Findings from the first large clinical trial of its kind indicate that taking high doses of aspirin daily for at least 2 years substantially reduces the risk of colorectal cancer among people at increased risk of the disease.
Are older patients being over tested? There is little evidence the elderly benefit from colon, breast and prostate cancer screening — and considerable risk.
Death rates from colorectal cancer in the U.S. continue to fall, a trend that began more than two decades ago. But the decline has been greater in some regions.
Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death, but death rates have been falling since the mid-80s, in large part due to increased screening. What’s involved?
What Women Need to Know about the Genetics of Breast, Ovarian, and Colorectal Cancers
Video by Ken Westermann of Seattle. For more videos from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s “Get Screened!” video contest click here.
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has announced the winners of it’s “Get Screened!” video contest. The purpose of the competition was to promote colorectal-cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the U.S., but is curable if detected early. Zach Smith of Spokane, Washington won first prize with [...]
People put it off, but colorectal cancer screening should top your list of things to do when you turn 50, writes Dr. Lori Whittaker in this month’s Sound Health column. It seems to be one of the most popular tests to put off to another day. If you’re 50 you probably know what I’m talking [...]
Gilda’s Club Seattle will host four free lectures in March including a talk on how families can cope with cancer and a talk on the rights people with serious illnesses have to protect them against job discrimination. The lectures are held Thursday evenings at Gilda’s Club on Broadway in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. A full description [...]
Some cancer screening tests can actually help prevent cancers from occurring, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention says, while others help find cancers at an early stage, when treatment can be most effective.
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