Agence France-Presse: Men with prostate cancer at higher colon cancer risk

Release Date: October 19, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article distributed by Agence France-Presse, a global news agency, reports UB researchers have found that men who have prostate cancer have a higher risk of developing colon cancer than men who don't have prostate cancer. The article quotes Ognian Pomakov, assistant professor of medicine, who stressed the importance of men diagnosed with prostate cancer having routine screening for colon cancer. Articles appeared in international news outlets that include Canada.com, Montreal Gazette, MSN News, Channel News Asia and France 24. The findings also were reported on several CBS television stations, including WGCL in Atlanta and KKTV in southern Colorado.

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