Uveal melanoma patients at higher risk for colon cancer
May-08-2007
Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular cancer in adults. This study involved 130 uveal melanoma patients who provided their extended family medical histories. Results showed that a small, but significant, number of uveal melanoma patients and their families are at higher risk for development of other cancers, most significantly colon cancer.
Colon cancer risk and different HRT formulations: A case-control study
May-08-2007
Background Most studies have found no increased risk of colon cancer associated with hormone replacement therapy , or even a decreased risk.
Benefits of Exercise in Men, for the Prostate and Sexuality, Reports the Harvard Men's Health Watch
May-06-2007
Protection against heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, memory loss, colon cancer, fractures, and depression should be enough to get men exercising.
James Purdy Weldon
May-09-2007
-- James Purdy Weldon, 66, died Thursday, May 3, 2007. He died in Grand Junction, Colo., from complications of colon cancer.
Valley colon cancer, screening rates linked
May-02-2007
"We would probably prevent between 90 and 95 percent of all colon cancers in the country"
People are dying from colon cancer at a higher rate in the lower Valley than in the rest of Connecticut because too few Valley residents get the screening that can prevent the disease or stop it in ...