Chemo and surgery may help colon cancer
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Scientists reported promising gains Monday for treating colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver, showing that chemotherapy before and after surgery to remove liver tumors can help keep the disease in check.
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A few bad stem cells may be responsible for most cancers, Canadian scientists looking into the root causes of colon cancer said Monday, indicating hope for better cancer treatments in the next decade.
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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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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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The addition of radiation therapy to chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery "substantially" improves survival, according to a 20-year followup analysis of a British Columbia trial.
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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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Administering chemotherapy and radiation  before surgery for rectal cancer may not help patients live  longer, but it produces fewer side effects than when it is  given afterward, doctors reported on Wednesday.
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CHICAGO - Virtual colonoscopy, an imaging procedure used for early identification of colon cancer, may also detect heart attack risk in patients, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America
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NEW YORK  - A large new study confirms that physical activity reduces colon cancer risk.
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A pill that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Keeping physically active can significantly cut the risk of developing colon cancer, research shows.
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Paying heed to granny&#39;s instructions to eat greens might pay off now, as researchers are trying to establish that the substances produced after eating cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, sprouts or cauliflower are capable of fighting cancer.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Harvard researchers have found a new marker that may signal more invasive and lethal forms of colon cancer.
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Administering chemotherapy and radiation before surgery for rectal cancer may not help patients live longer, but it produces fewer side effects than when it is given afterward, doctors reported on Wednesday.
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Scanning a patient's colon for  cancerous polyps also offers an opportunity to assess the risk  of a heart attack by checking for calcium deposits in the  aorta, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Substances found in cruciferous  vegetables, like broccoli and cauliflower, may help protect  people from bladder cancer, a new study shows.
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FRIDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- For patients battling advanced colorectal cancer, beginning treatment with a single chemotherapy drug is gentler than starting out with a combination of medicines and just as effective, according to two studies in the July 14  issue of The Lancet medical journal.