Finland starts national screening program for colorectal cancer
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Finland launched the first phase of what is set to become a nationwide screening program for colorectal cancer, the third deadliest form of cancer here after lung and breast tumors, officials said.
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NEW YORK  - The rate of new or missed colorectal cancers in patients undergoing colonoscopy is influenced by where the screening procedure takes place and by who performs the exam, Canadian researchers report. Cancers are more likely to be missed when the colonoscopy is performed in an office setting, instead of a hospital, and by an internist or family physician, instead of a gastroenterologist or surgeon.
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NEW YORK  - A large new study confirms that physical activity reduces colon cancer risk.
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BELGRADE, Sep 11 (IPS) - Serbian health authorities have finally confirmed  what was long suspected -- the nation tops the list in Europe for  lung cancers.
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People with type 2 diabetes who require long-term insulin therapy may be at greater risk of colorectal cancer, a small study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The presence of RNA for the  enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the  presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot  study conducted in Japan.
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NEW YORK  - About 60 percent of Americans  aged 50 or older who are at average risk for colorectal cancer  -- some 42 million people -- have not yet been screened,  researchers report.
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Doctors who too quickly examine a colon for early signs of cancer miss more than half the abnormalities, a study of 2,053 patients undergoing their first colonoscopy showed on Wednesday.
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Brain tumors, ovarian cancer and   lung cancer will be the first subjects in an ambitious project   to sequence all the genetic changes that lead to cancer, the   National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Coaching from a peer who has been there and done that can help people go through with a first-time colonoscopy, new research shows.
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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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Health experts urged Ireland to introduce a national screening program for cervical cancer after a report published on Tuesday revealed deaths from the disease are higher than in Britain and Northern Ireland.
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A survey of older Californians shows that many -- especially women and Latinos -- are not being screened for colorectal cancer as they should be.
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About 60 percent of Americans aged 50 or older who are at average risk for colorectal cancer -- some 42 million people -- have not yet been screened, researchers report.
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A leading member of the GAA suggests that health screening for young people should be investigated.
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Safer Internet Day marked in Finland    HELSINKI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- This Thursday is National Safer Internet Day in Finland, which was marked to remind people to practice safe internet use.
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(HealthDayNews) -- After cancers of the lung and breast, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths among U.S. women. About 130,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year, resulting in 56,000 deaths.