The Los Angeles Times (7/6, Maugh) reports, “Increased screening during the last decade for colorectal cancer, the nation’s second-leading cause of cancer deaths, has put a sharp dent in the prevalence of the disease and in the number of deaths resulting from it,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. As screening for… Read more »
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One In Three Adults In US Skips Colon Cancer Screening Follow-Ups
WebMD (6/24, Warner) reported that one in three “adults who have been screened for colon cancer fail to follow up with repeat screenings as recommended, according to a new survey.” Researchers found that “33% of US adults between the ages of 60 and 70 years old have only been screened once for colon cancer; 31%… Read more »
Marriage May Be Linked To Increased Survival Among Colon Cancer Patients.
Study found patients were 14% less likely to die if they had a spouse THURSDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Being married improves the likelihood of survival for colon cancer patients, a new study finds. Married men and women with colon cancer were 14 percent less likely to die than other colon cancer patients, according… Read more »
