Colon Cancer Gene Traced to Arrival in United States
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Mr. and Mrs. George Fry sailed from the Old World to the New World around 1630 on a ship most likely named the William & Mary.
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The first genetic map of colon and   breast cancer shows that nearly 200 mutated genes -- most of   them previously unknown -- help tumors start, grow and spread,   U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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SATURDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they&#39;ve developed new tests that can determine the precise genetic pathways or &quot;signatures&quot; that lead to lung cancer.
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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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SHANGHAI -- Sheng Huizhen's life story is typical of immigrants who succeeded in America. After getting her PhD in biochemistry, she landed a job as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institutes of Health. She got a green card, bought a house in Maryland and worked her way up to visiting...
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A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
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After cancers of the lung and breast, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths among US women. About 130,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year, resulting in 56,000 deaths.
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There is a flip side to the American dream, medical researchers have discovered. Moving to the United States can make you fat. A study of immigrants&#39; health shows that
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Long-term exposure to American culture may be hazardous to immigrants' health. A new study found that obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born until they have lived in the United States &#151; the land of drive-thrus, remote controls and double cheeseburgers &#151; for more than 10 years.
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Scientists say they have found two genetic mutations that could triple the risk of developing bowel cancer.
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SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Compelling evidence from four studies confirms that a key change in DNA previously linked to prostate cancer also raises colon cancer risk, scientists report.
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SATURDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they&#39;ve developed new tests that can determine the precise genetic pathways that lead to lung cancer.
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Couples who have a risk of passing on an inherited form of colon cancer to their children will be allowed to have their embryos screened to ensure they do not carry the faulty gene that causes the illness.
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MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Colorectal cancer is curable if detected early, but many Americans -- particularly Hispanics and women -- don't get the screening tests.
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The number of mutated genes that drive development of cancer is greater than previously thought, research shows.
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Even distant relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves, researchers said. A study based in Iceland, where scientists have access to unique family tree
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CHICAGO -- For an increasing number of immigrants, the United States is a land of plenty that is going straight to their gut. While obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born, those who have lived for