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Poorer Patients Have Poorer Survival After Cancer Diagnosis -- Less Affluent Individuals Had More Advanced Disease

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MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Low socioeconomic status increases a cancer patient's risk of dying, say U.S. researchers who analyzed data on almost 14,000 breast, prostate and colorectal patients in seven states.

The study found that cancer patients with low socioeconomic status had more advanced cancers at time of diagnosis, received less aggressive treatment, and had a higher risk of dying within five years of diagnosis.

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Outcomes Similar for Laparoscopic, Open Colon Cancer Surgeries

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FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Minimally-invasive laparoscopic surgery and open surgery for colon cancer produce similar outcomes, according to researchers who reviewed findings from 12 international studies involving over 3,300 patients.


     
     
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Research Shows Black Rectal Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Chemo, Radiation

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TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Even though black and white rectal cancer patients have similar referral rates to oncologists, blacks are less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy, new research shows.


     
     
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Protein May Trigger Colon Cancer, Finnish Researchers Report

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MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- The overproduction of a protein may be what starts harmless colon polyps on their journey to becoming malignant tumors, Finnish researchers report.


     
     
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Arizona Cancer Center Welcomes the Super Colon

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Visitors can learn the importance of colorectal cancer prevention by walking through the free exhibit

The Super Colon, an 8-foot-tall, 20-foot-long replica of a human colon, is headed to the Arizona Cancer Center Monday, March 3, in recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The Super Colon zigzags across the country, serving as an educational tool to teach the importance of colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is 90 percent preventable and successfully treated 90 percent of the time when detected early, yet it remains a leading cause of cancer deaths.