Archive for the ‘Colorectal Cancer’ Category
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Recent work from the Finnish Academy Center of Excellence on Cancer Biology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has shed light on the mechanisms of colon tumor development and may help to design better treatment for this disease.Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in Western countries: both ...
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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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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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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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Monday, March 17th, 2008
PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: PYTO) (FWB: ET6), announced positive results from new tests of the Company's patented 'next generation' anti-cancer compounds, which have demonstrated the ability to kill difficult-to-treat human cancer cells, including colon cancer cells and human glioblastoma cells related to brain cancer, an often fatal form of cancer. ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Flat,non-polyploid colorectal neoplasms (NP-CRNs) are difficult to detect,but when examined, they appear to be common. Additionally they may havea stronger association with colorectal cancer than polyps, which aremore routinely observed in examination, according to a study publishedon March 5, 2008 in JAMA Colorectal cancer, sometimessimply called colon cancer, encompasses cancerous ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
For the first time, more than half of the U.S. population is now covered by state laws that require insurance providers to cover the cost of colon cancer screening tests, according to a new report card issued by a coalition of 11 leading public health groups. The enactment ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
A study released this week from researchers at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System in California shows that non-polypoid colorectal neoplasms or flat colon lesions, are more common in Americans than previously thought and may have a greater association with cancer compared to polypoid neoplasms or the more commonly ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
A new guideline on colorectal cancer screening just released by an expert group representing a broad spectrum of health care organizations, including the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the American Cancer Society (ACS), offers recommendations for various alternatives for colorectal cancer detection ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
New consensus colorectal cancer guidelines state for the first time that the primary goal of colorectal cancer screening is cancer prevention. Previous guidelines have given equal weight to tests for detecting cancer and preventing cancer. By removing polyps from the large bowel, colonoscopy is the only screening test that also ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Aetna has announced that, based on input from the AGA Institute and discussions with a number of gastroenterologists, it will not implement Clinical Policy Bulletin 0740 on April 1, 2008, as planned. This policy would have restricted the use of an anesthesia professional in standard upper or lower endoscopic procedures, ...
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