colon cancer

Good news vegetable-lovers: research shows that vegetables like kale, cabbage, and broccoli contain chemicals that may prevent colon cancer. [1]

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is urging people to start having colorectal cancer screenings at age 45, not 50, as previously advised. [1]
Colorectal cancer is the 4th-most diagnosed cancer, and the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
In the past, adults were advised to undergo screenings starting at age 50 to catch slow-growing malignancies. But in a paper published by the ACS on May 30, the group said that screenings should start 5 years sooner.

An increasing number of scientists now say that cholesterol doesn’t cause heart attacks, but eating a high-cholesterol diet may come with other risks, including a higher risk of colon cancer. Now, scientists understand exactly how cholesterol increases that risk. [1]

Over the past 16 years, the number of children diagnosed with cancer in the U.K. has shot up 40%, a new study shows; and experts are warning of a cancer “epidemic.”
The reason? Modern life is making people sick.

Experts have concluded that it is essential that the population is tested for colon cancer at age 50 and continues to do so every 10 years until the age of 75. However, they have now stated that there is no one screening method that is superior to another, leaving it up to the individual to decide the method with which they are most comfortable. [1]

Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute in the United States have begun developing a blood test that can detect 5 types of cancer, after discovering that when the cancers are present in the body, one particular gene alters its chemical signature.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened the door for farmers to plant MON87419, a new strain of genetically modified (GM) corn created by Monsanto to tolerate the weed killers dicamba and glufosinate without government oversight. The move will likely increase spraying of the herbicides.

Processed meat (including bacon) has been found to cause cancer, according to the latest research.The post Processed Meat Now Officially in Same Risk Category as Tobacco and Asbestos appeared first on The Anti-Media.

Heavy coffee drinkers are far more likely to survive colon cancer than those don’t drink coffee, a new study concluded.
Significant benefits were found to begin at two to three cups per day. Colon cancer patients who drank four or more cups of caffeinated coffee per day had half the rate of recurrence or death than non-coffee drinkers. [1]
The study abstract concludes:

Aspirin has long been said to prevent heart attacks (though that claim may be bogus); now new research suggests that aspirin may also ward off colon cancer in people in their 50s and 60s. But that doesn’t mean that everyone should start taking the medication, doctors warn.