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News: May 28, 2012
Common Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk
MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Widely used blood pressure medications called beta blockers do not cut a person's odds of developing colon cancer, a new study contends. Beta blockers, which include drugs such as alprenolol, carvedilol, proprano...
Colon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to Screening
WEDNESDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Differences in screening account for much of the disparity in both colorectal (colon) cancer incidence and death rates between white and black Americans, a new study says. The screening differences are responsi...
Obese White Women Shying Away From Colon Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Obese white women are less likely than normal-weight white women or blacks of any weight or gender to seek potentially life-saving colon cancer screenings, according to a new study. This reluctance is especia...
New Stool Test Might Aid in Early Detection of Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- A noninvasive stool test could help doctors detect early stage colorectal cancer and precancerous growths, a new study says. The test might help minimize false-positive results and prevent deaths associated wit...
Study Supports CT-Based 'Virtual' Colonoscopy to Spot Colon Cancer
THURSDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Noninvasive, CT-guided "virtual" colonoscopy is similar to standard colonoscopy in its ability to detect colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps in people 65 and older, a new study finds. Virtual colonoscopy...
Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who consume a few alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests. For the study, researchers in Boston examin...
Experimental Drug Might Help Some a Bit With Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The experimental cancer drug regorafenib appears to extend survival slightly in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, a new trial indicates. Regorafenib is a so-called multikinase inhibitor, which targets...
Resolve to Take Colon Cancer Test, Experts Say
FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- If you're 50 or older, consider making it a new year goal to get screened for colorectal cancer, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy suggests. Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable canc...
U.S. Blacks More Likely to Die of Colon Cancer Than Whites: Study
FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Although colorectal cancer death rates in the United States have fallen across the board over the last 20 years, the dip has been smaller among blacks than whites, a new study indicates. Specifically, the racial...
British Screening Program Finding More Early Stage Colon Cancers
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A government colon cancer screening program in England is on target to reduce colon cancer deaths by its goal of 16 percent, according to researchers who conducted an analysis of the first 1 million test resul...
Colon Cancer Prognosis Worse for the Obese, Type 2 Diabetics
FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who have been diagnosed with colon cancer have a poorer prognosis if they're obese or have type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Two new studies that looked at the impact that body-mass index (BMI) and a...
High-Fiber Diet May Help Thwart Colon Cancer
FRIDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a high-fiber diet may reduce your risk of colorectal cancer, especially if the fiber is from cereal and whole grains, according to a new review. British and Dutch researchers analyzed 25 studies that incl...
Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent Colon Cancer for Those at High Risk
THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Two aspirin a day may cut the risk of colon cancer by more than half in people who are predisposed to these types of tumors, new research suggests. And two tablets of 300 milligrams each also cut the risk of o...
Link Explored Between Colon Cancer, Bacterium
TUESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancers contain high levels of a bacterium that may contribute to the cancer and could prove important in diagnosing, treating and preventing it, according to new research. A team from the Dana-Farbe...
Ginger Supplements Might Ease Inflammation Linked to Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A small, preliminary study finds that ginger root supplements seem to reduce inflammation in the intestines -- a potential sign that the pills might reduce the risk of colon cancer. However, more study needs to...
Fatalism Keeps Many From Colon Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A fatalistic attitude contributes to low colorectal cancer screening rates among poorer people, even when the screening and cancer care are free, according to U.K. researchers. The researchers analyzed data fr...
Broccoli, Cabbage, Other Veggies May Protect Against Colon Cancer
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Eating fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some colorectal cancers, according to a new study. Austrailian researchers examined the diets of 918 colorectal cancer patients and 1,021 people with no histo...
Virtual Colonoscopy Still Has Its Skeptics
MONDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Whether the most technologically advanced way to check for colon cancer will become the standard screening method of the future does not appear to be a slam-dunk. The method, known as virtual colonoscopy, combi...
Southern States Lag Behind North in Drop in Colon Cancer Death Rates
THURSDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- While there has been a significant decline in colon cancer death rates in the past two decades, a new report reveals that the downward trend is not spread evenly across the United States, with the southern part...
Colon Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop, CDC Reports
TUESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- The death rates from colon cancer continue to drop in the United States, but they could fall even further if more people were screened, government health officials reported Tuesday. Although two-thirds of Americ...
Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer: Who, Me?
FRIDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- It may sound simple: Colorectal cancer is generally considered one of the most preventable types of cancer that people can develop. So get screened and prevent it. But the devil is in the details. Cancer experts ...
Kentucky Goes on the Offensive Against Colorectal Cancer
FRIDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Kentucky has one of the nation's highest death rates for colorectal cancer, surpassed only by Mississippi and Alaska, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not coincidentally, about a ...
Marriage Might Boost Colon Cancer Survival
THURSDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Being married improves the likelihood of survival for colon cancer patients, a new study finds. Married men and women with colon cancer were 14 percent less likely to die than other colon cancer patients, acco...
After Colon Cancer Surgery, Early Chemo May Pay Off
SATURDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer, a new study suggests that the sooner chemotherapy starts following the operation, the better the prognosis. For every month after the first four weeks post...
Colonoscopy Better Than Alternative at Spotting Cancer in Seniors: Study
TUESDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Colonoscopy is significantly better than the less expensive screening procedure called sigmoidoscopy at detecting colon cancer in older patients, a new study says. "We imagined there would be some difference, bu...
