Even Heavy Coffee Drinking Does Not Affect Colorectal Cancer Risk

The Finns are among the heaviest coffee drinkers in the world, with each person in Finland consuming more than twice as much coffee every year as the average European and nearly three times as much as Americans.

Yet, when more than 60,000 Finns were followed for more than 18 years, there was no difference in colon or rectal cancer between those who drank more than 10 cups a day and those who didn’t drink coffee at all. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on September 1st, 2010
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Tags: coffee, colorectal cancer risk, Finnish population

Colorectal Cancer and Meat — What’s the Connection?

Are those steaks and hot dogs bad for you?

Several studies have found a connection between eating red and processed meat and colorectal cancer.  But the reason for that connection hasn’t been clear.

To answer the question, researchers collected detailed information about the type of meat eaten by a large group of over 300,000 men and women and how the meat was  cooked. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on August 5th, 2010
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Tags: colorectal cancer prevention, colorectal cancer risk, processed meat, red meat

Negative Colonoscopy: No CRC More than Ten Years Later

No participants in a study of the German colonoscopy screening program who had a clear colonoscopy developed colorectal cancer almost twelve years after their exam.

Advanced adenomas were also reduced significantly. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on May 1st, 2010
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Tags: colonoscopy screening, colorectal cancer risk

GI Specialists Reduce Risk of Cancer after Clear Colonoscopy

After a negative colonoscopy, there is a significantly reduced risk of developing colorectal cancer if the exam was done by a gastroenterologist. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on March 2nd, 2010
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Tags: colonoscopy, colorectal cancer risk

Have a Cancer-Safe Summer

A number of studies have found that red meat and processed meats — the hamburgers, steaks, and hotdogs of summer backyard barbeques — increase risk for colon and rectal cancer.  Grilling those meats at high temperatures makes the risk even higher.

Eating more fruits and vegetables can reduce the chances of getting cancer, and grilling them is safe.

Grilling is an interesting new way to get the additional fruits and vegetables into your diet.  Brush them lightly with olive or canola oil to prevent sticking. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on July 10th, 2009
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Tags: colorectal cancer risk