Tag Archives: colorectal cancer

Finding Colon Cancer Before it’s Cancer

January 18th, 2012 - 3:42 pm

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. More accurate and more sensitive.  When it comes to cancer screenings, those are two attributes you really want.  Well, results of two studies suggest that a … Continue reading →

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New Mayo Clinic Test Targets Lynch Syndrome, a Risk Factor for Colon Cancer

May 18th, 2011 - 12:30 pm

Mayo Clinic has developed a screening procedure that could dramatically increase testing for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary genetic disorder that raises cancer risk, particularly for colorectal cancer. An estimated 3 percent of colon cancers can be attributed to Lynch syndrome. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic to Host Colon Cancer Event in Second Life

March 30th, 2010 - 11:10 am

Giving the term “virtual colonoscopy” a whole new meaning, Mayo Clinic will host its first presentation in Second Life on Wednesday, March 31st, at 3:30 p.m. CDT (1:30 SLT, or Second Life time). In recognition of March as Colon and … Continue reading →

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Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy and a Song

March 11th, 2010 - 5:02 pm

There’s no question it’s an odd topic for a song, and it’s a pretty safe bet that this one will never top the charts.  But it could save your life.  March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and recently, Peter Yarrow … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Examines Easier Test for Colon Cancer

October 2nd, 2008 - 1:36 pm

The first generation of a stool DNA test to identify early colorectal cancer has limitations, according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Results did not corroborate findings of an … Continue reading →

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