A new study shows that getting a little sun each day can go a long way towards preventing the onset of colorectal cancer, one of the world’s deadliest cancers. The study, which was carried out by Dr. Shuji Ogino of the Harvard School of Public Health, was based on the examination of data associated with […]
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New research shows that colon cancer rates are falling among older Americans. Unfortunately, the number of cases involving Americans aged 20 to 49 is rising. The research is based on an analysis of data collected between 1975 and 2010 by the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The first finding was that the United States’ overall colon […]
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A new study recently shows that eating more fish and exercising regularly can prevent colon cancer from returning. The study was led by Dr. Mohammed Shaik, a researcher at Breslin Cancer Center, which is based on Michigan State University’s campus. Shaik and his team studied 1,515 colon cancer patients based in the United States, Poland, […]
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Colon cancer rates continued to plummet in the years between 2001 and 2010, a new study shows. The American Cancer Society’s recent study of colon cancer rates shows there were 3 per cent fewer cases over that time period. Colon cancer has been in decline for some time now. Rates dipped 2 per cent in […]
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There may be a new treatment for colon cancer- Aspirin. It has been thought to improve colon cancer survival rates, but doctors did not know why. A new study delved into it and came up with surprising results. The study dates back to 1980, where 175,000 participants were documented every two years. During that time, […]
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