http://coloncancer.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Colon Cancer GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-06-25T14:39:58Z Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:39:58 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/07/01/the-wrong-direction.htm As someone who cares deeply about cancer prevention, news today that obesity rates continue to climb in both adults and children is disheartening. Quite simply, as a country, we are... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/07/01/the-wrong-direction.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:27:44 +0000 2009-07-01T16:27:44Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/25/metastatic-colon-cancer-the-outlook-brightens.htm For a person with metastatic colon cancer, which is colon cancer that has spread beyond the colon to other parts of the body, the situation may feel hopeless and overwhelming.... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/25/metastatic-colon-cancer-the-outlook-brightens.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:39:58 +0000 2009-06-25T14:39:58Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/24/turning-science-fiction-into-science.htm It sounds like the stuff of science fiction...a tiny device implanted in your body that provides a way to continuously monitor your blood, looking for clues as to what's going... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/24/turning-science-fiction-into-science.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:08:25 +0000 2009-06-24T17:08:25Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/20/b3-may-be-key-to-upping-neutrophils.htm As many people with cancer know, when your immune system bounces back after each treatment cycle, this is a good thing. And while some decrease in immune function during chemotherapy... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/20/b3-may-be-key-to-upping-neutrophils.htm Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:56:44 +0000 2009-06-20T19:56:44Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/18/avoid-meating-your-way-to-overweight-and-colon-cancer.htm Among the most important risk factors for colon cancer are overweight and obesity. And by most important, I mean something that is modifiable (can be controlled by the choices we... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/18/avoid-meating-your-way-to-overweight-and-colon-cancer.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:52:22 +0000 2009-06-18T18:52:22Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/17/want-better-health-get-out-of-the-car.htm A recent news article has drawn attention to one of the most important reasons why many Americans fail to get even a minimal amount of physical activity into their daily... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/17/want-better-health-get-out-of-the-car.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:43:35 +0000 2009-06-17T22:43:35Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/12/screening-the-relatives.htm Among relatives of those diagnosed with colon cancer, denial is a very common feeling. Relatives of loved ones who are diagnosed with colon cancer often have feelings including: I'm really sad... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/12/screening-the-relatives.htm Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:01:18 +0000 2009-06-12T11:01:18Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/09/deep-sedation-yields-better-detection.htm At the May/June 2009 Annual Digestive Diseases Week meeting in Chicago, researchers announced study results that may have an impact on how colonoscopies are performed in the United States. Using... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/09/deep-sedation-yields-better-detection.htm Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:00:32 +0000 2009-06-09T11:00:32Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/07/surgery-not-always-needed-for-metastatic-colon-cancer.htm During a June 1st, 2009 poster session at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Dr. Philip Paty and his colleagues shared research findings suggesting that... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/07/surgery-not-always-needed-for-metastatic-colon-cancer.htm Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:40:35 +0000 2009-06-07T18:40:35Z http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/07/new-way-to-manage-chemo-related-nausea-and-vomiting.htm Nausea and vomiting are among the most-dreaded side effects of cancer treatment, but research published in the June 2009 online edition of Lancet Oncology, has given doctors an additional tool... http://coloncancer.about.com/b/2009/06/07/new-way-to-manage-chemo-related-nausea-and-vomiting.htm Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:22:52 +0000 2009-06-07T17:22:52Z