Colonoscopies reduce risk of colon cancer

(January 5, 2010) Researchers found out that colonoscopies can lessen the risk of colon cancer in both sides of the colon. The researchers in German Cancer Research Center disclosed their discovery in an article issued in Annals of Internal Medicine. These newest discoveries oppose some previous researches which recommended that there were blind spots on [...]

New Clinical Study to Produce Vaccine for Cancer Treatment

Thailand and Singapore are working on a new research to focus on how to discover as well as create a vaccine to fight colon cancer. According to Dr. Narin Voravud, an Associate Professor from Chulalongkorn University Hospital’s Oncology Unit that this changeable clinical research is intended at discovering on how to formulate and make a [...]

Study says Prostate Cancer Treatments Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk

A study shows that prostate cancer hormone treatments may lower the male reproductive hormones, which increase the risk of colorectal cancer. Men who were been treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and surgical removal of males’ testicles (orchiectomy) may lower the PSA and testosterone levels that increase the colon cancer risk for 20 to 40 [...]

Apple may lessen risk of having colon cancer, study claims

According to a recent study, eating apple everyday may lessen the risk of having colon cancer. In addition, researchers said that apple has been long enough considered as super fruit for its healthy benefits. Research has revealed that risk of all sorts of cancers can be lessened by between 30 to 40 percent by creating [...]

CDC Reports 50% of Cervical, Colorectal Cancers Diagnosed at Late Stage

A recent CDC report revealed that nearly half of cervical and colorectal cancers are found at its later stage. These findings came despite the fact that screening tests for these cancers are readily available. The United States Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society give recommendations to have the patients with breast cancer, [...]

Aspirin a day can cuts risk of having colon cancer by 70%, experts say

According to experts, all middle-aged individuals must take aspirin everyday because it cuts the risk of having colon cancer by 70 percent. In addition, experts also said that a new research is the most definite evidence yet of the advantages of taking aspirin, as well as critical cases, it found out that taking this painkiller [...]