment drug Avastin has been linked to necrotizing fasciitis, an infection commonly known as flesh-eating disease.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Brain Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Oncology

Thu May 16, 2013

KFVS12

Fitness in middle age may help shield men from cancer later

Men who are physically fit in middle age have a lower risk of developing and dying from certain cancers, new research indicates.

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Related Topix: University of Vermont, Medicine, Oncology, Prostate Cancer

BBC News

Keyhole bowel surgery training hope

There is hope a pioneering programme to train doctors in Wales in keyhole bowel surgery will be able to pay its own way when funding runs out.

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Related Topix: Health

The Chronicle-Journal

Cancer centre rings up good performance

This year's cancer system quality index includes good marks for Northwestern Ontario's cancer care system.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Oncology

Wed May 15, 2013

MediLexicon

In Pancreatic Cancer, Breakthrough In The Understanding Of How The...

In a landmark cancer study published online in Nature , researchers at NYU School of Medicine have unraveled a longstanding mystery about how pancreatic tumor cells feed themselves, opening up new therapeutic possibilities for a notoriously lethal disease with few treatment options.

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Related Topix: Pancreatic Cancer, Health, Colon Cancer, Biochemistry, Biology, Science, Medicine, Pharmacology

China Daily

Pharma JV plans R&D in China

The planned joint venture announced between Zhejiang Beta Pharma Co and US-based biopharmaceutical-maker Amgen will include research and manufacturing in China, according to Amgen.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks, CA), Colon Cancer, Health

Tue May 14, 2013

Reuters

Jolie the latest celeb to seek treatment for breast cancer

Angelina Jolie has redirected the spotlight on to breast cancer and its treatment.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Olivia Newton-John, Pop/Rock, Genetics, Colon Cancer

The Press-Enterprise

Jurupa Valley: African American committee sets cancer conference

The American Cancer Society's African-American Outreach Committee is hosting its annual free conference, "Living Smart Cancer Awareness: The Official Sponsor of Birthdays" on Saturday, May 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Country Village Senior Apartments in the Ballroom, 10250 Country Club Drive, in Jurupa Valley.

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Related Topix: African-American, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Lymphoma, Charitable Organizations, Health, Colon Cancer

E! Online

Angelina Jolie: 5 Other Celebrities Who've Undergone a Double Mastectomy

The decision came 10 years after she survived a battle with colon cancer . "It was a no-brainer," she told Hello! magazine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer

Medical Device/Diagnostic Ind.

A Hassle Free Colonoscopy? That's What Israeli Start-Up With GE's Backing Is Promising

Colonoscopy is the accepted standard for colorectal cancer screening with the Center for Diseases Control estimating that if people were screened, then The problem is that the prepping for the procedure is so intensive and time consuming, and the procedure so invasive - a flexible tube with a video camera is inserted through a person's rectum - ... (more)

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Related Topix: Health

Supermarket Guru

Have a Healthy Gut, What You Need to Know

According to Dr. Mark Hyman , you should have a bowel movement at least once a day.

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Related Topix: Colon Cancer, Life, Fruits, Vegetables

CBS Local

Storage Customers Say Company Illegally Auctioned Off Their Belongings

Customers who say their possessions were auctioned off without their knowledge or consent are speaking out about the nightmare of losing a lifetime of belongings, in spite of what they say were attempts to repay what they owed.

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Related Topix: Colon Cancer, Health, Anaheim, CA

Mon May 13, 2013

The Republic

Brasher: Make sunscreen part of your daily routine

A few months ago, my wife discovered a spot on my back that looked a little different from all of the others.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Skin Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer

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