Gastroenterology
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08/11/2011 - Cancer patients may need obesity advice
People with cancer - or its early signs - should be given advice about their weight if they are obese, researchers warned today. More
07/11/2011 - Cancer women need fertility advice
Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer need to be given advice on how they can preserve fertility, a major conference was told today. More
19/09/2011 - National bowel cancer campaign planned
A England-wide bowel cancer awareness campaign is to be launched, it has been announced. More
23/08/2011 - Alarm at cancer ignorance
The British people knows very little about the country's third most common form of cancer, according to a major study published today. More
27/07/2011 - Men face bowel cancer risk
British men now face a significant risk of developing bowel cancer during their lifetimes, according to stark new figures published today. More
23/05/2011 - Stomach bug clue to Parkinson's
A stomach ulcer bug may have helped trigger Parkinson's disease in many people, researchers revealed yesterday. More
27/04/2011 - Gut bacteria groups uncovered
In addition to blood groups, people belong to "intestinal bacteria groups" which can affect their health, according to a new scientific study. More
22/03/2011 - Priority medicines for babies and childbirth
Simple treatments such as zinc, rehydration therapy and oxytocin for childbirth must be available in all countries to save the lives of children and their mothers, global experts said yesterday. More
08/03/2011 - How lifestyle guards gut
Doctors have unveiled new insights into how healthy lifestyles may help prevent cancer of the gut. More
01/02/2011 - Genetic links between coeliac disease and Crohn’s
Two unpleasant diseases of the digestion share part of their genetic background, according to new findings. More
28/12/2010 - Stomach cancer gene hope
Scientists may have found a gene which could be used to develop new treatments for stomach cancer, it was announced last night. More
23/12/2010 - Alternatives threaten children
Parents should realise the dangers of treating childhood illnesses with alternative medicines - following a series of deaths, researchers warned today. More
04/10/2010 - Hi-tech cancer screening plan
People over 55 are to be offered thorough screening for bowel cancer in a bid to cut the death toll from the disease, the British government announced yesterday. More
10/08/2010 - Child allergies "serious" - draft guidance
GPs should look out for children with food allergies and seek to diagnose and treat them, according to proposed guidelines published yesterday. More
26/05/2010 - Help for unblocking children
Doctors can do more to help children with constipation, according to official guidelines published today. More
04/05/2010 - Aspirin link to bowel disease
Regular use of aspirin is linked to the development of an unpleasant bowel disease in a new study published today. More
28/04/2010 - Test that could save thousands of lives
A "simple" medical procedure could save hundreds of lives from bowel cancer if it was offered to adults just before they reached retirement age, British researchers said today. More
18/03/2010 - Fish oil success in cancer prevention
Purified fish oil may help prevent the development of bowel cancer in high risk people, researchers reveal today. More
03/12/2009 - Bowel cancer screening resistance
Efforts to save lives using bowel cancer screening may miss hundreds of people because of resistance from some sections of society, researchers warned today. More
05/10/2009 - Nutrition may boost stomach surgery
Patients who have had surgery for stomach cancer recover best if they are fed after surgery - using liquid food, researchers will tell a major UK cancer conference today. More
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