Lymph node examination not linked to survival
CHICAGO – Nov. 14, 2007 – Examining a specific number of lymph nodes after colon cancer surgery does not translate to longer patient survival, according to a new study.
November 14, 2007
Blood test for colon cancer risk to be goal of Hopkins project
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere has been selected to receive a $2.25 million, five-year grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to develop a practical test to predict a person's risk of colon cancer by looking for a particular biological marker in the blood.
WASHINGTON -- Guitarist Al Casey, who joined Fats Waller's band in high school and provided a steady and swinging rhythmic accompaniment for the leader's vocal antics, died Sept. 11 in New York at 89. He had colon cancer.
Province ordered to pay woman's cancer treatment
A Manitoba woman fighting advanced colon cancer has claimed a legal-medical victory in her battle with the provincial government.
