BOSTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Healthier lifestyle choices and screening have contributed greatly to the 13 percent decline in U.S. cancer mortality since 1990, a researcher said.
OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A U.S. study shows colorectal cancer deaths among men and women dropped 4.3 percent per year from 2002 to 2005, researchers said.
HELSINKI, Finland, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Roughly four out of 10 colorectal cancers were detected in Finland by a colorectal cancer screening program using a fecal occult blood test, researchers say.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Calcium supplements only reduce the risk of colon cancer recurrence if the ratio of calcium to magnesium is low, U.S. researchers suggest.
MONTPELLIER, France, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- French medical scientists say they've identified patterns of gene expression that can predict response to treatment of advanced metastatic colorectal cancer.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said that colon polyps are more prevalent among black male and female patients, compared to white patients.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found failure to inherit a cancer-inhibiting gene from just one parent increases the risk of contracting colorectal cancer.
BOSTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests computed tomographic colonography is an effective, less invasive option in screening for colorectal cancer.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A computerized system that printed reminders for patients for colorectal cancer screening increased sceenings by 9 percent, U.S. researchers said.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered a genetic trait that is likely the most common cause of colorectal cancer that's been found.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. panel of experts recommends against routine prostate cancer screening for men over age 75.
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 30 (UPI) -- A population-based breast cancer screening program in Norway compared physician- and self-referrals in Vermont in detecting cancer, researchers said.
ATLANTA, July 14 (UPI) -- Only about half of U.S. men and women 50 and older receive the recommended colorectal cancer screening tests, government researchers said.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- Higher education is good for the mind, and new research by the American Cancer Society says it's good for the body as well.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've found a compound that effectively treats colorectal cancer but with fewer side effects than with a commonly used drug.
