Bowel Cancer

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Cancer of the uterus is the most common type of female reproductive cancer and the fourth most common cancer diagnosed in women

7 signs you could be suffering womb cancer

Womb cancer is more common in women who have more tummy fat and women who have been through the menopause.

25 Sep 2018 12:40 PM

According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University while salami and prosciutto were not linked to mania, cured 'meat sticks' were linked to an increased chance of hospitalisation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating hotdogs may increase the risk of manic depression, bowel cancer

Manic episodes, where people become hyperactive, euphoric, cannot sleep, affect presenter Stephen Fry and Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher.

19 Jul 2018 10:55 AM

Bowel cancer, also known as colon cancer or colorectal cancer is the fourth most common diseases after breast, prostate and lung cancers. (Photo: Pixabay)

5 signs you might have bowel cancer

From bloating to constipation and blood in your stools, here are the signs and symptoms.

16 Apr 2018 10:03 AM

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Red meat may increase risk of colon cancer in women

It is estimated that around 1 in 5 bowel cancers in the UK are linked to eating these meats.

03 Apr 2018 6:20 PM

Being sedentary is also associated with weight gain and greater body fat. (Photo: Pixabay)

Binge watching TV for hours may up cancer risk in men: study

It's interesting that only men who watched a lot of TV had an increased risk of bowel cancer, but not women.

11 Mar 2018 2:45 PM

In the study published in the journal Science, researchers treated the lab-grown 'mini tumours' with a range of drugs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mini tumours created in lab to battle cancer

Approach found a drug that had a chance of shrinking a patient's tumour in almost nine in 10 cases.

27 Feb 2018 10:03 AM

Consuming junk food, red meat increases risk of bowel cancer

Researchers warn this diet raises the risk of the deadly disease.

19 Jan 2018 12:11 PM

Artificial intelligence could soon mean early cancer detection

The prospective study involved 250 men and women in whom colorectal polyps had been detected using endocytoscopy.

30 Oct 2017 9:24 AM

Mutated APC genes cause excess activity of a cell signalling pathway called 'Wnt', which has been associated with bowel cancer for over 20 years. (Photo: Pixabay)

New drug to treat bowel cancer discovered by Brit researchers

Most bowel cancers are caused by a mutation in a gene called APC that in its healthy form actually acts to prevent cancer formation.

19 Oct 2017 8:50 AM

Alteration of the gut microbiome with probiotics may become a new preventative or therapeutic strategy for patients at risk for colorectal cancer (Photo: Representational image)

Bowel cancer may be treated by probiotics

Researchers find administration of histamine-generating gut microbes reduced inflammation and tumour formation in mice.

16 Sep 2017 2:01 PM

Women taking birth control pills reduce risk of arthritis

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18 Aug 2017 3:46 PM

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