Colon cancer

A compound found in turmeric, a spice widely used in curries, could play a very important role in preventing and treating colon cancer, which frequently is caused by lifestyle factors, such as diet, say researchers ...

Overweight boys that lose weight and achieve a normal-weight status by young adulthood do not carry an increased risk of adult colon cancer.

Drinking four or more cups of caffeinated coffee daily may significantly reduce the chance that colon cancer will return in patients who were diagnosed with stage 3 of the disease.

Researchers fed cranberry extracts to mice with colon cancer and found that their tumours diminished in size and number.

According to a new study, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet, drinking, smoking, etc can increase risk of colorectal cancer or colon cancer.

Diabetics have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer, a new study has warned.Researchers at the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam and colleagues found that patients with diabetes had a 23 per ...

Colorectal cancer is the seventh most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in India. Risk factors include sedentary lifestyle, obesity, tobacco use, low fibre diet and alcohol consumption.

A group of researchers, including one of Indian-origin have discovered that compounds found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the deadly disease.

Experts at the University of Jena in Germany believe regular consumption of nuts to be beneficial in slowing down the growth cancer cells.

According to a recent study, published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, it was found that eating 50 grams of leeks, onions, and garlic may reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer.