Race, sex, diabetes up colon cancer risk
HONOLULU, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A series of studies on colon cancer reveal race, sex and other illnesses may put an individual at more of a risk of developing the disease.
October 31, 2005
Roundup: Lung Cancer Detection; Colon Cancer Risk Groups; Healthy Halloween
Canadian Researchers are excited about early study results that find a simple mouth swab may be the key to detecting lung cancer in its earliest stage.
Colon cancer hits blacks at a younger age
In a review of medical records researchers say that African-Americans are more susceptible to colon cancer at an earlier age than whites.
Women More Prone to Tobacco-Linked Colon Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Women are more vulnerable to developing tobacco-linked colorectal cancer than men, U.S. researchers report.
Young Blacks at Higher Colon Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Young black Americans are at much higher risk for colon cancer than similarly aged whites or Hispanics, according to two new studies.
