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:: June 2009 Welcome to our Monthly Online Newsletter!View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Treatment Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements. Highlighted ArticleColorectal Cancer Rates Up; Blame Obesity “Increasing Westernization is the likely culprit in dramatically increasing incidence rates of colorectal cancer around the world, a new study says. The trend is related to increased consumption of fatty foods in developing countries, and less physical activity -- resulting in obesity, the American Cancer Society’s Ahmedin Jemal, PhD, tells WebMD. Jemal, an epidemiologist and co-author of the study, says more “people are eating the wrong foods and driving to work instead of walking, just not getting enough physical movement generally.” The study found that colorectal cancer incidence rates for both men and women increased in 27 of 51 international cancer registries between 1983 and 2002. “People are eating the wrong foods,” Jemal tells WebMD. “Too much food is being consumed that is high in carbs and fats.” The rise was seen mostly in economically transitioning countries, including those of Eastern Europe, most parts of Asia and some nations in South America.” Clinical GuidelinesAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Patient Guide: Follow-Up Care for Colorectal Cancer (2006) ASGE guideline: colorectal cancer screening and surveillance. (2006) Guidelines Issued for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Colorectal Cancer Screening (2008) NCCN - Colon and Rectal Cancer Treatment Guidelines for Patients ø Version IV, February 2005 NGC - Colon cancer. (2005) NGC - Colorectal cancer. (2004) NGC - Colorectal cancer screening. (2008) NGC - Cross-sectional imaging in colorectal cancer. (2006) NGC - Follow-up of patients with curatively resected colorectal cancer. (2004) NGC - Guidelines for the management of colorectal cancer. (2001) NGC - Initial management of abnormal cervical cytology (Pap smear) and HPV testing. (2006) NGC - Prevention and screening of colorectal cancer. (2008) NGC - Practice parameters for colon cancer. (2004) NGC - Practice parameters for the management of rectal cancer (revised). (2005) NGC - Prevention and screening of colorectal cancer. (2004) NGC - Referral guidelines for bowel cancer. (2002) NGC - Screening for colorectal cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. (2008) NGC - Surveillance and management of groups at increased risk of colorectal cancer. NGC - Use of irinotecan in the second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. (2004) NGC - Use of raltitrexed (Tomudex) in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer. (2005) NICE - Colorectal (CSG) (2004) Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Targeted, Updated Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Annals 2008) Internet SitesFeatured siteColorectal Cancer Awareness: Some Important Facts You Should Know about Colorectal Cancer! NCI - Colorectal Cancer Prevention NCI - Colorectal Cancer Screening NCI - Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers NCI - Colorectal Cancer: Who's at Risk? NCI - Genetics of Colorectal Cancer NCI - What you need to know about: Cancer of the rectum and colon: Introduction NIH - Colorectal Cancer Defined Related InfoMedSearch TopicsRelated Topics - Highlighted ArticlesFood: MeatMeat Consumption and Risk of Colorectal Cancer (JAMA. 2005) "Context Consumption of red and processed meat has been associated with colorectal cancer in many but not all epidemiological studies; few studies have examined risk in relation to long-term meat intake or the association of meat with rectal cancer. Ä Conclusions Our results demonstrate the potential value of examining long-term meat consumption in assessing cancer risk and strengthen the evidence that prolonged high consumption of red and processed meat may increase the risk of cancer in the distal portion of the large intestine." Supplements - NutritionPotential role of flavonoids in the prevention of intestinal neoplasia: a review of their mode of action and their clinical perspectives. (Int J Gastrointest Cancer. 2005) "Intestinal neoplasia (adenomas and carcinomas) can possibly be prevented by a diet rich in vegetables and fruits, treatment with aspirin and other nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, and early colonoscopic removal of adenomas. Ballast, fiber, and secondary plant products could play a major role in colon cancer prevention.Recently there has been much experimental work in vitro and in vivo about flavonoids as inducers of bioprevention. Flavonoids are secondary plant products with a wide variety of beneficial biological properties, and they possess anticarcinogenic, antimutagenic, and antioxidative modes of actions. Flavonoids are the main components of a healthy diet containing fruits and vegetables and are concentrated especially in tea, apples, and onions. Ä In models of intestinal polyposis, flavonoids suppress polyp formation. Some epidemiological studies show a protective effect of flavonoids contained in fruits, vegetables, and tea.Flavonoid mixtures of tea origin supplied as nutritional supplements could be studied as a new way of bioprevention of intestinal neoplasia (colon adenomas and cancer). "
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