Q: Why isn’t everyone screened for cancer? A: Screening for colorectal cancer is in its early stages. Not all doctors screen for colorectal cancer, or some patients may be reluctant to go for testing. This is unfortunate because widespread screening could save up to 30,000 lives each year. Colorectal... 

A chemical produced by fat cells makes colon cancers grow faster, aUS study has suggested. The British Journal of Surgery study could help explain why severely overweight people appear to be at far greater risk of the disease. A team at the University of california, san diego found that the hormone... 

President bush was diagnosed with polyps during a test. Doctors found and removed five small polyps from President Bush’s colon during a cancer screening that forced him to relinquish his presidential powers to Vice President Dick Cheney for two hours and five minutes. Scott M. Stanzel, a White House... 

Blueberries can help to reduce colon cancer risk by 57%. A compound found in blueberries shows promise of preventing colon cancer, according to a new study. Scientists at Rutgers University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted a joint study on animals, and found that the compound —... 

3 cups coffee a day keeps colon cancer away. TOKYO - Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day may cut the risk of colon cancer in women by half, according to a study by Japanese scientists.Researchers from Tokyo’s National Cancer Center studied data from more than 96,000 men and women aged...