Oncologists study colon cancer stem cells
TORONTO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Canadian and Italian scientists have identified and characterized a specific type of colon cancer cell capable of initiating tumor growth in mice.
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Don't let colon cancer outsmart you - get tested
Colon cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, even though -- if caught in its earliest stage -- it has a 93 percent survival rate.
Jessica Hobby Catto, noted conservationist, journalist and Democratic stalwart, has died after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Her powerful spirit and humor, love of family and desire to keep fighting for causes she considered vital kept her thriving far beyond her original prognosis, and she died at her beloved ranch in Woody Creek. She was 72. read more
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - March 3, 2010) - Maintaining good gastrointestinal health is a goal of the physicians of Bay Area Gastroenterology. As March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month , the physicians at the Clear Lake endoscopy practice maintain that early diagnosis is essential to preventing colon cancer and other disorders.
