Colorectal cancer

2022 - 12 - 29

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University of Illinois raising colorectal cancer awareness (CBS News)

The school's cancer center will host a screening of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." The goal of the screening is to raise awareness of colorectal cancer and ...

for more features. The show starts today at 5:30 p.m.

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Should nitrites in meat products be banned? Another study links the ... (Euronews)

The calls for a UK ban come after France's health body confirmed the link between nitrites in processed meat and bowel cancer.

The everyday consumption of nitrite-containing bacon and ham poses a very real risk to public health,” he said. The study authors noted that while 15 per cent nitrate-pork in the diet was “a relatively high intake of processed meat,” all previous preclinical trials had used a minimum of 50 per cent processed meat in the diet. A leading scientist in the UK has called for the country to ban the use of nitrites in processed meat, after publishing a study that adds to the body of evidence showing the additives can increase the risk of cancer.

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Woman, 48, hit with bowel cancer diagnosis after suffering from a ... (Daily Express)

Natasha Hayes' story highlights the importance of getting any unusual changes in your body checked by a doctor.

Natasha said: “I’ve always loved to run, and I am now just starting my couch to 5k again and looking forward to some lovely holidays.” Natasha Hayes, who was 48 when diagnosed with bowel [cancer](/latest/cancer), only experienced one very painful sign. I have Crohn’s disease so my doctor referred me the gastro team.” [cancer](/life-style/health/1710860/ovarian-cancer-signs-symptoms-feeling-full-quickly-bloating). [Bowel cancer](/latest/bowel-cancer) symptoms often go undetected, not least because they make many people feel squeamish. [cancerous](/life-style/health/1699431/bowel-cancer-signs-symptoms-haematochezia-fresh-blood-in-poo).

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Diagnosed at 39 while pregnant, woman beats colon cancer (WOODTV.com)

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Colorectal cancer cases have been rising sharply among young adults. The deaths of celebrities like “Black Panther” star ...

Experts see more colon cancer in younger people (Yahoo News)

Dec. 29—ANDERSON — Actress Kirstie Alley died in early December, soon after she got a diagnosis of colon cancer, according to her family.

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