Article: Calcium and colon cancer: are we jumping the gun again? (includes best bets for calcium supplements)

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

Article: 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...

Article: MILK REDUCES RISK OF COLON CANCER DAIRY FOODS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TAKING CALCIUM ALONE, COLUMBIA STUDY DISCOVERS.(News/National/International)
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 ...

Article: 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 ...

Article: STUDY SHOWS CALCIUM CAN CUT RISK OF COLON CANCER THE STUDY EVALUATED THE DIET AND COLON CANCER HISTORY OF 135,000 PEOPLE.(FRONT)
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 ...

Article: Colon cancer: four Northeast Ohio doctors answer the most common questions about colon cancer and detection.(Q&A)
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 ...

Article: 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 ...

Article: Can bran and calcium conquer colon cancer? (adapted from the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, January 17, 1996)
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...

Article: 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 ...

Article: 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 ...

Article: Strike out colon cancer with good nutrition
Better Nutrition;  January 1, 1999 ;     696 words ......research shows that calcium may help to prevent colon cancer, too. A study...between dietary calcium and a decreased risk of colon cancer is weak, compared...lowered risk of colon cancer. They caution...older men, high-calcium diets may increase...

Article: Fear Colon Cancer? Eat Veggies
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 8, 1995 ;     599 words ......vegetables lowers colon cancer risk. Antioxidant...milligrams of calcium a day showed a...percent decrease in colon cancer occurrence. Older...who ate a high-calcium diet cut their colon cancer risk by 30 percent...contains more calcium than one cup ...

Article: CALCIUM MAY REDUCE COLON CANCER
United Press International;  September 22, 1998 ;     526 words ......International 09-22-1998 Calcium may reduce colon cancer UPI Science...showing that calcium in dairy foods...chances of getting colon cancer. In a study...between dietary calcium and colorectal...physical activity. Colon cancer is diagnosed...

Article: Bacterial toxin may fend off colon cancer. (Montezuma's Welcome Revenge?).(Giovanni M. Pitari and Scott A. Waldman of Thomas Jefferson; University in Philadelphia )(Brief Article)
Science News;  February 15, 2003 ;     468 words ......help explain why colon cancer strikes people less...are diagnosed with colon cancer in the United States...enterotoxin to human colon cancer cells growing in...with an influx of calcium into the cells. That...suggesting that dietary calcium can thwart colon ...