( University of Alabama at Birmingham ) A new study shows that African-Americans with a Pro72 protein variant had more than double the risk of dying from an advanced form of colon cancer compared to whites. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham called the results a first-ever genetic link to disparate colorectal cancer incidence.
Marshfield Clinic will offer free kits to screen for hidden blood in stools, which can be a sign of colon cancer.
Washington, March 31 : Diets rich in meat and fats and low in complex carbohydrates may increase the risk of colon cancer, say U.S. researchers.
LOS ANGELES, March 31 (UPI) -- Improvements in prevention, early detection and treatment have greatly reduced the death toll from colon cancer, a U.S. researcher says.
A typical Western diet, rich in meat and fats and low in complex carbohydrates, is a recipe for colon cancer, Professor Stephen O'Keefe from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, told the Society for General Microbiology meeting at Harrogate today (Tuesday 31 March).
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