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On Saturday, the White House has lost Tony Snow. Lost to colon cancer that is at age 53 –survived by his wife, Jill, and their three children.
President George W. Bush recalls Snow with fondness:
“He had a wonderful sense of humor. He loved to laugh. He loved his country. And he loved his family.
I just hope […]
ERBITUX® (Cetuximab) - product of Merck KGaA and ImClone Systems Inc. - has received EU backing as first-line treatment for colon cancer.
According to the European Medicines Agency:
Erbitux can be given as the first drug in colon-cancer treatment in patients who carry an unmutated kras gene, restricting its use to about 65 percent of patients.
Erbitux is […]
I already mentioned here that Mrs. Cory Aquino has cancer of the colon — as reported by her family on Monday. Although the cancer’s stage was not disclosed, Mrs. Aquino underwent her first round of chemotherapy yesterday (Tuesday).
This all happened at the Makati Medical Center where Mrs. Aquino was confined and earlier diagnosed with colon […]
Corazon C. Aquino - former (and first woman) President of the Philippines, has colon cancer.
The condition of Mrs. Aquino (fondly called Cory) was recently revealed by her family.
Former president Corazon Aquino is suffering from colon cancer and is in a hospital, her family said Monday.
Aquino’s daughter Kris, a people television host and actress, read a […]
Last week (Wednesday, 23 January 2008) Canadian painter Conrad Furey died following a long battle with colon cancer.
Furey’s wife says the Hamilton-based artist died in his sleep early Wednesday after falling into a coma on the weekend. “It was a very peaceful death,” Theresa Furey said. “It’s how he wanted to die - he wanted […]
As reported by the US Government and the CDC, the top four deadliest cancers are the following:
Lung cancer
Colon cancer
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
We should remember though that if detected in it’s early stage, cancer need not be deadly. Moreover, if you have a family history of cancer, you should keep in mind to adjust the other cancer […]
Earlier, I wrote about the implication of two glasses of wine daily to colon cancer in a UK study.
Now a Japanese study suggests that drinking three or more cups of coffee a day may reduce the risk or colon cancer in women (sorry guys, there was no significant benefit found in men!).
On the other hand, […]
According to a study by Cancer Research UK, drinking two large glasses of wine a day increases the risk of getting bowel cancer by a quarter while even one large glass can increase the risk by 10 percent.
The warnings will come as a huge worry to millions of middle class Britons who enjoy a […]
A combination of TRAIL (a tumor necrosis factor) and sorafenib (an inhibitor currently used to treat renal cancer) has been found to reduce the size of tumors in mice with colon carcinomas with few side effects – thereby demonstrating the potential effectiveness of the combined treatment on human colon cancers.
Such were the new combination therapy […]
Developed by University of Navarra School of Pharmacy researcher Leire Garcia Navarro is a new treatment that slows down the growth of colon and liver cancers.
The specialist worked on designing non-viral systems which act directly upon the liver and the colon. In this manner, she prepared, optimized and evaluated, in vitro and in vivo, […]
Cancer therapies, healing, and society.
Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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