Study:Proper levels of calcium can lower risk of some types of colon...

AP Worldstream;  March 19, 2002 ;     448 words ......milligrams of calcium daily significantly...risk of left-side colon cancer by 40 to 50 percent...high levels of calcium so we do not know...regarding dietary calcium and colon cancer, but it is clear...avoid very low calcium intake. Monika...who developed colon ...

How To Prevent Colon Cancer: New Research Updates Old Theories.

Environmental Nutrition;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......factor for colon cancer, adds Slattery. Folate and Calcium. The B vitamin...to develop colon cancer. Long-term...The case for calcium is growing...supplemental calcium. This suggests...chances of colon cancer. Current guidelines...

MILK REDUCES RISK OF COLON CANCER DAIRY FOODS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TAKING...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 23, 1998 ;     377 words ......risk of developing colon cancer, according to a study...those at risk of colon cancer,'' said Dr. Peter...polyps, a precursor of colon cancer. Half the patients...200 milligrams of calcium a day. The participants...have suggested that calcium supplements may ...

Ministry tries to boost awareness of colon cancer

Jerusalem Post;  February 26, 2003 ;     683 words ......who recovered from colon cancer. It will visit 20 US...half year. Although colon cancer runs in families, most...supervision) can prevent colon cancer, while smoking, eating...the risk. Over 2,000 colon cancer patients in the North...reducing the risk of colon ...

ASGE Re-Launches Colon Cancer Awareness Web Site...

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...

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...

STUDY SHOWS CALCIUM CAN CUT RISK OF COLON CANCER THE STUDY EVALUATED THE...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  March 20, 2002 ;     331 words ......people with low-calcium diets, even a...some types of colon cancer by about half...milligrams of calcium daily significantly...risk of left-side colon cancer by 40 to 50 percent...high levels of calcium so we do not know...regarding dietary calcium and colon ...

To Cure Colon Cancer You First Have to Catch It; Four Tests Do a Good Job...

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...

Colon cancer: four Northeast Ohio doctors answer the most common questions...

Inside Business;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......chance it will become cancerous. What's more, colon cancer occurs more frequently in people who are obese...ratio could be linked to an increased risk of colon cancer, which may be why overweight men are more...role does family history play in developing colon cancer? According to ...

Facts Blacks need to know about colon cancer

Chicago Defender;  May 28, 2008 ;     612 words ......United States are diagnosed with colon cancer and over 50,000 will the from the disease. Death rates from colon cancer are higher among African-Americans...which represents specialists in colon cancer screening, advises AfricanAmericans...

CLINICAL TRIAL AT HIPPLE FOCUSES ON COLON CANCER

Dayton Daily News;  March 8, 2003 ;     400 words ...Calcium, drug similar to aspirin...might reduce cases of colon cancer in people at high...a similar drug or calcium has the same effect...study. Most cases of colon cancer begin with polyps...means of preventing colon cancer is to remove the polyps...risk of developing ...

Can bran and calcium conquer colon cancer? (adapted from the Journal of...

Environmental Nutrition;  February 1, 1996 ;     129 words ......wheat bran and calcium--might help lower the risk of colon cancer. The 95 people...high risk for colon cancer, were divided...wheat bran and calcium for nine months. Both bran and calcium have been linked to lower colon cancer risk, in part...

Colon Cancer: What You Should Know

Sacramento Observer;  March 23, 2005 ;     690 words ......colorectal (commonly referred to as colon) cancer. The third most common cause of cancer...cancers) is largely preventable. Although colon cancer can be prevented through testing and...290 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer and 56,290 will die of the disease...

COLON CANCER LINKED TO DIET AND HEREDITY

Post-Tribune (IN);  October 6, 1992 ;     549 words ......regarding diet preventing colon cancer. It is important because...problems, including colon cancer. It was a significant...would be more prone to colon cancer. They are not. Saturated...but the incidence of colon cancer in Mormons and Seventh-D...approach to help ...

Defending against colon cancer: a healthy lifestyle goes a long way.

Environmental Nutrition;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Calcium. High calcium intakes have been linked to lower colon cancer rates. Researchers suspect that calcium binds with bile...too, to enhance calcium absorption. Alcohol...day may trigger colon cancer in people who eat...Guide to Curtailing Colon Cancer ...