Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada Launches its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest
To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/ccac/colorectal-cancer-association-launches-contest
MONTREAL, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ - The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is pleased to announce the opening of its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest on September 1st, 2010.
PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST: The contest is intended to increase public awareness of the benefits of the primary prevention of colorectal cancer as well as the benefits of being screened through measures including Fecal Occult Blood testing (FOBT), Fecal Immunochemical testing (FIT) and colonoscopy.
The CCAC encourages both men and women over the age of 50 to be screened for colorectal cancer, as it is 90% preventable an...
Multi-centre Phase II Trial Reports Safety and Clinical Benefits of Radioactive Microspheres in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases who h
ROME, August 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Radioactive yttrium-90 labelled
resin microspheres (SIR-Spheres; Sirtex Medical, Sydney, Australia) appear to
be a safe and effective treatment for patients with colorectal cancer liver
metastases who have failed available chemotherapy options, according to the
final results of a prospective clinical multi-centre phase II trial conducted
by the Italian Society of Locoregional Therapies in Oncology (SITILO) and
published in the British Journal of Cancer.[1]
The results of the 52-patient study revealed that the liver tumours
completely disappeared in one patient (2%), and 11 (22%) patients had a
partial response involving at least a 30% reduction in tumour size, which met
the pre-determine...
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Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada Launches its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest
To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/ccac/colorectal-cancer-association-launches-contest
MONTREAL, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ - The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is pleased to announce the opening of its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest on September 1st, 2010.
PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST: The contest is intended to increase public awareness of the benefits of the primary prevention of colorectal cancer as well as the benefits of being screened through measures including Fecal Occult Blood testing (FOBT), Fecal Immunochemical testing (FIT) and colonoscopy.
The CCAC encourages both men and women over the age of 50 to be screened for colorectal cancer, as it is 90% preventable an ...
All You Need To Know About Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is a type of cancer that affects the colon, rectum and appendix areas Also called colorectal or large bowel cancer, it ranks no
10 Signs and Symptoms of Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is a tricky disease. You can go without symptoms for many years until the disease has progressed into the later stages. However, just because this is possible does not mean you should not be on the look out for the signs and symptoms of colon cancer. Because when it is caught in time, you can completely recover from colon cancer. This is particularly why colon cancer screening is so important. However, there are many things you can keep an eye out for as well.
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