More Gastrointestinal System Cancer News

• Gleevec Approved for Use After Cancer Surgery

  December 22 (HealthDay News) -- Gleevec, a "miracle drug" in curing certain types of adult ...

• Gene Boosts Drinkers' Colon Cancer Risk

  December 19 (HealthDay News) -- About a fifth of white Americans carry a gene mutation ...

• Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk

  December 16 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the long list of cancers caused by smoking, ...

• Pancreatic Cancer May Have a New Foe

  Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Proteins produced by a particular gene may provide a new ...

• Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot

  December 15 (HealthDay News) -- While a colonoscopy is a very effective procedure for combating ...

• Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing

  Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Despite major progress reducing overall colorectal cancer incidence and death ...

• 2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Blood levels of two insulin-related proteins are able to predict ...

• Screening for Colorectal Cancer Saves Lives

  December 10 (HealthDay News) -- The use of fecal occult blood testing to screen for ...

• CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis

  December 2 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancer and osteoporosis are very different diseases that a ...

• Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return

  November 25 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed a genetic model for predicting ...

• Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely

  November 20 (HealthDay News) -- The cost of treating colorectal cancer can vary by tens ...

• Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease

  November 20 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancer screening detects 40 percent of cancers and should ...

• Smoking, Drinking Raise Risks of Esophagus, Stomach Cancer

  November 17 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking and drinking are associated with three esophageal and stomach ...

• Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men

  November 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women may have a harder time prepping for colonoscopy than ...

• Saturated Fats Linked to Cancer of Small Intestine

  November 14 (HealthDay News) -- Eating foods high in saturated fats -- such as red ...

• Negative Cancer Messages Backfire With Blacks

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer-screening messages targeted to minorities that take a negative approach ...

• Researchers ID Genetic Markers for Esophageal Cancer

  November 5 (HealthDay News) -- Eleven genetic variations believed to be predictors of esophageal cancer ...

• Statins Lower Risk of Clots in Cancer Patients

  October 27 (HealthDay News) -- A class of drugs widely used to lower cholesterol may ...

• Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those with Certain Gene Mutation

  October 22 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that people with advanced colon cancer ...