Test After Colon Cancer
Health Encyclopedia: Colon Cancer Resources
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Resources - colon cancer
Information
The following organizations are good resources for information on
- Colorectal Cancer Network - www.colorectal-cancer.net
- Colon Cancer Alliance - www.ccalliance.org
- Cancer Care - www.cancercare.org
- American Cancer Society - www.cancer.org
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Expert & Community Posts
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colon Cancer
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...patient with ulcerative colitis is to screen for colon cancer. Colon cancer is typically a slow... Read more »
Milk does the body good: The beneficial effects of vitamin D for those with colon cancer
By Amy Thomas , Health Expert...milk-is linked to a lower likelihood of developing colon cancer. But new scientific data... Read more »
If I Have Crohn's, Am I at Risk for Colon Cancer?
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... Read more »
MRI Breast Cancer Screening; Don’t Forget About Colon Cancer!
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert...great and important test a screening colonoscopy is.Colon cancer is the second most common... Read more »
Book recommendation
By Beth Brophy , Health Expert...disease, cervical cancer, viral pericarditis, and colon cancer. The book is “Aftershock: What... Read more »
Health Guide
Colon cancer
Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon). Such cancer is sometimes referred to as "colorectal cancer." Other types of... Read more »Biopsy: polyps
Polyp biopsy What the risks are Risks include: Organ perforation Infection Bleeding Special considerations Read more »Colon cancer screening
... Screening for colon cancer Read more »Colon cancer: resources
...Names Resources - colon cancer Read more »Bloody or tarry stools
...natural fiber and low in saturated fat. These may reduce constipation, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, and colon cancer. Avoid prolonged, excessive use of anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen,... Read more »Images
Related News
Cancer Prevention Gets Juicy!
March 29, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The key to fighting colon cancer and heart disease may be juicier than you think! Recent research presented at the 233rd... Read summary »
Pumping Life Into Cancer Patients
December 08, 2006PITTSBURGH (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Jeff Campbell doesn't take time with his wife Julie and daughter Katelyn for granted. Jeff is in remission... Read summary »
Colon Cancer Blood Test
September 07, 2007NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When caught early, patients have close to a 100 percent chance of surviving colon cancer. The only... Read summary »
Individualizing Colon Cancer Therapy
December 01, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new model may help doctors predict the risk of a patient's colon cancer returning and also offer insight into the... Read summary »
More Colorectal Cancer Screening Needed
September 10, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to the American Cancer Society, about 153,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year, which includes... Read summary »
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