The incidence of advanced breast cancer diagnosis among black women remained 30 percent to 90 percent higher compared to white women between 1992 and 2004, according to new findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In addition, the disparity in the incidence of advance colorectal cancer actually widened over this time period as rates fell among whites but increased
Health Watch: Screening equals colon cancer prevention
Health Watch: Screening equals colon cancer prevention GateHouse News Service Colon cancer is the second-deadliest form of cancer in the U.S., yet more than 90 percent of colon cancer cases are curable if caught in their early stages.
Oral Chemotherapy Drug an Option for Colon Cancer
WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- People with advanced colon cancer now have an additional chemotherapy option: the oral medication capecitabine.
Marty Beeson had been familiar with Relay for Life for several years before he developed stage four colon cancer, but this year it meant more than ever.
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