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Barium Enema Defined

A technique in which barium is placed into the large intestine and rectum and then X-rays are taken to check for possible disorders of these organs

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Catch colorectal cancer before it starts

Published July 18, 2008, 12:11 am, Erie Times-News

Colorectal cancer --the cancer nobody talked about, even with their doctors, just 10 years ago -- has fast become one of the most recognized forms of cancer.

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Possible Link Found Between X-rays And Prostate Cancer

Published July 17, 2008, 2:06 am, Medical News Today

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer - a rare form of prostate cancer which affects about 10 per cent of all men diagnosed with the disease.

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Colon cancer screening rates still too low

Published July 16, 2008, 8:30 am, Reuters via Yahoo! News

Just half of Americans who should be screened for colorectal cancer are actually getting tested, and lack of health insurance appears to be a major reason why, new research suggests.

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X-rays may up prostate cancer risk

Published July 16, 2008, 2:57 am, New Kerala

Washington, July 16 : A new study conducted by experts at The University of Nottingham has cast light on a possible link between x-rays and prostate cancer risk.

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Possible Link Found Between X-rays And Prostate Cancer

Published July 15, 2008, 7:22 am, Science Daily

Researchers have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer -- a rare form of prostate cancer which affects about 10 percent of all men diagnosed with the disease.

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U.S. Preventive Medicine: Knowing Risk Factors & Early Detection are Best Strategies for Colon Cancer Prevention

Published July 14, 2008, 8:58 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Colon and rectal cancer kill approximately 50,000 people annually and are second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths, yet preventive measures could save many of these lives, according to Boyd Lyles, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of U.S.

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