After a negative colonoscopy, there is a significantly reduced risk of developing colorectal cancer if the exam was done by a gastroenterologist. Read the rest of this entry »

A number of studies have found that red meat and processed meats — the hamburgers, steaks, and hotdogs of summer backyard barbeques — increase risk for colon and rectal cancer.  Grilling those meats at high temperatures makes the risk even higher.

Eating more fruits and vegetables can reduce the chances of getting cancer, and grilling them is safe.

Grilling is an interesting new way to get the additional fruits and vegetables into your diet.  Brush them lightly with olive or canola oil to prevent sticking. Read the rest of this entry »

A recent study by Dr. Rubin from the University of Chicago evaluated over 180,000 patients with urological cancers such as renal pelvis and ureteral cancers and over 350,000 with colorectal cancer.

It is known that families with a genetic predisposition to colon cancer known as HNPCC (hereditary colorectal cancers) are at higher risk to develop additional cancers such as upper gastrointestinal cancers, ovarian and endometrium cancers but also renal cancers. This is one of the first and largest studies to connect colorectal and urological cancers. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been reading about why red meat is associated with higher colon cancer risk. Initially it was thought it was because of the fat in the meat, but this has changed. It may due to protein.

Worldwide, red meat consumption in countries matches colon cancer incidence perfectly. Countries where people eat a lot of red meat such as US, Europe, and South America have the highest incidence. Countries like Japan, China, and the Far East, which have increased their intake of red meat with the westernization of diet, have the highest increase of colon cancer incidence. Japan, a country which used to have the lowest incidence of colon cancer, has now a higher incidence than the USA.  Japan has a dramatic shortage of oncologists to deal with the increasing number of cases. Read the rest of this entry »

Verna Cox with Sen. Bob Casey in Washington

C3 Advocate Verna Cox was featured in the Philadelphia Daily News yesterday, and there’s a link to her story as well as links to the winning entries in the Get Screened Video Contest.

This week, we also report research showing that the elderly benefit from irinotecan chemotherapy treatments, a potential vaccine for travelers diarrhea, and no link between coffee drinking and colorectal cancer. Read the rest of this entry »