Spread Of Colon Cancer News

Saydel assistant coach, subject of Register column, dies of cancer (The Des Moines Register)

Dan Fulwider, the assistant boys basketball coach at Saydel High School who was the subject of a Dec. 26 column in The Des Moines Register, died of cancer today.

(Not so) weird science: Medical breakthroughs that affect our lives (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By MERYL DAVIDS LANDAU  Enough medical studies were published last year to down a small forest. Most appeared with little fanfare and faded quietly, of interest only to a small group of scientists — but a handful hit like small bombshells, overturning conventional wisdom about serious but common conditions. We culled the journals and queried the experts to find 2008’s breakthroughs: the best ...

Phases and Stages (Fort Worth Weekly)

A flawed but beloved North Texas promoter left his stamp on Texas Music, for those wise enough to see.

Cough medicine ingredient may treat prostate cancer (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Noscapine, a natural substance found in cough medicine, may prove useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to studies in mice.

Lung Cancer Cells Activate Inflammation To Induce Metastasis (Medical News Today)

A research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has identified a protein produced by cancerous lung epithelial cells that enhances metastasis by stimulating the activity of inflammatory cells.

The reason we have 'one-problem' doctors (St. Catharines Standard)

Have you seen this sign in your doctor's office? It reads, "One problem per visit, please." An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says [...]

People of 2008 (Suburban Journals)

A hearing-impaired college student with big dreams; an 8-year old with artistic talent and enthusiasm to spare; a pair of senior citizens on a mission to make others laugh.

Researchers Map New Path To Colon Cancer Therapy (Science Daily)

Researchers have identified a promising new target in the battle against colorectal cancer -- a biochemical pathway critical to the spread of tumors to new locations in the body.

Resolve to make time for health (Southwest Iowa News)

Larry Van Fosson was playing the best golf of his life in the summer of 2005, but he knew something wasn't right with his health.

Friendships blossom amid cancer treatments (Billings Gazette)

CASPER - The day Clementine Ross and Selma Biart met, Ross was so sick that she could barely put on her clothes.