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February 26, 2011
A 60-second habit that colons may love

Research shows that a simple daily habit might help people of a certain age lower their risk of colon cancer. The quick trick? Popping a low-dose aspirin.

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March 22, 2017
Younger population rates increasing, but older Americans still 16 times more likely to diagnosed with Colon Cancer than those under age 50

Next time someone asks you to go for a walk or get up and dance, jump at the chance. The simple act of moving may take you steps closer to avoiding cancers associated with sedentary lifestyles and obesity....

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December 18, 2012
Help and Hope for Patients With Colon Cancer

As little as 10 years ago, a stage four colorectal diagnosis meant that the doctors simply sent that person on their way and that there was nothing much they could do to in the form of treatment.

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May 17, 2011
Cut fat, Protect your colon

Cheeseburgers and ice cream. We love to eat them, even though they clog our arteries and pad our bellies. But here?s one more good reason to cut back: Cancer of the small intestine.

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November 24, 2010
Dinner Special That Keeps Your Colon Healthy

Which menu special should you order to keep your colon healthy? Go for the seafood platter. According to a large 22-year study, men who eat fish and shrimp five times a week have a 40 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer.

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October 07, 2010
The Fruit Your Colon Craves

If you had to choose one fruit to keep your colon happy, which would it be? If you said apples, that's not a bad choice. The kind of fiber in apples - called pectin - appears to both bump up colon-protective compounds and clamp down on cancer-causing ones.

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May 22, 2018
RUBiS Continues Support of Cancer Awareness

RUBiS Bahamas Limited is a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming 17th Annual Cancer Society Gala Ball, held this year at the Atlantis, Paradise Island under the theme ?Met Gala: Colours of Life?. Funds raised at the ball will assist the Cancer Society in operating programmes aimed at the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer, including providing temporary housing for Bahamians from the Family...

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July 21, 2016
SMB Care Foundation's film fundraiser

The SMB Care Foundation hosted its second installment of SMB Flicks, a film fundraiser at The Island House Cinema, with 100 percent of the proceeds raised earmarked to help underwrite the cost of colonoscopies for high-risk individuals in need.

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July 15, 2016
A one-of-a-kind night at the cinema: SMB Care Foundation to host second film fundraiser with proceeds to provide colonoscopies for high-risk people in need

The SMB Care Foundation will host its second installment of SMB Flicks, a film fundraiser at The Island House Cinema with 100 percent of the proceeds raised earmarked to help underwrite the cost of colonoscopies for high-risk individuals in need.

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July 28, 2015
When stomach pain isn't gas

Two cups of fever grass tea, one cup each of ginger, green, regular Lipton and a cup of peppermint tea -- Jameel Lightbourne consumed all of it in the course of a day, as he sought relief from a "bloated, gassy" feeling.

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