How do lifestyle factors and exposure to environmental substances affect our cancer risk?
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Research supports second-line treatment with Avastin and chemotherapy in advanced-stage disease
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Infection, lifestyle tied to which cancer types are most common in different countries
Things that may help lower your risk
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Over-the-counter, prescription 'NSAID' meds appeared to lower risk in Danish patients
Including avoiding solid foods
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They reported less pain with traditional colonoscopy than with 'virtual' imaging procedure
Screening should be offered to healthy seniors who haven't been tested before, researchers say
Type 2 disease linked with higher risk of precancerous lesions in those 40 to 49, study finds
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Minimally invasive approach might have applications for weight-loss procedures, cancer care in humans
Research suggests the test can help prevent colon cancer incidence, deaths
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