Immune-Boost Treatment Might Help Some With Advanced Colon Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- By giving more intensive chemotherapy along with drugs designed to boost the body's own immune system, researchers were able to roughly double survival time for patients with advanced, metastatic colorectal c...
'Good' Cholesterol May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of "good" cholesterol may reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests. If other studies confirm this finding, people with low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol should "b...
Popular Bone Drugs Linked to Reduced Colon Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People who take drugs called bisphosphonates to prevent bone loss may also reduce their risk of developing colorectal cancer by almost 60 percent compared to those not on the drugs, a new study suggests. Bispho...
Trained Labrador Can Sniff Out Colon Cancer, Researchers Say
MONDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- With powers of smell far superior to those of humans, dogs can sniff out buried earthquake victims. They can unearth hidden bombs or drugs. They can also apparently detect colorectal cancer, Japanese researchers...
Gene Test Might Predict Colon Cancer's Return
TUESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic test seems able to identify which people with stage II colon cancer face a higher risk of recurrence, German researchers report. This would be a huge help to doctors in determining which patients need...
Geography May Influence Colon Cancer Screening Rates
MONDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Race and ethnicity play major roles in whether people get screened for colon cancer in the United States, with minorities much less likely to undergo colonoscopies than white people. Now, a new study says anothe...
Rare Genetic Syndrome May Increase Colon Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Patients diagnosed with a genetic condition known as Cowden syndrome face an increased risk for colon cancer, new research suggests. And because such patients typically have a larger-than-normal head circumferen...
Low-Dose Aspirin May Cut Chances of Colon Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People who regularly take a low dose of aspirin may be reducing their risk of developing colon cancer by 24 percent, a new study finds. Moreover, for those who take low-dose aspirin (about 75 milligrams/day) b...
Most Doctors Don't Follow Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines
THURSDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Only one in five doctors in the United States follows all the recommended colon cancer screening guidelines, a new report finds. Some 40 percent of doctors follow guidelines for some tests, while the remaining...
Early Detection Helps Man Beat Colon Cancer
FRIDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Lee Smith of Marietta, Ga., set himself up with an unusual 50th birthday gift: He scheduled a colonoscopy for a couple of days later. One of his uncles had died of colon cancer, and his father had died of leuke...
Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Taking low-dose aspirin daily may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, new research finds. Prior research has shown higher doses of aspirin reduces the risk of colon cancer. But this study is among the first...
Multivitamins Don't Reduce Colon Cancer Death Risk
FRIDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Taking multivitamins does not reduce colorectal cancer patients' risk of dying or, among survivors, the likelihood that the cancer will return, a new study shows. Between 26 percent and 77 percent of cancer sur...
Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer. Women past menopause who are obese and diagnosed with colon...
Breast, Colon Cancer Screening Rates High, But Not High Enough
TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- While more Americans are being screened for colon and breast cancer than ever before, millions aren't getting the tests and thousands are dying needlessly as a result, according to U.S. health officials. Two new...
Phone Reminders May Boost Colon Cancer Screenings
THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Automated telephone reminders can increase colon cancer screening rates by 30 percent, research shows. The new study included nearly 6,000 people in Oregon and Washington who were overdue for colon cancer scre...
Bacteria MayPredict Chances of Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that germs living in your gut could affect your risk of developing colon cancer. The findings suggest that signs of the existence of some germs "are more frequently detected in subjects with p...
One Sigmoidoscopy Boosts Colon Cancer Survival Odds
TUESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who undergo a sigmoidoscopy examination between ages 55 and 64 could significantly reduce their odds of developing and dying from colorectal cancer, new research shows. Flexible sigmoidoscopy enables do...
Moving Closer to a Urine Test for Colon Cancer
MONDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to develop a urine test to screen for colon cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed urine samples from 60 people with colon cancer and 63 cancer-free people. They identified unusua...
New Form of Painkiller May Fight Colon Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to previous research suggesting that painkillers can reduce the risk for colon cancer, researchers report that an investigational form of the drug naproxen blocks a molecular process that leads to the...
New Risk Factors for Colon Cancer Studied
MONDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that high levels of a protein measured through blood tests could be a sign that patients are at higher risk of colon cancer. And another new study finds that in blacks, a common germ boosts t...
Many Doctors Not Using Colon Cancer Test Properly
THURSDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Many American doctors don't make proper use of a colorectal cancer screening method called the fecal occult blood test, a new study claims. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Many Hispanics Lack Access to Colon Cancer Screening
MONDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancer screening tests, such as colonoscopies, are harder to find in areas of the United States with large Hispanic populations, new research suggests. The finding could help explain why Hispanics ar...
Short-Term Drug Combo May Help Prevent Colon Cancer
MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- A two-drug combination that kills precancerous colon polyps without harming normal tissue offers a potential new way to prevent colon cancer, researchers say. The combination of vitamin A acetate (RAc) and tumo...
Older Colon Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Chemo
TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Older colon cancer patients are less likely than younger ones to receive potentially life-prolonging chemotherapy following surgery for their illness, a new study reveals. The research indicates that those wit...
Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals. The finding builds on prior research that...
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