More Gastrointestinal System Cancer News

• New Clues to Stopping Colitis-Linked Cancer

  February 2 (HealthDay News) -- Two immune system proteins may someday help doctors treat and ...

• Genetic Data May Predict Colon Cancer Odds

  January 16 (HealthDay News) -- Areas of deleted genetic data in key DNA may prove ...

• More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings

  January 15 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for breast, cervical and colon cancer saves lives, but ...

• Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely

  January 15 (HealthDay News) -- Colonoscopies performed by family doctors who are trained to conduct ...

• Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers

  January 14 (HealthDay News) -- New research may one day help physicians identify those patients ...

• Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk

  January 8 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone therapy may lower a woman's risk of colorectal cancer, ...

• 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 ...

• Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing

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

• Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot

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

• 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 ...