• Dec 30, Pain on the Left Side of the Abdomen

    Updated: 2011-12-30 15:53:17
    I have been having a dull pain in my left side and it is becoming more frequent. I am going to set an appointment with my Dr. when she returns from the

  • Dec 30, Gas after Colon Surgery

    Updated: 2011-12-30 15:52:41
    My mother hasjust had bowel surgery for a large tumor and has an ileostomy (stoma?) bag. She is finding wind to be a huge problem even though being sensible

  • Dec 30, Colonoscopy - Do it!! -Get it Checked

    Updated: 2011-12-30 15:34:38
    I was diagnosed a couple of years ago. My wife, a nurse urged me to go as I was passing blood. A colonoscopy was performed. Not particularly painful

  • Dec 30, Nursing and Nutrition for Colon Cancer Patient

    Updated: 2011-12-30 15:31:40
    Hello dear doctor, one of my neighbors is a poor and money-less 57 years old male with chronic hemorroid and hyper thyroid (for 15 years). after complaint

  • Dec 30, Pain on the Left Side of my Abdomen

    Updated: 2011-12-30 15:29:20
    Hi, I have been experieincing pain in my left side, I'd say honestly for about 6 months now. I thought it was indigestion as Lanzoporale seemed to help,

  • Drinking coffee regularly cuts risk of endometrial cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-30 13:57:49
    Secondary links Login Register Health News My Health Industry News Conferences Events Diagnostics Equipments Pharma Recalls Research Development Rulings Blogs Discussions Find a Doctor near you Beta Primary links Diet Nutrition Fitness For the Soul Healthy Heart Healthy Skin Kids Parenting Health Hubs Cancer Diabetes Obesity Obstetrics Gynaecology ADHD Hypertension Stress Management Home Drinking coffee regularly cuts risk of endometrial cancer POSTED December 30, 2011 19:27 POSTED BY munish2425 Last edited by Jaspreet Virk on December 30, 2011 19:58 Drinking coffee regularly may lower risk of developing endometrial cancer by 25 percent , finds a study by researchers of Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public . Health The reason is that women who regularly drink coffee have

  • Gene Mutation May Be Key to Familial Pancreatic Cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-30 00:21:29
    Health News Gene Mutation May Be Key to Familial Pancreatic Cancer Print E-mail THURSDAY , Dec . 29 HealthDay News Individuals may face a higher hereditary risk for developing pancreatic cancer if they carry abnormalities in the so-called ATM gene , new research . reveals The finding , reported in an upcoming issue of Cancer Discovery stems from genetic-sequencing work conducted among 166 pancreatic cancer patients . For comparative purposes , 190 other individuals who did not have pancreatic cancer also underwent . sequencing The study was led by Alison Klein , an associate professor of oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and director of the National Familial Pancreas Tumor . Registry Noting that 10 percent of pancreatic cancer patients are from

  • Health Care Reform Battle Tops Health News for 2011

    Updated: 2011-12-30 00:21:29
    Health News Health Care Reform Battle Tops Health News for 2011 Print E-mail THURSDAY , Dec . 29 HealthDay News While no one story dominated health news in 2011, the ongoing debate over the legality of the new health care reform law was perhaps the most polarizing , with the case now set to go to the U.S . Supreme Court early in 2012. Supporters of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which President Obama signed into law in 2010, claim the legislation will extend coverage to 30 million Americans . But opponents labeled it an unconstitutional intrusion of government upon personal rights , especially the individual mandate clause that requires Americans to purchase health insurance or face . fines Some of the law's provisions , such as allowing children to remain on their parents'

  • Avastin May Help Some With Ovarian Cancer Studies

    Updated: 2011-12-29 07:22:38
    : Health News Avastin May Help Some With Ovarian Cancer : Studies Print E-mail WEDNESDAY , Dec . 28 HealthDay News Two new studies suggest that the drug Avastin may lengthen progression-free survival by about four months for women with ovarian . cancer What isn't clear yet is whether adding Avastin bevacizumab will make a difference in overall survival . One study suggested it would , while the other study didn't find a difference in overall survival between two treatment . groups The bottom-line results are a 28 percent reduction in disease progression with patients on continued bevacizumab compared to the standard treatment group . There was a 3.8 month median difference in progression-free survival , said Dr . Robert Burger , author of one of the studies and director of the Women's

  • Dec 26, Dr's can't do anything for moms tumor anymore

    Updated: 2011-12-26 13:32:54
    This was my mothers third year doing chemo and just recently they told us it has spread and chemo is no longer working for her. So now due to the tumor

  • Dec 26, skin cancer maybe inherited?

