Logan Memorial offers free preliminary colon cancer screenings (News-Democrat & Leader)

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer for men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2007, more than 150,000 people were diagnosed with colore...

Understanding Relay for Life's impact (Edwardsville Intelligencer)

Every year about this time, the American Cancer Society begins preparations for its two Relay For Life events in Edwardsville.

Doctors recommend universal screening due to prevalence of colorectal cancer (New York Daily News)

As chief of Mount Sinai Medical Center's Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Steinhagen treats patients who suffer from disorders like colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). He has been at Mount Sinai for more than 30 years.

Gene Signature May Improve Colon Cancer Treatment (Medical News Today)

A gene signature, first identified in mouse colon cancer cells, may help identify patients at risk of colon cancer recurrence, according to a recent study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers. The findings, published in the March issue of Gastroenterology, could help personalize treatments for colon cancer - the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States - by ...

Gene signature may help spot patients at colon cancer recurrence risk (Sify News)

Researchers have suggested that a gene signature, first identified in mouse colon cancer cells, may help identify patients at risk of colon cancer recurrence.

Gene signature may help spot patients at colon cancer recurrence risk (New Kerala)

Washington, Feb 27 : Researchers have suggested that a gene signature, first identified in mouse colon cancer cells, may help identify patients at risk of colon cancer recurrence.

Gene signature may help identify risk of colon cancer recurrence (News-Medical-Net)

A gene signature, first identified in mouse colon cancer cells, may help identify patients at risk of colon cancer recurrence, according to a recent study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers.

Gene signature may improve colon cancer treatment (Science Daily)

A gene signature, first identified in mouse colon cancer cells, may help identify patients at risk of colon cancer recurrence, according to a recent study. The findings could help personalize treatments for colon cancer -- the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States -- by identifying patients most likely to benefit from chemotherapy.

Gene signature may improve colon cancer treatment (EurekAlert!)

( Vanderbilt University Medical Center ) A gene signature, first identified in mouse colon cancer cells, may help identify patients at risk of colon cancer recurrence, according to a recent study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers.The findings, published in the March issue of Gastroenterology, could help personalize treatments for colon cancer -- the second leading cause of cancer ...

Colonoscopies performed by non-gastroenterologists may increase risk of developing subsequent CRC (News-Medical-Net)

Following a negative complete colonoscopy, those who had their colonoscopies at a hospital and had their procedures performed by a non-gastroenterologist may be at a significantly increased risk of developing subsequent colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.