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Young or old, colorectal-cancer patients live longer with adjuvant chemotherapy
Oncology Week In Review, ROCHESTER, Minn., Oct. 18, 2001 -- Adjuvant chemotherapy's benefits for colorectal cancer seem to age well, with no additional toxicity. In a pooled analysis of 3,351 colorectal-cancer patients of all ages with Stage II (1,446 patients) or III disease (1,905 patients), those older than 70 survived longer with adjuvant chemotherapy, just as those who are younger do, without a rise in the rate of side effects.
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Virtual scope brings comfort to colon cancer test
LISBON (Reuters Health) -- "Virtual" colonoscopy is not only far more comfortable for patients than traditional colonoscopy, it may also be able to detect abnormalities that the conventional test can't, according to researchers.
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Drug aids cancer patients' depression, not fatigue
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2001 (Reuters Health) - Helping cancer patients cope with fatigue and depression associated with their illness has been difficult. A new study has found that the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil) helps ease patients' depression, but has no effect on fatigue. The research was presented here by Dr. Gary R. Morrow of the University of Rochester Cancer Center in New York at the 37th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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Gene profile could predict cancer
BBC News | HEALTH | Wednesday, 24 Oct., 2001, 12:26 GMT 13:26 UK -- A team of UK scientists has found six genes which may play a role in breast cancer development. They hope that eventually, doctors will be able to gauge an individual woman's risk of developing cancer by looking closely at her genetic makeup.
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Diet, Cancer, and Confusion
People with the disease often miss the point of healthy eating and jeopardize their chance to recover
WebMD Medical News, Oct. 24, 2001-- Medical experts have been saying for years that a diet low in fat and high in fruits and vegetables is a good way to prevent certain cancers. But now a study from Denmark suggests that too many patients who actually have cancer are confused by the advice. And they may be endangering their recoveries by following it.
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Preoperative radiotherapy recommended for Stage T3 low rectal cancers
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) Oct. 15 - In a series of 259 patients with stage T3 low rectal cancers, those who had radiotherapy before undergoing total mesorectal excision had a 5-year survival rate of 82 percent versus a 58 percent survival rate for those who did not have preoperative radiotherapy.
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Receptor marker may be useful for detecting circulating colorectal cancer cells
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) Oct. 15 - Guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C), a receptor found on intestinal mucosa cells, may serve as a marker of circulating colorectal cancer cells, according to a report published in the Oct.1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Microsatellite instability screening in colorectal cancer is useful and cost-effective
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) Oct. 15 - The Bethesda guidelines appear to be a useful tool for determining which patients with colorectal cancer should undergo testing for microsatellite instability, which can be cost-effective, according to two reports in the Annals of Internal Medicine for Oct. 16.
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Recently approved colorectal cancer regimen increases risk of early death
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) Oct 12 - Patients whose advanced colorectal cancer is treated with irinotecan plus bolus fluorouracil/leucovorin (IFL) face a three-fold higher rate of treatment-associated death than do patients receiving other treatments, according to a report in the Sept. 15 Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Preliminary Phase I Results of Cancer Vaccine Are Promising
LONDON (Reuters Health) Oct 15 - UK gene therapy company Oxford BioMedica Plc said on Monday that initial phase I/II results showed that its anticancer vaccine, TroVax, was safe, well-tolerated and induced an immune response against the tumor antigen OBA1 in colorectal cancer.
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Chronic alcohol consumption increases risk of colon cancer gene mutation
Last Updated: 2001-08-24 12:01:32 EDT (Reuters Health) - A long-time alcohol habit may raise the risk of developing a genetic defect associated with colon cancer, new study findings suggest.
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ACS hosts forum to help deal with terrorist attack
Oct. 19, 2001 -- "I want to thank everyone who sent comments about starting a discussion board to help each other talk about and deal with issues surrounding the terrorist attack on September 11th," Community Manager Tony Lotven, American Cancer Society (ACS) Cancer Survivors Network (CSN) said in an e-mail to members.
"Based on your comments and input, we have created a new discussion board called Discuss Sept 11, and I invite you to log on at http://www.acscsn.org and contribute. There are a number of issues that can be discussed, such as whether or not cancer survivors can donate blood," he said.
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Gene linked to colon cancer spread
Cancerfacts.com, BALTIMORE -- Oct. 15, 2001 -- Researchers have discovered a gene that appears to allow colon tumors to spread to other parts of the body, a process called metastasis, which is the primary cause of death from colon cancer.
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Age no barrier in colon cancer treatment
Health and Age, Oct. 20, 2001 -- There is no medical justification for denying older patients chemotherapy after surgery for colon cancer.
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Labor educator Dale Brickner dies at 73
Associate director of MSU school was pioneer in the field
Lansing State Journal., Oct. 18, 2001 -- Retired MSU labor relations educator Dale Brickner, who helped build the university's reputation as a strong resource for unions, died Tuesday of colon cancer.
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Women without insurance can get mammograms
The Herald, Sharon, Pa., Oct. 18, 2001 -- Susan Sines, 41, of Pine Township will take a trip to the hospital Saturday morning but not to visit a sick friend or get her appendix taken out. She, like many other working women without adequate medical coverage, will get a free mammogram at United Community Hospital in Pine Township.
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Katie Couric's Sister Dies of Cancer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 19, 2001 -- State Sen. Emily Couric, a rising star in Virginia's Democratic Party and sister of NBC's "Today" show co-host Katie Couric, died yesterday of pancreatic cancer.
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More than just another dog and pony show
North County News, Oct. 19, 2001 -- It started out as just another news conference, the kind that some newshounds call a dog-and-pony show. But it ended with with a room full of bureaucrats spontaneously erupting into applause and blinking back tears of joy and admiration.

It happened last Thursday in a conference room down the hall from County Executive Dutch Ruppersberger's Towson office.

They put the whole deal together to present Agnes Turpin as an example of how the county's colon-cancer screening program can save lives. You couldn't shoot a pea through the room without hitting a public servant.

Agnes and Broderick, her husband of 39 years, squirmed uncomfortably through much of the ceremony. They are plain folk from Essex and unaccustomed to the trappings of government.

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Study: Mammograms don’t save lives
Oct. 19 —  There is no reliable evidence that regular mammograms reduce the risk of dying of breast cancer in women of any age, according to Danish researchers who performed an analysis of all of the major studies that have addressed the issue.
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Experts recommend congressional overhaul of national cancer effort

Congress should implement broad new legislation to recast the government's 30-year-old war on cancer, according to a report issued Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

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