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What Is Colon Cancer? by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:38pm Colon cancer is a common type of malignancy (cancer) in which there is uncontrolled growth of the cells that line the inside of the colon or rectum. Colon cancer is also called colorectal cancer. The colon, also known as the large intestine, is the last part of the digestive tract. The rectum is the very end of the large intesti ... Read on »

What Is Colon Cancer And Colon Cancer Treatment by Healthy Living .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 30 Mar 2009 3:20pm

1 Comment One 6-letter word that places fear into the hearts and minds of many people in this day and age is the word ‘ Cancer ’. I would venture to say that this fear is most likely the result of a lack of knowledge of the disease. If you fall into that category, then hopefully the information that you receive here will put you at ease, as well as inspire ... Read on »

Rosetta Genomics Unveils Colon Cancer Screening Diagnostic using MicroRNA Biomarkers by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 18 Jan 2009 2:12am A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to interview Ronen Tamir, Chief Commercialization Officer, at Rosetta regarding their recently released tests for tumors found in lung cancer to identify cancer of the unknown primary. Just as with the lung cancer tests, the company is using microRNA biomarkers, obtained from a simple blood draw that w ... Read on »

Colon Cancer Alert: New inexpensive and safe test approved by NY Health Dept. by Yusuf Saleeby Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 04 Jun 2011 3:01am Colon Cancer Screening: To scope or not to scope? Biomarkers to the rescue. Yusuf M. Saleeby, MD (to be published in an upcoming edition of American Fitness magazine) Colon cancer screening by fiberoptic colonoscopy is recommended by the vast majority of physicians and the American Cancer Society as a screening test for ... Read on »

Colon Cancer Screening - Something New, Safer and Less Expensive by Yusuf Saleeby Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 03 Jun 2011 4:28pm Colon Cancer Screening: To scope or not to scope? Yusuf M. Saleeby, MD Colon cancer screening by fiberoptic colonoscopy is recommended by the vast majority of physicians and the American Cancer Society as a screening test for colorectal cancer. While colonoscopy is the “gold standard” for colon cancer screening, nearly 50% of American ... Read on »

Colon Cancer Screening: To scope or not to scope? by Yusuf Saleeby Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 03 Jun 2011 10:57pm Colon Cancer Screening: To scope or not to scope? Biomarkers to the rescue. Yusuf M. Saleeby, MD(Published in Nov/Dec 2011 edition of American Fitness magazine) Colon cancer screening by fiberoptic colonoscopy is recommended by the vast majority of physicians and the American Cancer Society as a screening test for colorectal cancer. While c ... Read on »

FDA Approves Bayer Colon Cancer Drug Stivarga to be Co-Marketed by Onyx Pharmaceuticals by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Sep 2012 6:28pm Stivarga in clinical trials was shown to extend lives a little bit over 6 months. It is the second drug approved within the last couple of months for colorectal cancer. Patients in the trail also showed a delay in tumor growth. It does carry a black box warning that it can cause toxic liver problems and other common side effects include wea ... Read on »

What Screening Tests Are Available For Colon Cancer? by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:38pm Screening for colorectal cancer involves special tests performed on people who have no symptoms of a particular illness. Good screening tests are: Safe Relatively inexpensive Proven effective in detecting the disease at an early stage and reducing the death rate from that disease Current screening tests for co ... Read on »

Vitamin D cuts breast and colon cancer risk in half by Ben L. Naturopathic Doctor

Posted Sat 25 Oct 2008 4:48pm breast cancer Dr Ben’s comment: Vitamin D is becoming to be the new ’snake oil’ of the 21st century. From helping diabetics, depression, immunity, osteoporosis, falls in the elderly - vitamin D now cuts breast cancer risk in half - and colorectal cancer in half. New cases of breast cancer in women for 2008: ~ 182,000 New cases ... Read on »

Colorectal cancer Los Angeles: Symptoms of local and systemic Colon Cancer by drtabib Posted Mon 14 Jun 2010 8:03pm One should always go the doctor when feeling any weird symptoms or sudden symptoms because when speaking of Colorectal cancer Los Angeles or any type of cancer early detection is critical. In order to know what to look for one must have knowledge of the symptoms. Colon cancer symptoms are not always obvious but if a person is fully aware of the p ... Read on »