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...know that obesity increases other malignancies,” she said, citing colon cancer as an example...
...documented antioxidant powers, which is probably why they seem to help ward off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. I also encourage people to eat vine-ripened tomatoes and citrus fruits, because they have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancers of the prostate and colon...
...final resting place of one of the world's most beloved actresses. Audrey Hepburn spent the last 30 years of her life in this quiet Swiss village, and she wanted to be buried here in a cemetery close to her sprawling 19th century house. The actress, who died of colon cancer in January 1993, liked the simplicity of Tolochenaz, located 40 km east of Geneva. But her legacy has fueled a conflict between her sons and some residents of the village. The focus of contention is an old two-room schoolhouse near the cemetery, which the villagers and Hepburn...
...raise fresh questions about the safety and efficacy of two dietary supplements. A six-week trial of ginkgo, touted to enhance memory, found no improvement in memory, learning or concentration among healthy people with no neurological symptoms, compared with a similar group taking placebo capsules. A separate study of colon-cancer patients revealed that St. John's wort, used to fight depression, interferes with the potentially beneficial effects of irinotecan, a widely prescribed chemotherapy drug...
DIED. C. JAMES CARRICO, 67, surgeon who as a young resident was first to treat President Kennedy in a Dallas emergency room on Nov. 22, 1963; of colon cancer; on Whidbey Island, Wash...