    Updated: 2011-12-26 13:32:22
    If my grandmothers mum, had skin cancer. do I, her as her great grand daughter, have high chances of getting it as well? Replys within 48 hrs would be

  • Dec 26, feces color after colon surgery

    Updated: 2011-12-26 13:31:33
    my faeces still are black after 8 days from the surgery is this normal

  • Dec 26, After Colon Cancer Surgery

    Updated: 2011-12-26 13:30:59
    What to do about lazy stomache muscles after surgery. Stomache is still swollen after having surgery a year ago. How do I reduce stomache

  • Dec 26, chemo after liver resection

    Updated: 2011-12-26 13:30:41
    how soon should take the chemo after the liver resection

  • Dec 26, colorectal cancer?

    Updated: 2011-12-26 13:30:16
    must i go for the surgery for the tumor at my rectum . cant i try the natural way to kill the cancer cell through the right diet and vitamins and herbs

  • New genetic fault linked to lung cancer in non-smokers

    Updated: 2011-12-22 18:01:00
    Korean scientists have discovered a gene fault that may be behind thousands cases of lung cancer worldwide, particularly in non-smokers.

  • Evolving ovarian cancer cells 'dodge' treatment with chemotherapy

    Updated: 2011-12-19 17:01:00
    Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that the commonest type of ovarian cancer evolves at a startling rate, which may allow cancer cells to 'dodge' the current standard treatment, reveals research in The Journal of Pathology today.

  • Ayesha Ahmad: Medical Humanities Consortium (MHC) 10th Annual Meeting

    Updated: 2011-12-18 18:03:53
    The 10th Annual Meeting for the Medical Humanities Consortium (MHC) ‘Hospitals, Healthcare, and the Medical Humanities’ has been scheduled for May 15th-16th 2012 and will be held at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. There is still time to submit a proposal – deadline is December 20, 2012: On behalf of the [...]

  • Dec 18, timing of Colon Cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-18 13:10:20
    how much time does it take to reach first stag

  • Dec 18, colon resection five years ago--pain in both sides near hip bones and legs

    Updated: 2011-12-18 13:09:49
    I had a complicated colon resection five years ago. I have a family history of colon cancer; my father passed away at 39. I am always fatigued, with

  • Dec 17, My Dad- 6/29/1910-8/6/1998

    Updated: 2011-12-17 23:54:36
    I remember it was 1995 and my dad had to go to the hospital because of severe bleeding, the medical team found a rectal mass, but they were hopeful it

  • Dec 17, April Fools day in Canada- and I have cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-17 23:53:41
    On April 1, 2011, April Fools Day, in Canada I entered hospital for a routine Colonoscopy and never had any idea of what I was about to be told, that I

  • Dec 17, colon cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-17 23:52:18
    My mother is in stage 4 colon cancer they started her on chem but they had to stop because it messed up all her blood there is nothing left to do she

  • Dec 17, cancer and length of life

    Updated: 2011-12-17 23:51:15
    how long do people have to live if had collon cance

  • Dec 17, post operative bowel control

    Updated: 2011-12-17 23:50:50
    In March 2009, I had an operation to remove an early diagnosed rectal cancer, where the cancer was very close to my rectal exit. After the operation my

  • Dec 17, General Surgeon vs. Specialist

    Updated: 2011-12-17 23:50:20
    We just found out that my dad may have rectal cancer. The general surgeon who performed the colonoscopy and found large polyps which he feels are for sure

  • Dec 17, Chemotherapy and sexual intercourse

    Updated: 2011-12-17 23:49:44
    How many days after chemotherapy is it safe to have sexual intercourse?

  • 'Models of Carer Assesment Tools and Measurements in the context of developing a Single Assessment Tool'

    Updated: 2011-12-15 10:37:13
    tel : 0044 0 28 90 690066 email : info cardi.ie Home About Us CARDI Staff Media Contact Steering Group Vacancies Contact us CARDI Strategic Plan 2008-2011 CARDI Grants Programme Grant Programme News CARDI Data Mining Programme CARDI Grant Programme Projects News Blog Blog Archive CARDI Press releases CARDI E-bulletin Events Publications CARDI publications All publications Resources for Researchers Researchers' Database Research Directory Funding Useful Links and Resources Useful Links Irish Ageing Related Websites UK Ageing Related Websites International Ageing Related Websites Help login register Models of Carer Assesment Tools and Measurements in the context of developing a Single Assessment Tool' in family carers informal carers Republic of Ireland Single assessment older people care

  • 'Models of Carer Assesment Tools and Measurements in the context of developing a Single Assessment Tool'

