Archive for the ‘Colorectal Cancer’ Category
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
The National Coalition for Quality Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care, a 501(c) 6 not-for-profit association, announces the formation of a broad-based coalition dedicated to reducing the incidence of colorectal cancer through educational programs aimed at promoting colonoscopy screening and care options for patients in a safe and comfortable ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The following summarizes coverage of recent studies related to minorities and colon cancer.Screenings: People without health insurance, low-income individuals and minorities are less likely than whites to be screened for colon cancer, according to a study recently published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. Djenaba ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Patient interventions are necessary to achieve higher rates of colorectal cancer screening in low-income and minority patients, according to two studies in the current issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.Colonoscopy Completion in a Large Safety Net Health Care SystemThe first ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
American Cancer Society: ACS' Asian Initiatives Unit this week is hosting an Asian Initiative health fair in recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, India Post reports. Through the fair, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and insurance companies will provide no-cost health screenings and educational materials related to cancer to encourage early ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Scientists have for the first time discovered that people with the same cancer susceptibility genes respond differently depending on their race. Their results are published in Nature Genetics* . The team from the University of Edinburgh has shown that a genetic marker is associated with an increased the risk of ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Olympus, a global leader in endoscopy solutions and a precision technology leader in award-winning consumer products, will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from its consumer products sold through the eBay Giving Works auction to C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Colon cancer screening is a tough sell. It's icky, uncomfortable and the thought of a colonoscopy, especially the prep, can be intimidating, to say the least. But here's what clinches the sale: Colon cancer can be largely prevented through proper screening.Researchers, including those at the University of ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
1. New Study: Growth Hormone Does Not Enhance Athletic PerformanceA review of published randomized controlled trials that compared growth hormone (GH) to no-growth-hormone treatment in healthy people between 13 and 45 years of age found that lean body mass increased in people who took growth hormone but strength and exercise ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
In the wake of the American Cancer Society's new guidelines on colon cancer screening, Scottsdale Medical Imaging (SMIL) announces that the organization was a leading participant in the largest multi-center national study comparing virtual colonoscopy with conventional colonoscopy. The preliminary results of the study show that virtual colonoscopy is ...
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Although new evidence released by the American Cancer Society attributes early detection to the sharp decline in colorectal cancer deaths in the U.S., not enough Americans are getting screened for colorectal cancer, according to experts from the American College of Gastroenterology. Screening rates remain low, even though Medicare and many ...
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