Colon Cancer Screening Still Underused
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NEW YORK  - Many people with colon cancer  may not be diagnosed until after symptoms arise, even though  the disease can be caught earlier with routine screening, a  study released Monday suggests.
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Dec. 22, 2004 -- A new, noninvasive screening test for colorectal cancer may encourage more people to get tested for the deadly and often silent disease.
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CHICAGO -- High doses of folic acid do not prevent precancerous colon polyps in people prone to them and may actually increase the risk of developing the growths, a new study finds.
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Better detection and treatment are helping to reduce death from breast cancer in America, but poor, rural and minority women - especially Native Americans - face barriers that keep them from taking advantage of cancer screenings that could potentially
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CERVICAL cancer rates are falling, but the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) says women are still missing out on routine screening.
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Dec 22, 2004 - The first big trial of a DNA test to detect colon cancer proved disappointing to those hoping for an easy and accurate new screening method.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The final word on whether the cox-2 painkiller Celebrex might be used to prevent colon cancer is a definite &quot;no,&quot; according to the long-awaited results of two major studies.
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Keeping physically active can significantly cut the risk of developing colon cancer, research shows.
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An apple a day may keep colon cancer away through a plant chemical that reduces precancerous lesions. Researchers from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) have
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MONDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Simple, personalized outreach in doctors&#39; offices can improve colorectal cancer screening rates, a new study finds.
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The &#39;gold standard&#39; for colon cancer screening is colonoscopy, which involves insertion of a thin tube into the rectum to examine the colon.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Even though U.S. Medicare has expanded coverage for colon cancer screening, blacks and Hispanics are not benefiting as much as whites, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers have developed a checklist of measures they say could improve the quality of care for people undergoing colon cancer surgery.
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MONDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- Less than half of the Medicare patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer had any screening in the six months before being diagnosed, troubling new research shows.
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More frequent screening for prostate cancer, as expected, found more tumors, but failed to cut the number of aggressive tumors detected in between scheduled screenings, European researchers said on Tuesday.
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A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer doesn't save lives or prevent advanced disease and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment
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Although the potential  connection between dietary fiber and colorectal cancer has long  held an attraction for both medical researchers and the general  public, investigators report that the results of a large new  study do not support this link.