Health News : cancer - News from Yahoo ! | | | | | | | Could gum help the colon bounce back from surgery? Wed, 27 Mar, 2013 10:45 AM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chewing gum after surgery for colon cancer may not help kick the intestines back into gear - but it also probably won't hurt, a new study suggests. The surgery, which involves removing part of the colon, typically keeps patients in the hospital for a week ... Continue reading | | | | | | |
Health News : cancer - News from other sources. | | | | | | | | | | Longview crime watch crusader dies Wed, 27 Mar, 2013 10:46 AM PDT Eddy L. "Ed" Bower, a longtime community activist who pioneered a local Citizens on Patrol anti-crime group, died Monday after a long battle with cancer that ended with pneumonia, his wife said Tuesday. He was 77. read more Continue reading | | | Teen Enjoys Bucket List Prom from Hospital Bed Wed, 27 Mar, 2013 10:40 AM PDT For one magical night, Katelyn Norman's Tennessee hospital room was transformed into the bucket list prom she had wished for, even if it wasn't the prom that was going on in another part of town. It's on her bucket list of things to do before cancer claims her. Continue reading | | | | |