Colorectal Cancer
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer in both men and women, accounting for roughly 10 percent of all cancer deaths each year.
Related News
2009
- Dana-Farber/ Brigham and Women's Cancer Center partners with community on colon cancer screening (April 22, 2009)
- Blood type study sheds light on biology of pancreatic cancer (March 11, 2009)
- Colorectal cancer patients' knowledge of health information influences treatment (February 23, 2009)
2008
- Protein levels indicate risk of death in some colorectal cancer patients (December 8, 2008)
- Researchers identify cancer-causing gene in many colon cancers (September 15, 2008)
- Study links vitamin D to colon cancer survival (June 19, 2008)
- Family history predicts better outcome in colorectal cancer (June 4, 2008)
- Smokers with advanced colon cancer may face higher odds of disease recurrence (May 30, 2008)
2007
2006
- Moderate exercise improves survival rates for colon cancer survivors (July 13, 2006)
- Estrogen study provides new impetus for development of colon cancer drugs (Dec. 19, 2006)
2005
- Overweight and obesity raise cancer risk — but how? (Fall/Winter 2005)
- Finding treatments to provoke antiangiogenesis is one of the fastest-growing areas of cancer research (Spring/Summer 2005)
- Aspirin use may protect against colon cancer recurrence, reduce risk of death (May 17, 2005)
- Exercise reduces risk of recurrence and death in early stage colon cancer patients (May 17, 2005)
- March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Feb. 28, 2005)
Related Links
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment Center
- Colon Cancer Surgery at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
- Rectal Cancer Surgery at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Rectal Cancer Surgery Webcast
Surgeons from Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center performed a specialized rectal cancer surgery known as a Total Mesorectal Excision (TME).
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