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StopCRC Study explores how high-fat diet influences colon cancer

March 2, 2016 ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE from MedicalXpress.com A study published today in Nature reveals how a high-fat diet makes the cells of the intestinal lining more likely to become cancerous. It joins a growing body of research that finds obesity and eating a high-fat, high-calorie diet are significant risk factors for many types of […]

StopCRC Routine colonoscopies save lives

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE FROM ScienceDaily.com Stan Quinn’s routine colonoscopy may have saved his life. When Mr. Quinn, 57, became a new patient at Loyola University Health System last year, his physician prescribed a routine colonoscopy to catch him up on preventive health recommendations. “I didn’t think anything of it, just that it was a routine […]

SouthEast Alaska Rural Health Consortium Colorectal cancer in American Indians can be prevented through screening and awareness, American Indian Cancer Foundation says

For Immediate Release February 29, 2016 Contact: Julia Jacobson, Communications Specialist 612.314.4852 or jjacobson@aicaf.org BROCHURE :15 PSA MP3 MINNEAPOLIS – During colorectal cancer awareness month in March, the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) encourages people to get screened for colorectal cancer and share information about colorectal cancer in their communities. Colorectal cancer is the second […]

SouthEast Alaska Rural Health Consortium San Francisco raises smoking age

3/2/2016 by Noel Diem ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE FROM i4u.com Starting on June 1, anyone in San Francisco who wants to buy tobacco products must be 21 years of age, an increase from 18, the legal age for a major part of the country. The measure comes after unanimous approval from the San Francisco Board of […]

SouthEast Alaska Rural Health Consortium ‘Thirdhand smoke,’ traces left on clothing and furniture, may raise type 2 diabetes risk

3/2/2016 by Lecia Bushak ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE FROM MEDICALDAILY.COM We often learn about the harmful effects of secondhand smoke or smoking directly — but rarely do we hear about what’s known as “thirdhand smoke” (THS), exhaled smoke that makes its way onto surfaces in our homes, cars, or even workplaces. Getting a whiff of a […]

Screening Rates Midwest Researcher Working to Drive Up Colon Cancer Screening Rates

Midwest Researcher Working to Drive Up Colon Cancer Screening Rates   Colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented through screening. But about 1 in 3 American adults who need to be screened for colorectal cancer is not doing so.   Jennifer Weiss, MD, a researcher and physician at the University […]

UCanQuit2.org Quit Tobacco UCanQuit2.org “Quit Brief” – March 2016 Now Available

The Quit Tobacco UCanQuit2.org “Quit Brief” – March 2016 issue is now available here.

SouthEast Alaska Rural Health Consortium INFOGRAPHIC: Sacred Traditional Tobacco for Healthy Native Communities

Thank you the American Indian Cancer Foundation for this new infographic, located HERE.