Article: Soccer ace at charity launch.(News)

Article: How To Prevent Colon Cancer: New Research Updates Old Theories.
Environmental Nutrition;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers--second...Strawberry may change that. His diagnosis of colon cancer last fall, coming on the heels of the...of Today show host Katie Couric, put colon cancer in the headlines. In the months since...

Article: The Facts Hispanics Need to Know About Colon Cancer
U.S. Newswire;  September 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the United States are diagnosed with colon cancer and nearly 50,000 will die from the disease. All men and women are at risk for colon cancer. However, because of disproportionate...are more likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer in advanced stages. Survival rates after...

Article: Ministry tries to boost awareness of colon cancer
Jerusalem Post;  February 26, 2003 ;     683 words ......Ministry tries to boost awareness of colon cancer Byline: JUDY SIEGEL Edition; Daily Section...04 Wednesday, February 26, 2003 -- Colon cancer is diagnosed in 3,000 Israelis and kills...press conference Tuesday to announce Colon Cancer Awareness Week, which will be held from...

Article: ASGE Re-Launches Colon Cancer Awareness Web Site www.Screen4coloncancer.Org for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
U.S. Newswire;  March 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Site features updated information on colon cancer prevention and a new birthday e-Card...than 150,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer and over 50,000 die from the disease...It doesnt have to be this way because colon cancer is largely preventable with regular...

Article: Colon cancer screening helps
Winnipeg Free Press;  November 2, 2006 ;     694 words ......NBC's Today Show, died at age 42 of colon cancer. Couric publicized his death to raise awareness of colon cancer and in March, 2000 she underwent a...the Archives of Internal Medicine. Colon cancer is the second most common cause of...

Article: State lags in colon cancer prevention rates.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY);  June 24, 2005 ;     621 words ...Byline: Beth Wilberding Jun. 24--Colon cancer is the second leading cause of death...to educate residents of the risks of colon cancer. Our goal is to improve the quality...unnecessary suffering and premature death from colon cancer, Jones said. Jones is a gastroenterologist...

Article: Bangor, Brewer to be named colon cancer awareness zones
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  March 28, 2006 ;     363 words ......effort to raise awareness that colon cancer can be prevented, are expected today to declare Bangor and Brewer colon cancer awareness zones. Gail Kelly, mayor...proclamation designating the cities as colon cancer awareness zones at a morning press...

Article: Know The Facts About Colon Cancer - It Could Save Your Life
The Culvert Chronicles;  December 20, 2007 ;     343 words ...(NewsUSA) - Colon cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the United Sates...Endoscopy is dispelling the myths so you have the facts about colon cancer. Myth: Colon cancer only affects men. According to Dr. Grace Elta, president...

Article: Researchers look at chromosome abnormality for colon cancer clues
The Hindustan Times;  October 28, 2007 ;     596 words ......a warning sign for the development of colon cancer in people under 50, a new study has found...early alert for younger patients with colon cancer and could prompt new research into colon cancer prevention and treatment strategies...

Article: Davis Teams Up with Diamondbacks for Colon Cancer Awareness
U.S. Newswire;  May 24, 2000 ;     296 words ......up with Major League Baseball and the Colon Cancer Alliance, a grassroots organization for colon cancer survivors, in Phoenix to host "Score...2000" an event dedicated to raising colon cancer awareness. His personal battle with...

Article: To Cure Colon Cancer You First Have to Catch It; Four Tests Do a Good Job of Detecting Even the Earliest Signs
The Washington Post;  February 10, 1998 ;     700+ words ...About 150 Americans will die today of colon cancer -- one of the most treatable of cancers...caught early. If not, it can be lethal. Colon cancer kills more Americans than any other...Taking advantage of a biological quirk of colon cancer -- it usually begins as a benign removable...

Article: Study finds most colon cancer tests are not effective.(Nation)
The Washington Times;  April 2, 1999 ;     599 words ......tests routinely used to detect recurrent colon cancer are ineffective, a group of cancer experts...have already experienced an episode of colon cancer, according to guidelines just released...a year on patients with a history of colon cancer. Dr. Robert J. Mayer, professor of ...

Article: The Facts Hispanics Need to Know About Colon Cancer.
Cancer Weekly;  October 7, 2008 ;     456 words ......the United States are diagnosed with colon cancer and nearly 50,000 will die from the disease. All men and women are at risk for colon cancer. However, because of disproportionate...are more likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer in advanced stages. Survival rates after...

Article: Women underrate risk for colon cancer, survey shows.
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  June 5, 2004 ;     572 words ......significantly underrate their risk for colon cancer and are not as concerned about the disease...of women and men are diagnosed with colon cancer every year (73,320 and 73,620 respectively...ovarian and lung cancers and think of colon cancer as a men's disease, according to the...