Griffin reports high colon cancer rate
Apr-30-2007
"Colon cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer there is"
The number of deaths by colon cancer in the Valley is significantly higher than the state average, a troubling statistic that local health officials say is directly related to a below-average number of colon ...
Surgery for Colon Cancer
Apr-11-2007
How colon cancer is treated will depend on the extent, or stage, of the cancer. For removing tumors due to colon cancer, resection surgery (sometimes called a partial or hemicolectomy)...
Tomography staging of colon cancer predicts outcome
Apr-09-2007
Preoperative computed tomography staging of nonmetastatic colon cancer predicts outcome, finds April?s issue of the British Journal of Cancer.
Blueberries May Help Curb Colon Cancer
Apr-04-2007
Blueberries, already touted as a super food because they may protect against memory loss and heart disease, could help stop the development of colon cancer, a new study finds.