How To Keep Your Colon Healthy
The colon cancer rates have been increasing in younger adults, so it is vital to keep our colon healthy, clean, and cancer free. How to keep your colon healthy involves some fairly easy steps. …
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7 Ways You Can Lower Your Risk Of Colon Cancer
As with all cancers, catching the disease early in its development is all-important in preventing a polyp or tumor from becoming cancerous. Right now finding colon cancer before it becomes malignant has never been easier. Let’s find out some details about that, …
What To Do When You Have A Family History Of Colon Cancer
If you are wondering what this question means, or if you wonder why we are asking it, it’s time to educate yourself. We will help to explain what to do when you have a family history of colon cancer, why it’s important, …
Colon Cancer Recurrence: What You Need To Know
For cancer patients, the only thing worse than being diagnosed with cancer is being told you now have a cancer recurrence. This means you have been diagnosed a second time, and the cancer has come back somewhere in your body. If you or a loved one has had colon cancer, …
Colon Cancer Screenings: 45 Is The New 50
Several well-known medical entities have updated their colon cancer screening recommendations from age 50 to 45 for those with average risk. Recently, both the American Cancer Society and the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) have made these changes due to the increasing numbers of young adults being diagnosed with colon cancer. …
Causes And Risk Factors For Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is also known as colon cancer, bowel cancer, or rectal cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in women and third for men. The good news is that due to improvements in both screening and treatments, …
Why African Americans Are At Greater Risk Of Colon Cancer
Did you know that African Americans in the US are at a higher risk of developing colon cancer? If you are surprised, you are not alone. Recently we lost the actor Chadwick Boseman to colon cancer at age 43, and many were shocked, …
Colorectal Cancer Rising Among Young Adults: What Young People Should Know
An unprecedented number of younger adults are becoming diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Whereas the older population had been the main group at risk, now we are seeing some startling changes. Colorectal cancer is rising among young adults and here’s what young people should know. …
How To Spot Early Symptoms Of Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in both men and women and the second leading cause of death in the US. Although it takes 5 -10 years for a polyp to become cancerous, it seems younger adults are becoming more susceptible to this cancer than they once were. …
Never Ignore These 6 Colon Cancer Warning Signs
Some of us have been reticent lately about seeing the doctor for aches and pains. With the ongoing stay at home orders, many have been putting off calling the doctor for an appointment even though we have some questionable new symptoms. …