Links to Colorectal Cancer Articles

November is Movember, a month of colorectal cancer. Its a month where I’ll be growing a mustache to raise awareness.

I’ve been researching and reading up on the disease and found an interesting article questioning whether colorectal cancer is linked to germs:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20121910-10391704.html

And here’s another article that contains information about colorectal cancer, and questions whether it is linked to hot dogs, or not:

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/diet-nutrition/story/2011-10-29/Study-casts-doubt-on-hot-dogs-link-to-colon-cancer/50978834/1

And lastly, here’s some potentially good news! This article discusses a study report that indicates that asprin can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in certain people with a genetic condition:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/ColonCancer/29324

Again, that’s only for people of a specific genetic type.

If you want to grow a mustache to raise awareness of colorectal cancer, sign up at http://us.movember.com/mospace/. Or give a donation to my team: http://www.movember.com/m/1683920.