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                    [Title] => Sigmoidoscopy misses more colorectal cancers
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Among older patients, the rate of new or missed left-sided colorectal cancers quadrupled with flexible sigmoidoscopy compared with colonoscopy in a retrospective analysis of 25,541 cases.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-19 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381242 [Title] => Only 55% survive colorectal cancer [Summary] =>

The five-year survival rate of people diagnosed with stage I colorectal cancer, where the tumor is confined to the organ in which it started, is 74 percent. However, by stage IV, when the cancer has spread to distant sites, the five-year survival rate decreases to only six percent.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-17 12:55:16 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1121281 [AuthorName] => Alixandra Caole Vila [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/health-and-family/20141014/colorectal-cancer.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1317080 [Title] => Four top tips to prevent colorectal cancer [Summary] =>

Colorectal cancer, also known as cancer of the colon or rectum, is any type of benign or malignant tumor that grows in the inner wall of the large intestine.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1309860 [Title] => Colorectal Cancer: Not just for the rich and famous [Summary] =>

Pope John Paul II. Audrey Hepburn. Former US president Ronald Reagan. Former Philippine president and democracy icon Corazon Aquino.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1226768 [AuthorName] => Chrisley Ann Hinayas [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1302069 [Title] => Medtalk on Solar TV [Summary] =>

This month, as the world celebrates Women’s Month, MedTalk delves in the many ways a doctor can help you and how screenings like colonoscopies can help save your life, especially those who have a family history of colorectal cancer or polyps. Angel Jacob (photo) hosts.

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Colonoscopy led to significant reductions in colorectal cancers located in both the distal colon and proximal colon, based on a large analysis of Medicare data from 1998 to 2002.

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Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death. But it often does not produce any obvious symptoms in its early stages.

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Thirty-eight-year-old Norman Gerali gets teary eyed as he shares his struggles, battling the dreaded colon cancer.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 906996 [Title] => Statin use tied to 10% cut in colorectal Ca risk [Summary] =>

Statin use was associated with a moderate but significant 10% reduction in risk of colorectal cancer, based on a meta-analysis of 24 studies, investigators reported at the meeting.

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Colorectal cancer patients with invasive tumors had significantly lower recurrence rates after radical resection, compared with local excision, based on data from a review of approximately 500 patients.

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