The weight loss services industry's revenue is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 4.5 percent for the next five years to reach $4.1 billion by 2016, according to an IBISWorld report and news release.
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A new study found first-degree relatives of those with esophageal adenocarcinoma had a high prevalence of Barrett's Esophagus, according to findings published in the November/December 2011 issue of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Comedian and cancer patient Michelle Dobrawsky is petitioning the creators of South Park to use Mr. Hankey, the show's animated bowel movement, as the spokesman for rectal cancer, according to an ABC News report.
Although fecal immunochemical testing can detect colon cancer, it's often at such a late stage that it's effectively untreatable, said Tim Byers, MD, MPH, associate director for prevention and control at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and professor of…
Two studies from the University of Texas Southwest reveal new discoveries about how the intestinal system functions, according to a university news release.
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The Prevent Cancer Foundation's 20-foot-long "Prevent Cancer Super Colon" stopped in at the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina this week, according to a The State report.
A study from the University of Florida shows that overweight and obese patients do not think their weight carries a health risk, according to a US News report.
Researchers found high levels of Fusobacterium in samples of colorectal cancer tumors, which suggests a possible link between bacteria and colon cancer, according to a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute news release.
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found that when one member of a family gets weight loss surgery, the benefits spread to other members of the family, according to the study published in The Archives of Surgery.
The risk of developing esophageal cancer for those with Barrett's Esophagus is lower than previously thought, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.