Y! Health Colon Cancer News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Colon Cancer News, updated continuously. en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:01:48 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Natural Soy Component May Help Treat Colon Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/naturalsoycomponentmayhelptreatcoloncancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/naturalsoycomponentmayhelptreatcoloncancerWed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:19 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Sphingadienes, natural lipid molecules found in soy, could become a key ingredient in treatments for colon cancer, California researchers have found.Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/cetuximabhelpstreatcolorectalcancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/cetuximabhelpstreatcolorectalcancerWed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:18 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug cetuximab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy can shrink tumors and boost the odds of successful surgery in colorectal cancer patients with inoperable metastatic liver lesions, new research suggests.Long-term effects of testicular cancer chemo seen (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_testicular_cancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_testicular_cancerWed, 25 Nov 2009 14:03:15 PSTReuters - Men wondering about the long-term side effects of chemotherapy for testicular cancer may now have a road map defining likely outcomes.Weight May Not Drive Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/weightmaynotdriveracialdisparitiesincoloncancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/weightmaynotdriveracialdisparitiesincoloncancerMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:49:01 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Body weight and co-existing health problems don't explain why black colon cancer patients have lower survival rates than whites, U.S. researchers say.Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_cancer_screening_list.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_cancer_screening_listFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:25 PSTAP - Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/newpolypdetectionmethodcouldbecostsaver.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/newpolypdetectionmethodcouldbecostsaverWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:48:55 PSTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Optical technology could help physicians detect small colorectal polyps during colonoscopies and save money, too, new research suggests.Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/earlymorningcolonoscopiesmayfindmorepolyps.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/earlymorningcolonoscopiesmayfindmorepolypsFri, 06 Nov 2009 20:48:43 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early morning colonoscopies detect more polyps than colon cancer screenings done later in the day, and the number of polyps found decreases by the hour as the day progresses, a new study has found.Hormone Therapy Can Help Some With Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/hormonetherapycanhelpsomewithprostatecancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/hormonetherapycanhelpsomewithprostatecancerMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:15 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A brief course of hormone-blocking therapy can provide small benefits to a specific group of men who get radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a long-running study shows.NSAIDs tied to reduced death after colon cancer (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_nsaids_cancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_nsaids_cancerThu, 29 Oct 2009 09:44:40 PDTReuters - Women who regularly use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have better survival after a colorectal cancer diagnosis, research indicates.Adding Chemo Helps Head, Neck Cancer Patients (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/addingchemohelpsheadneckcancerpatients.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/addingchemohelpsheadneckcancerpatientsWed, 28 Oct 2009 20:49:11 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Combining chemotherapy with radiation treatment for patients with advanced head and neck cancer increases their event-free survival to 2.2 years from just one year with radiotherapy alone, finds a new study.