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According to a new study, postmenopausal women who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have less of a chance of developing colon cancer. Researchers looked at data on 57,000 California women and found that those who used HRT were 36 percent less likely to develop this type of cancer over the next decade than women who didn't use HRT. But...
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A review of previous studies published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has found that drinking even high amounts of coffee or sugary... Read more »
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According to new research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, high levels of C-reactive protein--a... Read more »
Scientists with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have found that some people who consume a lot of fish oil and other omega-3... Read more »
A new study has confirmed that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduces a woman's risk of developing colon cancer. The fact that women have an... Read more »
People who suffer from heart disease may be more at risk for colon cancer, Hong Kong researchers say. In a recent study, patients who were newly... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Recent news that hormone therapy may increase the risk of breast cancer had many women concerned about taking estrogen plus... Read more »
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It is common to have colon or rectal cancer without symptoms. Many patients are free of symptoms until their tumors are quite... Read more »
By Todd Eisner, Health Expert
I have Crohn's disease. Am I at increased risk of colon cancer, and if so, how often to I need to be screened for colon cancer? For years, it has... Read more »
By Todd Eisner, Health Expert
1. I have ulcerative colitis, how often do I need to have a colonoscopy? There are essentially two reasons to do a colonoscopy in patients with... Read more »
By Craig Stoltz, Health Expert
A shrewdly designed study adds support to the idea that vitamin D may play a role in breast and colon cancer risk reduction. The study has... Read more »
By Elizabeth Roberts, Health Expert
Just a brief update on my blog from last week . . . I met my deadline late last Friday and by Sunday my gut was much happier and pretty much back to... Read more »