Colon Cancer Survival has Family Link

Vitamin D May Up Colon Cancer Survival
Abundant levels of vitamin D may help patients with colon cancer live longer.

Study links vitamin D to colon cancer survival
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Patients diagnosed with colon cancer who had abundant vitamin D in their blood were less likely to die during a...

Family history and screening for colorectal cancer
(American Cancer Society) A new study indicates that African-Americans with a family history of colorectal cancer are less likely to be screened than...

Family history of colorectal cancer linked with reduced risk of ...
(JAMA and Archives Journals) Among patients with advanced colon cancer receiving treatment that includes chemotherapy, a family history of colorectal...

New method proposed for determining which patients should get tr...
(Mayo Clinic) A new study being presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago (Abstract #4020), may change treatment...