    Updated: 2011-12-15 10:37:13
    tel : 0044 0 28 90 690066 email : info cardi.ie Home About Us CARDI Staff Media Contact Steering Group Vacancies Contact us CARDI Strategic Plan 2008-2011 CARDI Grants Programme Grant Programme News CARDI Data Mining Programme CARDI Grant Programme Projects News Blog Blog Archive CARDI Press releases CARDI E-bulletin Events Publications CARDI publications All publications Resources for Researchers Researchers' Database Research Directory Funding Useful Links and Resources Useful Links Irish Ageing Related Websites UK Ageing Related Websites International Ageing Related Websites Help login register Models of Carer Assesment Tools and Measurements in the context of developing a Single Assessment Tool' in family carers informal carers Republic of Ireland Single assessment older people care

  • 'Promoting the role of Primary Care Teams and GP's in supporting Ireland's Family Carers'

    Updated: 2011-12-15 10:28:17
    tel : 0044 0 28 90 690066 email : info cardi.ie Home About Us CARDI Staff Media Contact Steering Group Vacancies Contact us CARDI Strategic Plan 2008-2011 CARDI Grants Programme Grant Programme News CARDI Data Mining Programme CARDI Grant Programme Projects News Blog Blog Archive CARDI Press releases CARDI E-bulletin Events Publications CARDI publications All publications Resources for Researchers Researchers' Database Research Directory Funding Useful Links and Resources Useful Links Irish Ageing Related Websites UK Ageing Related Websites International Ageing Related Websites Help login register Promoting the role of Primary Care Teams and GP's in supporting Ireland's Family Carers' in family carers GP's informal carers primary care Republic of Ireland Researcher : nbsp Liam O'Sullivan

  • HPV testing for cervical cancer 'the best option for women over 30'

    Updated: 2011-12-14 17:39:00
    Testing for the presence of DNA from the human papillomavirus (HPV) alongside conventional smear test is the best cervical cancer screening option for all women aged 30 years or older, according to scientists from the Netherlands.

  • TRUST (Clinical trial of thyroxine in treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism in older people)

    Updated: 2011-12-14 15:58:45
    Supervisors: Prof B Whelan and Prof C Normand (TCD), and Prof H McGee (RCSI)  

  • Research could lead to better diagnosis of prostate cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-14 15:14:18
    Irish scientists in search for more accurate method than PSA test to detect disease, writes RONAN McGREEVY, Iriread more

  • Dec 14, eating jello before colonoscopy

    Updated: 2011-12-14 13:02:14
    What if I eat red jello 20 hours before my colonoscospy? Can I still have the procedure

  • Dec 14, colo rectal post surgery wound healing

    Updated: 2011-12-14 13:01:46
    have had chemo, rad and surgery on a colo rectal tumor done quite successfully, but wound is slow to heal. have had outpatient treatments to clean wound,

  • Dec 14, pushing sensation in stage 4 rectal cancer patient

    Updated: 2011-12-14 13:01:07
    my sister stage 4 , is having pushing sensation that is really bad, had colostomy before. is there anything that can be done .

  • Dec 14, colon cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-14 13:00:50
    my mothers brother had colon cancer but he let it go does that mean i could get i'm 64 my uncle had it but didn't want to do anything about it

  • Dec 14, colon cancer surgery event

    Updated: 2011-12-14 13:00:22
    Why is it that my aunt had an operation in colon cancer but after opening the abdomen seeing it has spread to liver and lungs, the tumor was not taken

  • Dec 14, drinking before a colonostomy

    Updated: 2011-12-14 00:59:44
    how important is it not to drink anything before a colonostom

  • Dec 14, bleeding after surgry

    Updated: 2011-12-14 00:58:56
    there is blood clotting coeing out after the 2nd day of surgry. vomitting too ? is anything to worry about

  • Dec 14, Sigmoid Resection

    Updated: 2011-12-14 00:58:36
    What are the side effects after having the sigmoid partially or totally removed

  • Dec 14, j pouch and cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-14 00:58:23
    Can you still get cancer if your large colon is removed and you have a j pouch?

  • Proton beam therapy to be made available in England

    Updated: 2011-12-13 15:09:00
    The Government has announced plans to introduce a new radiotherapy treatment to the UK, saving patients the long trip abroad they currently need to take to receive it on the NHS.

  • Chemo and radiation therapy 'do not cause birth defects'

    Updated: 2011-12-13 13:10:00
    A study in the US has found that having radiation treatment or chemotherapy for cancer as a child does not increase the risk of birth defects among those who have children later in life.

