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According to a study published in Cancer Research, vitamin D, already known for fighting inflammation, is now associated with lowering the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colon cancer. Conducted by a research team at the laboratory of Dr. Lillian Maggio-Price in the Department of Comparative Medicine at the University of Washington, the study ...click here to read more

Ulcerative colitis and colon cancer risk has been found to be linked to certain proteins and sugars produced by the body. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha (HNF4-alpha) plays a role in both inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis and colon cancer. Transcription factors like HNF4-alpha promote DNA transcription into RNA, which is then translated into proteins ...click here to read more

Inflammation triggers colon cancer cells to spread to other organs, according to Arizona State University research led by Raymond DuBois. The findings will help create more targeted drugs in order to prevent and treat colon cancer. DuBois said, “We’ve long known that simple things like taking aspirin or other anti-inflammatory drugs (called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, ...click here to read more

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease treatment may be possible with mucus in colon. Although many of us may find mucus to be unpleasant, research has found that it may hold benefits in the treatment of IBDs by helping the body maintain its equilibrium, prevent inflammation, and reduce food allergy problems. Researchers ...click here to read more

By now you may have heard the ground-breaking news – bacon is linked to an increased risk of cancer. Maybe your heart broke a little bit; how can something so delicious be so harmful? But then again, aren’t the best things always the worst for you? There is a lot of information currently circulating about ...click here to read more

New research suggests that dried plums may reduce the risk of colon cancer by having a positive affect on healthy gut bacteria. Colon cancer is expected to cause close to 50,000 deaths across the United States this year. It is the third leading cause of death in the country. Researchers at Texas A&M University and ...click here to read more

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in the United States. Sadly, the American Cancer Society estimates that more than 90 thousand new cases will be diagnosed this year. It is no surprise that millions of dollars go toward colon cancer research every year in an effort to better understand the ...click here to read more

The statistics are almost overwhelming. In 2013, about 1,600 Americans died of cancer each day, the American Cancer Society says. Cancer remains the second most common cause of death in the United States, accounting for nearly one of every four deaths. It’s no wonder cancer prevention constantly is on the minds of health advocates, but ...click here to read more

Ever wonder about the trillions of tiny bacteria living inside your stomach and intestines? Well, maybe you should; having a decreased variety of it in your gut may increase your risk of developing colon cancer, according to new research. In a recent study, conducted by New York University’s School of Medicine and published in the ...click here to read more

Bursting with nutrients like vitamin C, potassium, pectin and fiber, mothers have been telling their children for generations that an apple a day can keep the doctor away. Now, research has uncovered yet another reason that apples are one of nature’s most potent medicines – and may even act as a natural cancer cure. Cancer ...click here to read more

Overall cancer death rates in the United States continued to decline according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2009.  The decrease in cancer death rate was seen in both men and women and across all major racial and ethnic groups and for the most major cancer risk sites including ...click here to read more

Sitting in your doctor’s office and hearing that you have cancer can be scary.  But finding out that your cancer isn’t curable can be down-right terrifying and hard to swallow.  A recent study found that many people that are diagnosed with incurable cancers actually believe that they will be healed with chemotherapy treatment, even though ...click here to read more

Despite the ominous nature of cancer, scientists have been unable to develop any sort of preventative measure to effectively block cancer development and thereby eliminate cancer risk. Despite some gaps in our understanding of cancer, scientists have pinpointed a variety of factors that increase cancer risk and some of the most well known include: smoking, ...click here to read more

Many of us have heard for a long time that vitamin D is good for our bone health, but over the last 15 years scientists have broadened their research into D and have discovered a strong connection with cancer risk. Some of the most promising research to date is in relation to breast cancer. Researchers ...click here to read more