http://colorectalcancersite.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:57:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cancer of the colon is a disease in which cancerous cells develop in the tissues of the colon. Although colon cancer is among the most common forms of cancer, the number of new cases and the number of deaths attributed to the disease have declined in recent years due to ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/colon-cancer/ Diet and nutrition may cut the risk of colon cancer, which kills more than 50,000 people each year in the USA, making it one cancer where preventative action may truly save your life. Colorectal cancer is most common in countries with a typical "Western" diet: high in fat, calories, meat ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/reducing-the-risks-of-colon-cancer/ From the Division of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Harvard School of Public Health; Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston PURPOSE: Physically active individuals have a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer but the influence of exercise ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/survival-rate-after-colorectal-cancer-diagnosis-and-physical-activity/ Isis Dove-Edwin, clinical research fellow1, Peter Sasieni, professor of biostatistics and cancer epidemiology2, Joanna Adams, statistician2, Huw J W Thomas, consultant gastroenterologist1 1 Family Cancer Group, Cancer Research UK Colorectal Cancer Unit, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, 2 Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Mathematics and Statistics, Wolfson ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/preventing-colorectal-cancer-by-colonoscopic-surveillance-in-individuals-with-a-family-history-of-colorectal-cancer-16-year-prospective-follow-up-study/ Sometimes treatment for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and familial adenomatous polyposis involves removing all or part of the intestines. When the intestines are removed, the body needs a new way for stool to leave the body, so the surgeon creates an opening in the abdomen for stool to pass through. ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/ileostomy-colostomy-and-ileoanal-reservoir-surgery/ Life is going to throw you a few curveballs. One day you could suddenly find out that someone you know, someone you love, or perhaps even you, has been diagnosed with cancer of the colon or rectum, referred to together as colorectal cancer. Understandably, you're shocked and confused; if you ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/facts-about-colorectal-cancer/ While people with diabetes know that they face a long list of possible complications, it looks as if there’s one more to worry about: We now know that diabetics also face a higher risk of colon cancer. However, there is some consolation in knowing that colon cancer can often be ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/diabetes-and-colorectal-cancer/ "Basically we found that if you stop therapy early you get no benefit," said Dr. Alfred Neugut, study author from Columbia University Medical Center.    In a study, Neugut and his colleagues identified over 1,500 stage III colon cancer        patients over the age of 64, who began chemotherapy as ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/risk-of-death-from-colon-cancer/ Indications Colonoscopy is recommended for evaluation of altered bowel habit, unexplained diarrhea, constipation or abdominal pain, occult or frank blood in stools, colon polyps or cancer or unexplained anemia. Contraindications It is generally not performed in cases of perforation or tear in the bowel, severe diverticulitis or colitis and clinically unstable patients. Before the ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/indications-of-colo-rectal-cancer/ Spurred by mounting evidence that the detection and treatment of early-stage colorectal cancers and adenomatous polyps can reduce mortality, Medicare and some other payors recently authorized reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening in persons at average risk for this malignancy. A collaborative group of experts convened by the U.S. Agency for ... http://colorectalcancersite.com/2008/04/16/risk-factors-and-recommendations-for-early-detection/