WIBX 950 » colon cancer http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Sun, 19 May 2013 03:40:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Prostate, Colon, Lung Cancer Rates Down http://wibx950.com/prostate-colon-lung-cancer-rates-down/ http://wibx950.com/prostate-colon-lung-cancer-rates-down/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:10:56 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=12693 Cancer rates for lung, prostate and colon cancer has dropped significantly for men in the United States, according to the latest Cancer Facts & Figures report from the American Cancer Society.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/prostate-colon-lung-cancer-rates-down/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Study: Colonoscopy Could Prevent Up to Half of Colon Cancer Deaths http://wibx950.com/study-colonoscopy-could-prevent-up-to-half-of-colon-cancer-deaths/ http://wibx950.com/study-colonoscopy-could-prevent-up-to-half-of-colon-cancer-deaths/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:47:57 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thecheckup.com/?p=12672 There’s been some debate in recent months over how effective colonoscopy really is at saving lives — but new research indicates polyp removal during the procedure can actually cut colon cancer deaths in half.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/study-colonoscopy-could-prevent-up-to-half-of-colon-cancer-deaths/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Vitamin, Mineral Supplements Tied to Lower Colon Cancer Risk http://wibx950.com/vitamin-mineral-supplements-tied-to-lower-colon-cancer-risk/ http://wibx950.com/vitamin-mineral-supplements-tied-to-lower-colon-cancer-risk/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:45:12 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thecheckup.com/?p=11540 A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (CJPP) finds that regular use of vitamin and mineral supplements could reduce the risk of colon cancer.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/vitamin-mineral-supplements-tied-to-lower-colon-cancer-risk/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Researchers Identify a Cause of Resistance to Colon Cancer Treatment http://wibx950.com/researchers-identify-a-cause-of-resistance-to-colon-cancer-treatment/ http://wibx950.com/researchers-identify-a-cause-of-resistance-to-colon-cancer-treatment/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:04:23 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=10552 A mutation in a gene causes resistance to cancer treatments, a new study in the journal Nature Medicine finds.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/researchers-identify-a-cause-of-resistance-to-colon-cancer-treatment/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Can Sitting Too Long Increase the Odds of Getting Cancer? http://wibx950.com/sitting-increase-odds-cancer/ http://wibx950.com/sitting-increase-odds-cancer/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:30:19 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58595 A new analysis found that prolonged sitting and a lack of physical activity could be the cause of more than 90,000 new cases of breast cancer and colon cancer reported each year.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/sitting-increase-odds-cancer/feed/ 0 Ian Gavan, Getty Images Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Have You Been Screened http://wibx950.com/colorectal-cancer-prevention-have-your-been-screened/ http://wibx950.com/colorectal-cancer-prevention-have-your-been-screened/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:47:00 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=7831 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer related deaths in the United States, and it's preventable. So, why haven't you been screened?

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