Lancaster resident Pamela Walton wants to help out her sons and also prepare for retirement. Luckily, she hasn't made any major mistakes with her money. It's been nearly three years since her husband died of colon cancer, but Pamela Walton hasn't taken his voice off the answering machine. She still wears her wedding ring.
GastroFISH™ is the first tissue-based fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test for the detection of chromosomal anomalies associated with colon cancer.
Holly E. Wetscher, 59, a resident of Westfield, died at her home on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2009, surrounded by her family. The cause of death was colon cancer. Funeral services were held at Temple Emanu-El in Westfield on Oct. 25 .
Editor’s note: This is part of a monthlong series on the battle against cancer in Butler County. When Janet Moran was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer at age 23 she knew more than most her age about the disease.
For 83-year-old Sylvia Goldberg, some subtle symptoms that came from her diet lead to a diagnosis of stage-4 colon cancer. After surgery and radiation, Goldberg was started on a drug called "Avastin." It's part of a new group of drugs known as "biologics." The drugs are produced by living organisms and specifically target human proteins involved in cancer. This means they're easier on the system
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