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Screening process
exist for patients with positive personal or family history of colorectal cancer, adenomatous polyps, familial adenomatous polyposis...
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Vitamin D helps improve survival from bowel and skin cancer
with lots of moles, red hair fair skin and a family history of the disease should take extra care in the sun as they are more at risk of...
Type 2 diabetes and insulin use are associated with colorectal cancer in men
a stronger association among individuals with a family history of CRC. This finding could have clinical relevance if confirmed by other large...
Poor men more likely to die from bowel cancer
1 in 3 cancers in the rectum." Alongside family history of bowel cancer and getting older, obesity and diets high in red and processed...
Noninvasive stool test for colorectal cancer unaffected by medications, lifestyle factors and other variables
the variables influenced test results, nor did family history of colorectal cancer or polyps or personal history of polyps. These results...
Family history of bowel cancer increases odds of survival
Family history of bowel cancer increases odds of... patient outcome data has found a link between family history of the disease and a better chance of survival, published in the British... found that the 1,700 people (16 per cent) with a family history of the disease were 11 per cent less likely to die from bowel cancer within 5... cancer, family history,...
MD Anderson study finds one-third of colorectal cancers diagnosed before age 35 are hereditary
cause. Within this group, 28.6 percent had a family history of CRC and 51.6 percent had a family history of other cancers. Strong family...
Landmark study gives clearest picture of genetic causes of bowel cancer
12% of cases occur in people with a family history of bowel cancer, with inherited mutations in known cancer-causing genes such... cancer, mutations, genetic factors, family history...
Lifestyle choices condition colon and rectal cancer risk more than genetics
physical exercise, body mass index, alcohol and family history of cancer, among others) and in a subgroup of 1,336 cases of colorectal cancer...
Colorectal cancer: Combined analysis enhances risk prediction
Heidelberg have now shown that a combination of family history and an analysis of genetic markers helps determine a person’s colorectal... a known risk factor for the disease. Besides family history, a person's profile of genetic risk markers also provides information about... polymorphisms, genetic predisposition, family history...
Links between red meat and distal colon cancer
provide valuable information for those with family history of colorectal cancer and those working on prevention.” More than 2.2...
Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
increasing BMI held even among women with no family history of the disease. The American Cancer Society recently lowered the recommended...