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Treatment</title><category>Colorectal</category><description>Researchers have made a significant breakthrough that may benefit patients with bowel cancer</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/mek-met.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/mek-met.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2014 10:21:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Colonoscopy Recommendations for 1 - 2 Polyps Consistent with Guidelines</title><category>Colorectal</category><description>Study shows surveillance colonoscopy recommendations for average risk patients with 1 to 2 small polyps detected consistent with guidelines in about 90% of cases</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/consistent.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/consistent.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:26:00 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bowel</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/colonoscopy.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/colonoscopy.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:12:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Fruits and Vegetables Reduce Some Types of Colorectal Cancer Risk</title><category>Colorectal</category><description>Link between fruit, vegetables, and cancers in different parts of the bowel proximal colon cancer, distal colon cancer, and rectal cancer</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/risk.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/risk.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Alcohol Consumption and Colorectal Cancer</title><category>Colorectal</category><description>Evidence that alcohol at higher levels of consumption is associated with increase risk of colorectal cancer</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/alcohol-colon.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/alcohol-colon.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:36:58 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Not All Doctors Follow Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines</title><category>Colorectal</category><description>New study highlights need to address both the overuse and under-use of recommended colorectal cancer screening tests</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/colon-cancer-screening.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/colon-cancer-screening.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:27:57 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Smoking Key Causes for Bowel Cancer</title><category>Colorectal</category><description>Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are important risk factors for bowel cancer</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/bowel-cancer-risks.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/bowel-cancer-risks.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:46:15 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Prostate Cancer Linked to Single Cell</title><category>Colorectal</category><description>One cell and one initial set of genetic changes is all it takes to begin events that lead to metastatic cancer</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/prostate-cancer-cell.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/prostate-cancer-cell.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:27:55 GMT</pubDate><source 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