When dealing with any type of illness, including colon cancer, family and friends are the first thought of a positive support system. Understandably, these same people may be experiencing a lot of emotional pain and anxiety themselves, which stems from seeing their loved on suffering from an illness. If, for these reasons, a cancer patient [...]

What is colon cancer? Colon cancer or colorectal cancer as it’s sometimes known as is cancer which starts in the digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) system. A colon’s primary responsibility is to process food into energy and remove all waste materials. The disease begins when cancerous cells begin to grow out of control compared to normal, [...]

The research has been issued online May 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. According to the research, drinking large amounts of coffee and carbonated soft drinks do not elevate the risk of colon cancer. For this study, Xuehong Zhang, M.D., Sc.D., and colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed data [...]