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Health

New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

The latest cancer incidence report has found that survival rates among cancer sufferers are...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 14:40
At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

Recently, a new Canadian campaign has started to promote at home screening for colorectal...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 18:03
Antigenics Vaccine for Brain Cancer Shows Promising Results

Antigenics Vaccine for Brain Cancer Shows Promising Results

Biotechnology company Antigenics Inc announced on Monday that its experimental cancer treatment...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 17:00
Cancer Drug Avastin Meets Endpoint In Late Stage Trial

Cancer Drug Avastin Meets Endpoint In Late Stage Trial

The outcome of the most recent study of Avastin revealed that the cancer drug is indeed effective...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 21:12
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:17
Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

“Be active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care providers and not only...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 15:28
November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!

November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don’t look too promising. According to the...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:31
Genentech Seeks Regulatory Approval for Avastin Use in Brain Cancer

Genentech Seeks Regulatory Approval for Avastin Use in Brain Cancer

Drug maker Genentech Inc. seeks regulatory approval for its cancer drug Avastin in patients with...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 15:40
Vitamin E, Selenium Don't Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

Vitamin E, Selenium Don't Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

The National Cancer Institute has announced its decision to suspend a study on the benefits of...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 12:00
Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements Don't  Prevent Prostate Cancer

Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements Don't Prevent Prostate Cancer

Selenium and vitamin E supplements failed to prevent prostate cancer – this was the conclusion of...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 14:08
Purple Tomatoes May Help People Fighting Cancer

Purple Tomatoes May Help People Fighting Cancer

Researchers from the John Innes Centre in Norwich have created a purple tomato which they hope may...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 16:42
Erbitux Less Effective For Colon Cancer Patients With Second Gene Mutation

Erbitux Less Effective For Colon Cancer Patients With Second Gene Mutation

Treatment with cetuximab (Erbitux) was less effective for patients with advanced colorectal cancer...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 14:46
Update: New Genes Related To Lung Cancer Discovered

Update: New Genes Related To Lung Cancer Discovered

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, United States have identified...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 23:30

Genentech’s Avastin reaches Phase 3

Genentech has recently announced that the study of Avastin will continue as planned, reaching phase...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 22:42
Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use

Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use

Merck & Co’s arthritis pill Vioxx was pulled from market shelves over health risks in 2004,...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:19
New Guidelines And The Benefits Of A Regular Exercise Regimen

New Guidelines And The Benefits Of A Regular Exercise Regimen

The new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 16:20

OvaSure May Harm Public Health

The FDA warned the Laboratory Corporation of America about a test, called OvaSure, that is...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 19:39
Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Stop at Age 75, Government Task Force Recommends

Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Stop at Age 75, Government Task Force Recommends

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has rejected the latest X-ray screening technology, called...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 16:00

Colon Cancer Screening Recommended Between Age 50 And 75

According to the US Preventive Services Task Force’ recommendations, people after age 75 who have...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:43
One Step Further: High Secretion of Adiponectin Lowers Cancer Risk

One Step Further: High Secretion of Adiponectin Lowers Cancer Risk

Medicine is taking vital steps towards identifying the causes of cancers - and perhaps even a cure....
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 18:28
Fat Hormone Gene Plays Significant Role In Colon Cancer

Fat Hormone Gene Plays Significant Role In Colon Cancer

Obesity has long been thought to increase the risk for heart disease and cancer in general. Breast...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 15:09

Blacks Develop Colon Cancer at Higher Rates than Whites

Blacks have a higher prevalence of colon polyps compared to whites and their tumors are harder to...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 15:15

Virtual Colonoscopy, an Effective Procedure for Finding Cancer and Polyps

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that virtual colonoscopies are able...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 15:30
Update: Virtual Colonoscopy Is Better And Not Necessarily Less Accurate

Update: Virtual Colonoscopy Is Better And Not Necessarily Less Accurate

A study on Virtual colonoscopy was published in Wednesday’s issue of New England Journal of...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 00:34
Study Finds Virtual Colonoscopy Effective

Study Finds Virtual Colonoscopy Effective

A large study performed on 2,600 men and women, which involved 15 medical centers, has revealed...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 21:57
Virtual Colonoscopy Versus Traditional Colonoscopy

Virtual Colonoscopy Versus Traditional Colonoscopy

A new study showed that virtual colonoscopy was able to detect 90% of precancerous polyps larger...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:00

Colon Cancer, A Major Threat, Treatments Need Improvement

Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States and the third most...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 15:59

Key Gene's Role in Colorectal Cancer Unveiled

New research has discovered a genetic clue that could prevent the growth and development of...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 16:45
“Stand Up to Cancer” Telethon Raises more than $100 Million

“Stand Up to Cancer” Telethon Raises more than $100 Million

The campaign to raise money for cancer research which included the telethon that aired on ABC, CBS...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:00
High Levels of Serum Calcium Ups Prostate Cancer Death Risk

High Levels of Serum Calcium Ups Prostate Cancer Death Risk

Men with high levels of calcium in their blood are three times more likely to develop prostate...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 16:12
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U.S.

