New Colon Cancer Test Might Spot Trouble Earlier
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THURSDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have zeroed in on a biomarker that could detect colorectal cancer in its earliest stages in a simpler, less invasive and more accurate way than existing blood tests.
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NEW YORK  - Ovarian cancer is much more curable if detected early, but the disease doesn&#39;t usually produce symptoms until it is advanced and current blood tests are not very sensitive in picking it up.
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A new genetic test can tell doctors  which breast cancer patients need to undergo the discomfort of  chemotherapy -- and suggests many women don't need to,  researchers said on Friday.
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Scanning a patient&#39;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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A urine test that detects proteins  given off by malignant growths can identify bladder cancer  faster and perhaps reduce the use of more invasive procedures,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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Better doctor-patient communication may improve colon cancer screening rates among African Americans, results of a North Carolina study suggest.
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Doctors may be overdoing it a bit on  colonoscopies, a procedure to screen for colon cancer using a  tiny camera, even though they can save lives, researchers  reported on Monday
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A new test can detect kidney disease triggered by inflammation of the blood vessels before symptoms become apparent.
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An acne-like rash is good news for colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday.
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A single prostate cancer screening test  before age 50 can help predict which men might develop  aggressive forms of the disease, even 25 years before a  diagnosis, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - A syndrome that increases the risk of some skin cancers may be a subset of a syndrome that increases the risk of colon cancer, report researchers from The Ohio State University, Columbus.
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A common screening test failed to detect potentially cancerous colon growths 95 percent of the time, falsely reassuring patients and doctors, according to a new study.
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A new test invented by a Redwood City medical laboratory can accurately predict which women are likely to have a recurrence of breast cancer and whether they need to undergo debilitating chemotherapy to avoid it.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Despite this statistic, fewer than half of Americans undergo a colonoscopy to detect this cancer early.
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A new study suggests a man's weight may affect the accuracy of a common test to detect prostate cancer, leading researchers to warn that doctors could be missing the dangerous cancer in obese men.
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The new test takes less than 12 hours, federal health officials said Monday.
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NEW YORK  - A large new study confirms that physical activity reduces colon cancer risk.