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May 18, 2016
Have a Question about Nutrition and Cancer? Ask the Expert!
By megm
CancerConnect and the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Will Present: Ask the Expert with Oncology Nutrition Specialists […]
Tags: Anal Cancer, Colon Cancer, Liver Cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, nutrition, Pancreatic Cancer
March 9, 2016
Cancer Survivorship: Creative Therapies
By Barrie Cassileth, PhD Creativity is inherently therapeutic, whether we are making something ourselves or enjoying the creativity of others. […]
Tags: Anal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Liver Cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, Pancreatic Cancer, Rectal Cancer
March 4, 2016
Anesthesia Increases Colonoscopy Risks
Though colonoscopy is often performed with anesthesia, a recent study published in the journal Gastroenterology has found that sedation increases […]
Tags: Anal Cancer, anesthesia, Colon Cancer, colonoscope, colonoscopy, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other, Rectal Cancer, risks, Screening/Prevention Anal Cancer, Screening/Prevention Colon Cancer, Screening/Prevention Rectal Cancer
March 3, 2016
Pass It On: It’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
The colon and rectum are parts of the digestive system, and make up the large intestine. Most of the large […]
Tags: Anal Cancer, Colon Cancer, colorectal cancer, prevention, Rectal Cancer, screening
February 11, 2016
Vistogard® Approved for Life-Threatening Toxicities of Certain Chemotherapy Agents
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vistogard (uridine triacetate) for the treatment of life-threatening toxicities caused by […]
Tags: Anal Cancer, Breast Cancer, capecitabine, Colon Cancer, fda, fluorouracil, Gastric Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, life-threatening, Liver Cancer, News Tips and Features, News Tips and Features Other
May 6, 2013
Anal Cancer Rates Appear to Be On the Rise in the U.S.
The number of people in the United States with anal cancer has tripled since the 1970s, according to the results […]
Tags: Anal Cancer, News Tips and Features, Screening/Prevention Anal Cancer
October 15, 2012
Anal Cancer on the Rise in Men with HIV
Nearly one-third of men with anal cancer have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to the results of a study […]
Tags: Anal Cancer, News Tips and Features, Screening/Prevention Anal Cancer