The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute displayed a gigantic colon Wednesday to show people the inner workings of the organ and explain why cancer cells are drawn to it. ...more

February 19, 2009

The 8-foot-tall, 20-foot-long, 450-pound replica of a human colon is a chance for interested people to take a walk into the dark side of the human body. ...more

February 18, 2009

The rate of new cancer cases finally may be inching down - cautiously optimistic news but a gain that specialists worry could be derailed by economic turmoil. Death rates from cancer have been dropping slowly for years, thanks to earlier detection and better treatments. ...more

November 25, 2008

Could you improve your chances of avoiding cancer if you ate the right food? Some studies show a correlation between diet and some types of cancer. Test your knowledge with a true-false quiz based on nutritionist David Grotto's "7 Foods Proven To Fight Cancer." ...more

November 22, 2008

A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect. ...more

September 18, 2008

Nearly two-thirds of hospitals fail to check colon cancer patients well enough for signs their tumor is spreading, says a study that advises patients to ask about this mark of quality care before surgery. ...more

September 10, 2008

People with a family history of colon cancer carry the emotional burden of knowing they have twice the risk of developing the disease themselves. But a new study may ease some of their anxiety. Patients with a family history of colon cancer, the researchers found, are also more likely to survive it. ...more

June 4, 2008

A large new study found no sign that vitamin D lowers the overall risk of dying from cancer, injecting a note of caution to the latest vitamin craze. ...more

October 31, 2007

Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal cancer. ...more

October 15, 2007