Hormone replacement tied to lower colon cancer risk
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can carry serious health risks, but a new study adds to evidence that menopausal women who use the hormones may have lower odds of developing colon cancer.
February 4, 2010
Colonoscopy: Not just for colon cancer
SAN FRANCISCO -- Virtual colonoscopy is being hailed as a life-saving diagnostic tool. In fact, a new study shows it's invaluable for spotting colon cancer. But now, it may also help diagnose other diseases -- and one man may owe his life to it.
Filmmaker Edward Yang dies at 59
Filmmaker Edward Yang has died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at 59, after a long battle with colon cancer.
WASHINGTON - President Bush led a poignant tribute yesterday to his friend and former spokesman, Tony Snow, who died of colon cancer Saturday at 53. Bush spoke of Snow, who served 16 months as Bush's press secretary, as he would a member of his family.
