How To Prevent Colon Cancer: New Research Updates Old Theories.

From: Environmental Nutrition | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers--second only to lung cancer--but it has no colorful ribbons to wear or celebrity bike-a-thons to spark the search for a cure. New York Yankee slugger Darryl Strawberry may change that. His diagnosis of colon cancer last fall, coming on the heels of the death from the disease of Jay Monahan, husband of Today show host Katie Couric, put colon cancer in the headlines.

In the months since, a flurry of news reports have honed in on early diagnosis as key to beating the disease. But colon cancer often provides no early warning signs. ...

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