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ArchivesRadiation Before Surgery Can Increase Bowel and Sexual Problems
Although giving radiation before rectal cancer surgery reduces the risk that cancer will return in the rectum and nearby tissues, it does so at a cost. Quality-of-life studies that accompanied a trial of a short course of radiation therapy before surgery found more sexual and bowel problems with presurgical radiation. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on September 27th, 2008
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Tags: chemoradiation, rectal cancer, surgery
Dr. Joel Tepper Honored with ASTRO Gold Medal
Dr. Joel Tepper
Joel E. Tepper, M.D., a member of the C3 Medical Advisory Network, has received the Gold Medal Award, the highest honor that the American Society for Radiation Therapy and Oncology (ASTRO) gives to its members. He received the medal during an awards ceremony on September 23, 2008 at ASTRO’s 50th Annual Meeting in Boston. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on September 26th, 2008
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Long-Term Cancer Survivor Experience Severe Stress
Cancer survivors who have lived at least five years past their diagnosis are more than twice as likely to say their lives are extremely stressful than people who never had cancer. They report psychological stress that is severe enough to cause problems functioning at work, in school, or in social situations. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on September 25th, 2008
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Tags: psycho-oncology, survivorship
Large Polyps Found More Often in Blacks
Colon and rectum
Both black men and black women are more likely to have large polyps found during screening colonoscopies than whites. Results of a large study that collected information from 67 gastrointestinal practices over two years found 6.2 percent of whites and 7.7 percent of blacks had colorectal polyps (adenomas) were larger than 9 millimeters. These advanced adenomas have the most risk of developing into colon or rectal cancer. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on September 23rd, 2008
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Tags: colorectal cancer prevention, disparities
Hair Stylists Promote CRC Screening Via “Shop Talk”
Hair stylists and barbers in South Carolina are delivering a life-saving message to the folks sitting in their chairs — see your doctor about being screened for colorectal cancer. More than 40 hair care professionals have already been trained in how to help their clients avoid colon and rectal cancer by following screening recommendations. The goal is to reach at least 100 stylists, each promising to talk to 100 clients. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on September 23rd, 2008
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Tags: colorectal cancer prevention, disparities
