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Friday, October, 23, 2009

While A Colon Cleanse Help With Weight Loss

Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk in women

June 29, 2009
A new study has found that obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery are 42 percent less likely to develop cancer than obese women who do not have surgery. Researchers say the study of over 4,000 people over the course of more than ten years found that the women in the surgery group were less likely to develop colon, breast, endometrial, kidney and esophageal cancers. The study did not find that surgery lowered men's risk of cancers, researchers say, and they suggest that the difference may be... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Popular Diets Reviewed: LA Weight Loss Program
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

While I’m not as familiar with the LA Weight Loss plan as other diets, I do know many people who... Read more »

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Are you alli ready?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...having a field day (again!). This time it’s about a weight loss product described by the... Read more »

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Too good to be true
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...ads, it "breaks down rotten waste trapped in the colon," "sweeps away bad bacteria replenishing... Read more »

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The Real Deal on the Master Cleanse Diet
By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert

...remaining material passes into the large intestine or colon, where water is absorbed, forming... Read more »

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Linking Cancer to Obesity
By Amy Thomas , Health Expert

...least 6 different cancers, including cancer of the colon, kidney, pancreas, endometrium,... Read more »

Health Guide

Colon and Rectal Cancers: Symptoms
It is possible to have colon or rectal cancer without symptoms. Many patients are free of symptoms until their tumors are quite advanced.Weight Loss and Changes in Bowel MovementsWeight loss... Read more »
Inflammatory Bowel Diagnosis
...private office in July 1998 I felt scared, anxious, and exhausted. Two weeks before I'd had my first colonoscopy after spending months with chronic diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bouts of blood and... Read more »
Prevent Obesity: Weight Management
...them. A high meat intake has also been associated with certain common cancers, notably prostate and colon cancers. A 2002 study suggested that such diets during pregnancy may increase the risk for... Read more »
Ulcerative Colitis: Symptoms
...diarrhea. Can occur during flare-ups. May occur when the inflamed rectum triggers a reflex response in the colon that causes it to retain the stool.Constipation in Crohn's disease is usually a... Read more »
Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnosis
...organisms, or both.Imaging Procedures Used for DiagnosisEndoscopic Procedures. Flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are endoscopic procedures. They are important in the diagnosis of both... Read more »

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