Research & Treatment News

C3 Advocates Join Stand Up to Cancer Effort

C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition Advocates Sean Twersky, Christine Niemi, Florence Kurttila and C3 Board member Andy Giusti will be attending the Stand Up to Cancer broadcast on Friday night, September 5 at 8 pm (Eastern) simulcast on NBC, ABC, and CBS. They’ll be wearing Cover Your Butt t-shirts to encourage legislation to remove financial barriers to colorectal cancer screening and prevent colorectal cancer. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on September 4th, 2008
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Tags: awareness

Nancy Roach Leads Stand Up to Cancer Advocates

C3 Board Chair Nancy Roach has been chosen Chairperson of the Stand Up to Cancer Advocate Advisory Council.

Key leaders of national cancer advocacy organizations, the Advocate Advisory Council provides the critical perspective of patients and families as SU2C research is chosen and carried out. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on September 3rd, 2008
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Tags: Advocacy, awareness

Trans fats tied to colorectal polyps

People who ate the most trans fats were almost twice as likely to have colorectal adenomas found when they had a colonoscopy. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on September 2nd, 2008
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Tags: colorectal cancer risk, diet

Alcohol Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk

Drinking increases risk for colorectal cancer, but the type of alcoholic drinks don’t appear to make a difference. Instead, danger seems to come from the alcohol itself rather than other ingredients.

In the Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer, alcohol consumption and specific alcoholic drinks were studied for more 2,300 people who had colon or rectal cancer. Compared to people who did not drink at all, there was a 30 percent increase in colorectal cancer among people who had 3 or more alcoholic drinks a day. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on September 2nd, 2008
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Tags: alcohol, colorectal cancer risk

2009 Colondar Ready

The 2009 Colondar is available now on the Colon Club website. Thirteen colon and rectal cancer survivors, all diagnosed under the age of 50, pose with their surgical scars to raise awareness of colorectal cancer.