Blood Biomarkers Could Personalize Treatment in Rectal Cancer 
Medscape
May 21, 2012 (Barcelona, Spain) ? Three blood biomarkers are strong predictors of response to chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer and could be used with other predictors to tailor treatment, reported Jeroen Buijsen, MD, at the European Society ...

 

Colorectal Cancer: Eating Fish, And 8 Other Things That Could Lower Your Risk 
Huffington Post
Getting more fish in your diet could lower your risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to a new review of studies. Researchers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School looked at the ...
Eat fish, lower your colon cancer risk: study Yahoo! Canada Shine On (blog)

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Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Loses Cancer Battle 
dailyRx
About 103000 cases of colon cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year, along with 40300 cases of rectal cancer. The third most common form of cancer in this country, colorectal cancer causes about 52000 deaths each year. Unlike other cancers ...

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Company Profile for Fight Colorectal Cancer 
MarketWatch (press release)
May 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fight Colorectal Cancer is a national leading colorectal cancer advocacy organization empowering survivors to raise their voices, training advocates around the country, and educating lawmakers and pushing them for better ...

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Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk: study 
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon and rectal cancers, a new report suggests. The finding comes from an analysis of 41 past studies on the link between fish in the diet and new diagnoses and deaths ...
Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk, study finds Fox News

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Los Angeles Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates Named Super Doctors of 2012 ... 
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
She focuses on the treatment of rectal diseases in women and rectal and colon cancer. Her specialties include pelvic floor disorders and fecal incontinence. Dr. Capiendo has presented her study of recurrent colon and rectal cancer to The American ...

 

Contrary to popular belief, beta-blockers don't prevent colorectal cancer 
Los Angeles Times
By Thomas H. Maugh II Contrary to popular belief among physicians and patients, the family of hypertension drugs known as beta-blockers does not prevent development of colon and rectal cancer, German researchers reported Monday.

 

Lymphadenectomy in GI Cancers Still Underused 
MedPage Today
They defined adequate lymphadenectomy as removing at least 15 nodes in esophagus, stomach, and pancreatic cancer and at least 12 nodes in colon, rectum, and small bowel cancer. However, they pointed out that there currently is not any reliable evidence ...

 

Yet another reason to add fish to your diet 
South Asia Mail
Over all, people who ate fish regularly were 12 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer even after accounting for family history, body weight, physical activity, smoking, alcohol use and other dietary factors.

 

Study highlights need for coordination of care in stage 2 and 3 rectal cancer ... 
Medical Xpress
(Edmonton) Research from the University of Alberta provides new insight into treatment patterns for people with stage two and three rectal cancer?information that ultimately will help physicians improve care strategies for patients provincewide.

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