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Colorectal Cancer News in Brief: April 24

Verna Cox and Sen. Bob Casey

Verna Cox with Sen. Bob Casey in Washington

C3 Advocate Verna Cox was featured in the Philadelphia Daily News yesterday, and there’s a link to her story as well as links to the winning entries in the Get Screened Video Contest.

This week, we also report research showing that the elderly benefit from irinotecan chemotherapy treatments, a potential vaccine for travelers diarrhea, and no link between coffee drinking and colorectal cancer. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on April 24th, 2009
Posted in: Research & Treatment News | No Comments »
Tags: coffee, colorectal cancer risk, irinotecan, travelers diarrhea, Verna Cox

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