Try A Lottery to Encourage Patients to Screen for Colon Cancer
New research finds that convincing patients to do an often dreaded colon cancer screening test could just take a little extra nudge - like a chance to win $50.
New research finds that convincing patients to do an often dreaded colon cancer screening test could just take a little extra nudge - like a chance to win $50.
In 2013, Givens was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Givens said in an interview at the New York Life 2014 National Cultural Markets Conference last year, "That day was very surreal. I felt like I was dreaming. It felt unreal all the way up until I had to do chemo."
He said, "I remember I was laying on the hospital bed and the doctor came in crying and when I saw her crying I knew it was something serious. My doctors thought I had, like, three days to live so they just zapped me with chemo. I left out of there with my veins burning and everything."
Research Reveals NSAIDs Prevent Colon Cancer by Inducing Death of Mutated Intestinal Stem Cells
A new study suggests that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) protect against the development of colorectal cancer by inducing cell suicide pathways.
A new study suggests that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) protect against the development of colorectal cancer by inducing cell suicide pathways.
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Loss of Single Hormone may Trigger Colon Cancer Development
The loss of single hormone may cause colon cancer, a new study has revealed.
The loss of single hormone may cause colon cancer, a new study has revealed.
Colon Cancer Rates Highest in Acadiana in United States
Colorectal cancer incidence rates in the Louisiana Acadian parishes are among the highest in the United States.
Colorectal cancer incidence rates in the Louisiana Acadian parishes are among the highest in the United States.
