... cases. The work, led by researchers with the Human Cancer Genetics Program at Ohio State University ... practice when evaluating a patient's colon-cancer risk," he says.
Colon cancer is believed to arise ...
... is the first to make a three-way scientific connection between genetic variation, obesity and colon cancer risk.
Other research has shown adiponectin is associated with diabetes, insulin resistance, ...
... , thus having potential applications for analyzing risk of colon cancer. The study appears in the October 2008 ... the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, killing 55,000 Americans ...
... age, height, weight, family history of colon cancer, medication use, surgery, exercise, diet ... pack years than men to have an increase in colorectal cancer risk," said Dr. Anderson.
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"There is need for an agent that has a proven ability to reduce colon cancer risk, and this study suggests that enzastaurin could be uniquely effective," says the study's senior investigator ...
... analyzed several decades worth of data from past studies on how exercise affects colon cancer risk. They found that people who exercised the most were 24 percent less likely to develop the disease ...
... and fats and low in complex carbohydrates, is a recipe for colon cancer, Professor Stephen O'Keefe from ... studies support its role in reducing colon cancer risk.
However, gut microbes may also make ...
... studies have found an association of inherited variations in the COX2 gene with colon cancer risk, but others were unable to replicate this finding. Similarly, variations in the uridine diphosphate ...
LONDON (AP) -- People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday....
... and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research. In a separate analysis, researchers found smoking may ...
A large study reignites a long-running debate over whether dietary calcium can prevent cancers of the digestive system, experts said.
... suggests that this information extends to general colon cancer risk.
The newest aspect of the University of Utah ... AFAP mutation and help them prevent colon cancer.
"One of the big things we're trying ...
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Fenton and her team focused on colon cancer because, unlike breast or prostate ... dietary compounds that may prevent or reduce colon cancer risk associated with obesity in the absence of weight ...
... and colleagues are examining whether a Mediterranean diet can have preventive effects in the colon in persons at increased colon cancer risk. The diet used in the newly published study also should be ...
Resistant starch may help control diabetes, aid in weight management and reduce colon cancer risk, according to new studies presented at the Institute of Food Technologists ( ...
