BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- A study by the World Health Organization has found that night shift work increases the risk of cancer in humans. The study found that after prolonged exposure to night shift work, women are at a higher risk to develop breast and colon cancer.

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The county commissioner wants others to learn about the need to have a colonoscopy. Absent for nearly two months because of colon cancer, Lake County Commissioner Debbie Stivender said she intends to return to the board Tuesday.

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I have colon cancer and therefore have more than a passing interest in the current debate regarding whether the federal government should take over the U.S. health care system.

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Ozzy and Sharon and family are holding an estate sale to benefit the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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In recent years, the mortality rate for colon cancer has gone down, thanks to preventative measures and early detection. “The overall cancer survival rate has improved,” said Dr. Shifeng Mao, oncologist and hematologist at McKinney Regional Cancer Center.

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