  • Fewer, larger radiotherapy doses prove safe for prostate cancer patients

    Updated: 2011-12-13 00:01:00
    Fewer, larger radiotherapy doses prove safe for prostate cancer patients Less overall radiotherapy, delivered in fewer but higher doses, is as safe as standard, lower doses for treating prostate cancer, according to new research published in the Lancet Oncology today (Tuesday).

  • Crucial step in cell division discovered

    Updated: 2011-12-12 17:00:00
    Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered how cells 'pinch in' at the middle in order to split into two new cells.

  • Dec 9, what age for colon cancer?

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:03:59
    what age can you get it

  • Dec 9, stomach bloating

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:03:38
    my wife had a bowel cancer op 11 months ago and her stomach is now very bloated. is this normal and will it eventually reced

  • Dec 9, Liquid Bowels (4 days straight)

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:03:20
    I'm 26 years old and had a colonoscopy 5 years ago that came back clean. My uncle died of colon cancer at age 31. For the past 4 days my stomach has

  • Dec 9, why do i have blood in my stool

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:02:56
    why do i have blood in my stool

  • Dec 9, Silver dollar size polyp

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:02:45
    Just had a colonoscopy and was told a silver dollar sized polyp was removed and sent for biopsy...if noncancerous would need to come back and have colonoscopy

  • Dec 9, liver cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:02:28
    how long does second stage cancer take to reach third stage cance

  • Dec 9, colon cancer , what stage

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:02:12
    What's the stage of colon cancer when you are bleeding and have lymphatic discharge of the anus.

  • Dec 9, Barium Enema

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:01:54
    Will I have an accurate barium enema if I don't drink the entire prep kit

  • Dec 9, Colonoscopy = 16 polyps

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:01:41
    I am trying not to freak out after a friend just got diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Had put off getting mine done. So, I went yesterday and the

  • Dec 9, Definition of various cancer stages

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:00:13
    What is the definition of Stage 2 cancer? Stage 3? Stage 4?

  • Dec 9, Colonoscopy in the aged and illness

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:00:00
    Can a person who as had a colonoscopy, get gastric flu with vomiting? What effect will this have on a 85 year old patient

  • Dec 9, pressure after the bowel resection

    Updated: 2011-12-09 21:59:44
    I had my resection on oct 10th, 2011, and was in the hosptial for 20 days! and am still having alot of pain after having a bowel movement, it feels like

  • Dec 9, What can my son do to help prevent Colon Cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-09 21:59:07
    My husband passed away from colon cancer at the age of 56. My husbands uncle also passed away from it. My husbands brother had treatment in 2010 and was

  • Dec 9, last stage of cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-09 21:58:25
    i was 35 years old and in 1989 i was in my last stage of colon cancer. i was told i only had 6 months to live.my wonderful dr. did real intense surgery.

  • Scientists move a step closer to targeting key cancer process

    Updated: 2011-12-09 08:18:00
    Scientists in the US are closer to working out how to target cancer cells that are driven by a hyperactive gene called Myc, according to a report in the journal Science.

  • Scientists discover how to beat resistance to standard leukaemia drug

    Updated: 2011-12-08 17:01:00
    Cancer Research UK-funded scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have revealed a technique to kill chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) cells that have stopped responding to a targeted drug, according to research published in Cancer Cell today.

  • Ageing Globally-Ageing Locally 2011: Oral Presentations Now Available

    Updated: 2011-12-08 16:21:13
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  • Cigarettes, diet, alcohol and obesity behind more than 100,000 cancers

    Updated: 2011-12-07 00:01:00
    More than 100,000 cancers - equivalent to one third of all those diagnosed in the UK each year - are being caused by smoking, unhealthy diets, alcohol and excess weight, according to new research by Cancer Research UK.

  • Triple drug combination effective in HER2-positive breast cancer

    Updated: 2011-12-06 16:17:00
    Italian researchers have shown that the effect of treating women before surgery with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and docetaxel for HER2-positive breast cancer is improved by adding another 'Herceptin-like' drug called pertuzumab.

  • Chemo after breast cancer surgery cuts deaths by one-third

    Updated: 2011-12-06 00:02:00
    Women with breast cancer who were given chemotherapy following surgery fared better than women who were given no chemotherapy, according to a large University of Oxford study funded by Cancer Research UK and others.

  • Scientists expose important new weak spot in cancer cells

    Updated: 2011-12-04 18:01:00
    Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that cancer cells can `bag up and bin¿ a toxic protein to cheat death ¿ revealing a new Achilles heel in cancer cells that could be targeted for treatment, reveals research in Nature Cell Biology today.

  • Ras protein discovery could lead to drug

    Updated: 2011-12-04 13:00:00
    US researchers have taken the first steps towards designing a drug to target one of the most important proteins in cancer.

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