New cancer cases decline in US

Washington - A report by the nation's leading cancer organizations released Tuesday showed the...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 08:52
The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38
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Specials

Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

Avastin, Genentech’s best-selling drug, increases the risk of people developing blood clots,...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 16:48
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Purple Tomatoes May Be The Answer To A Healthy, Long Life

Purple Tomatoes May Be The Answer To A Healthy, Long Life

Scientists have long praised tomatoes’ cancer-fighting powers because of their enriched levels of...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 18:30

Scripps Conducts Study to Asses the Effects of Genetic Testing on Lifestyle Habits

San Diego’s Scripps Translational Science Institute announced its decision to conduct a study...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 17:00
Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:40
New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!

New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!

Trying to prevent obesity and thus health problems related to obesity, the Department of Health...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:30
Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity

Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity

In fact, forget this article and just turn off the computer and stop working on it, stop playing...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 03:14
The Hidden Danger of a Bowl of Cereals

The Hidden Danger of a Bowl of Cereals

Breakfast cereals can be served easily and provide sufficient energy at the beginning of a new...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 15:11
Fearless War Journalist Leroy Sievers Dies at 53

Fearless War Journalist Leroy Sievers Dies at 53

It is sad to hear when people close to us are suffering from serious diseases, but the feeling...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 14:41

Leroy Sievers Dies Of Colon Cancer At 53

Leroy Sievers, the journalist who worked at ABC News’ “Nightline” for 14 years and at CBS News for...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 14:26
Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer

Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer

Weight loss surgery, or in medical terms gastric bypass surgery, appears to have more benefits...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 13:55
Evangelist Billy Graham Back Home Following Brain Surgery

Evangelist Billy Graham Back Home Following Brain Surgery

World-known evangelist Billy Graham returned to his home in Montreal, N.C., early this afternoon,...
» read full story February 20th, 2008 - 16:24
Tammy Faye Messner Succumbs to Cancer

Tammy Faye Messner Succumbs to Cancer

Tammy Faye Messner, favorite televangelist of many in the 1980s and 1990s, died Saturday at age...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 13:03
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Movies

Lindsay Lohan's Grandfather Passes, Family Drama Continues

Lindsay Lohan's Grandfather Passes, Family Drama Continues

As if having to deal with your father's disapproval of your personal relationships wouldn't be...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 20:09
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Music

Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73

Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73

Saxophonist Frank Morgan died on Friday, December 14, at his home in Minneapolis. He suffered...
» read full story December 20th, 2007 - 12:17
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World

Leroy Sievers, Journalist, Dies Of Colon Cancer At 53

Leroy Sievers, the journalist who worked at ABC News’ “Nightline” for 14 years and at CBS News for...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 10:15
EU Backs Erbitux as First Line Drug Against Cancer

EU Backs Erbitux as First Line Drug Against Cancer

The European Medicines Agency, based in London, has approved the use of Erbitux, produced by Merck...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 11:07
Tony Snow is Leaving the White House

Tony Snow is Leaving the White House

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is expected to hand in his resignation on Friday after more...
» read full story August 31st, 2007 - 19:46
Tony Snow to Leave White House

Tony Snow to Leave White House

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow intends to leave his office by the end of 2007, according to...
» read full story August 18th, 2007 - 11:18
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Science

Genetic Link between Colon and Prostate Cancer Found

Genetic Link between Colon and Prostate Cancer Found

Four scientific studies have confirmed that the presence of a gene variant called rs6983267- which...
» read full story July 09th, 2007 - 17:00
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People

Lindsay Lohan's Dad Uses His Father's Death To Slam Ex Wife

Lindsay Lohan's Dad Uses His Father's Death To Slam Ex Wife

Not even death can stop Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, from publicly taking shots at his former...
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 14:20
Bush Press Secretary, Legendary Tony Snow, Died of Colon Cancer

Bush Press Secretary, Legendary Tony Snow, Died of Colon Cancer

Tony Snow, the legendary journalist who, despite his criticism of the Bush administration, was...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 20:00
The Osbournes’ Garage Sale Raises Thousands For Charity

The Osbournes’ Garage Sale Raises Thousands For Charity

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon made the most of the stuff they no longer needed in their Beverly...
» read full story December 02nd, 2007 - 14:26
Ozzy Osbourne’s Name Used By Police To Set Up Sting

Ozzy Osbourne’s Name Used By Police To Set Up Sting

Who said a little trick doesn’t help sometimes? Cass County Sheriff Paul D. Laney had a great idea...
» read full story November 03rd, 2007 - 19:34
Match Game Panelist Brett Somers Dies

Match Game Panelist Brett Somers Dies

Actress and comedienne Brett Somers, best known for her part on the “Match Game” in the...
» read full story September 18th, 2007 - 14:36
News Legend, Hal Fishman Left An Irreplaceable Anchor Position

News Legend, Hal Fishman Left An Irreplaceable Anchor Position

The 75 year news legend, Hal Fishman passed away on Tuesday, 3 a.m., in less than a week after...
» read full story August 08th, 2007 - 14:10
Tammy Faye Messner Talks to Larry King

Tammy Faye Messner Talks to Larry King

Cancer-stricken evangelist Tammy Faye Messner made what she feared would be her final television...
» read full story July 20th, 2007 - 15:29
Film Critic Joel Siegel Dies At 63

Film Critic Joel Siegel Dies At 63

Beloved "Good Morning America" movie critic Joel Siegel has passed away Friday afternoon...
» read full story July 01st, 2007 - 10:05
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