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Genetic link found to colon cancer in study (Reuters)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081001/hl_nm/us_cancer_colon_gene"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081001/2008_10_01t044811_450x311_us_cancer_colon_gene.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=a3ySZ.tyMW7Pkx_9c5mMVA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A gene related to a hormone secreted by the body's fat cells may lower the risk of colon cancer, a discovery that could reassure people with a family history of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A gene related to a hormone secreted by the body's fat cells may lower the risk of colon cancer, a discovery that could reassure people with a family history of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>