Regular aspirin use is associated with a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer or other causes, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. These findings come as the result of a recent study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School where 1279 patients were followed for an average of twelve [...]
Amidst heated discussions about health care reform, the idea of “death panels” has surfaced, scaring many Americans into believing that if President Obama’s health care reform is passed that mandatory panels will make end of life decisions for seniors and other Americans with life threatening conditions. As WCCO-TV reporter Pat Kessler explains, the idea of [...]
News broadcasts are full of stories showing Americans yelling and screaming about health care. Town hall meetings have become a forum for chaos rather than the community discussion that they were meant to be. But the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network has developed a way for your voice to be heard. In an email [...]
Fox News 44 covered last weekend’s successful Get Your Year in Gear event in Colchester, Vermont. The run/walk event brought out 300 participants including reporter Jaimarie Ely who interviewed participants about their involvement with the event. The Get Your Rear In Gear 5K is organized by the Colon Cancer Coalition and brings people together to [...]
Patients who are being treated for metastatic colon cancer should have testing to screen for gene mutations, according to a recent study. Biotechnology company Amgen, Inc. released a statement this month detailing their study into the treatment of metastatic colon cancer with Vectibex, a drug they manufacture. In the study, researchers treated patients who had [...]
Obese persons spend $1,429 more on annual medical costs than persons of normal weight, according to a news release provided by the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC examined payments made by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurers, and prescription drug spending to determine that the obese population pays 42% more than the average American who is [...]
Watch as Dick Woodruff, ACS CAN’s lead advocate in Washington, talks about his meetings with the White House and Congress as he negotiates for lower health care costs and to prevent people from being denied coverage because they survived cancer. Tell five friends to to stand with the American Cancer Society for better health care [...]
With the health care reform debate heating up, it is critical that cancer survivors make our voices heard. Too many Americans who think they have good health insurance find out the hard way, when cancer strikes, that their coverage is inadequate. Survivors have delayed care, gone deeply into debt, drained lifelong savings or find they [...]
Post updated March 17, 2011 Computed tomography, also known as a CT or CAT scan, is one of the most common forms of diagnostic imaging. The scans are used to diagnose or monitor a wide range of medical illnesses including cancer and many heart conditions. It is not uncommon that cancer survivors get CT scans [...]
Research is providing insight into a new screening tool not only for colon cancer but also for gastrointestinal cancers above the colon. According to a report on MedicineNet.com, Dr. David Ahlquist has been researching a stool based DNA test at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. Ahlquist maintains that screening for DNA in the stool [...]
