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CT Scans and Cancer Risk: Should You Worry?
Posted Fri, Dec 14, 2007, 12:55 am PSTNow we're getting worrisome news about cancer because CT scans expose people to much larger doses of radiation than conventional x-rays.
Post a Comment (5)Shark Cartilage: Not Effective Against Cancer
Posted Tue, Jul 24, 2007, 8:37 pm PDTThough carefully conducted clinical trials should dispel any notion that shark cartilage is useful for fighting cancer, promotions for its sale to…
New Blood Test Can ID High RIsk Colon Cancer Patients
Posted Tue, Jul 10, 2007, 6:18 pm PDTIt is crucial that all of us age 50 and older continue to undergo the discomfort of the laxative and the indignity of colonoscopy while we hope for a…
Post a Comment (15)Simple Steps to Keep Cancer Away
Posted Fri, May 11, 2007, 2:55 pm PDTIf you focus on prevention now, you may never have to hear that dreaded phrase, "You have cancer."
Post a Comment (15)Tony Snow's Recurrence of Colon Cancer
Posted Wed, Mar 28, 2007, 7:56 am PDTSo, in almost all cases, metastatic colon cancer cannot be cured. The only available treatment option is systemic chemotherapy, which may alleviate…
Post a Comment (3)Genetic Risk of a Cancer Killer Now Easier to Predict
Posted Thu, Oct 19, 2006, 6:19 pm PDTThe most common genetic cause of colorectal cancer - comprising about 5 percent of all colorectal cancers - is the Lynch syndrome.
Post a Comment (7)The Many Faces of Cancer
Posted Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 9:44 am PDTCancerous tumors from the same organ had only about five genes in common, a recent study said. This is important because, with few exceptions, cancer…
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