 Colorectal Cancer Information - November 21, 2008
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New York, NY (AHN)-New research, in the March 2006 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests men with high levels of calcium and dairy foods in their diet have a lower risk of colorectal cancer |
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A new study suggests that antidepressant drugs can also battle cancers, including colorectal cancer. HealthDay News reports the class of drugs are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft |
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Researchers may have found a way for doctors to use vitamin D to fight colon cancer. Vitamin D is needed to prevent colorectal cancer in its earliest states, but high doses of the vitamin produces large amounts of calcium, which can result in blood toxicity. It must therefore be obtained primarily through exposure to sunlight |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan (AHN)-In time for Colon Cancer Awareness Month, experts from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center say that colon cancer screening is essential to preventing the second most deadly cancer |
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Im clone, famous for being synonymous with Martha Stewart, now has a new claim to fame. Researchers from the company have discovered a treatment for head and neck cancer with one of its previously approved drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ERBITUX(R) (Cetuximab), for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and is the only treatment of its kind approved |
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