October 27, 2015 US cancer survival rates improving, study finds The proportion of people surviving years after a cancer diagnosis is improving, according to a new analysis.
October 27, 2015 Some antibiotics may slightly increase colon cancer risk Taking some antibiotics, which reduces the diversity of bacteria in the gut, may slightly increase the risk of developing colon cancer, a new study suggests
October 27, 2015 Smokers Have Slimmer Odds of Surviving Colon Cancer Smokers aren't just more likely to develop colon cancer than non-smokers, they might also be at higher risk of dying from the disease, a new study suggests
October 27, 2015 Study: Stool Test Good for Catching Colon Cancer The inexpensive tests that look for hidden blood in a person's stool are effective for colon cancer screening, a study confirms
October 27, 2015 Cancer risk above 50 percent for Brits born in 1960 More than half of people born after 1960 in the U.K. may be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetimes, a new estimate suggests.
October 27, 2015 Hormone loss may be involved in colon cancer, study says Gene replacement therapy could hold promise in treating colon cancer, reveals a study published Friday in the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
October 27, 2015 US-African diet swap has dramatic impact on colon cancer risk Black Americans who switched to a high-fiber African diet for just two weeks saw a dramatic drop in risk factors for colon cancer, a study published on Tuesday found.
October 27, 2015 US researchers engineer smart capsule to target colon diseases A new electronic drug capsule engineered to deliver medications directly to the colon could potentially offer a more effective and cheaper option for treating people with gastrointestinal conditions, according to researchers at Purdue University in Indiana.
October 26, 2015 Colon cancer rates declining The incidence of colon cancer, declining since the mid-1980s, plunged a further 30 percent last decade among Americans 50 and older as more people had colonoscopies, a new study found.
October 26, 2015 Aspirin users with common genes may get less colon cancer, study says Researchers have identified common genetic traits that may explain how aspirin can help protect against colon cancer.
