colon-cancer

One option in the colon-cancer scenario was an operation that completely cures 80% of patients with no complications, fails to cure 16% of patients —meaning they will die within two years—and cures but leads to complications such as a colostomy or chronic diarrhea for the remaining 4%.

Physicians May Heal Themselves Differently Katherine Hobson 2011

One involved colon-cancer surgery and the other was about treatments for avian flu.

Physicians May Heal Themselves Differently Katherine Hobson 2011

For months, Hanson Brown has worked to have the task force, which mostly has promoted colon-cancer prevention and screening, to turn its collective eye toward survivors like herself -- and me.

Robert Schwab: Colontown, A Community of Cancer Survivors Robert Schwab 2011

—Joel Keehn, senior editor Read more about our recommendations for colon-cancer screening.

Good news on colon-cancer screening 2011

For months, Hanson Brown has worked to have the task force, which mostly has promoted colon-cancer prevention and screening, to turn its collective eye toward survivors like herself -- and me.

Robert Schwab: Colontown, A Community of Cancer Survivors Robert Schwab 2011

For months, Hanson Brown has worked to have the task force, which mostly has promoted colon-cancer prevention and screening, to turn its collective eye toward survivors like herself -- and me.

Robert Schwab: Colontown, A Community of Cancer Survivors Robert Schwab 2011

Getty Images People in sedentary jobs for 10 years or more had twice the colon-cancer risk of those without such jobs.

Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011

In this study, Australian scientists collected data from 2005 to 2007 on employment history, lifestyle and physical activity from 918 colon-cancer patients and 1,021 controls.

Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011

For months, Hanson Brown has worked to have the task force, which mostly has promoted colon-cancer prevention and screening, to turn its collective eye toward survivors like herself -- and me.

Robert Schwab: Colontown, A Community of Cancer Survivors Robert Schwab 2011

Levels for colon-cancer prevention are still less clear.

Good cholesterol good for the colon, too 2011