What Are The Benefits Of Minimally Invasive Surgery?
If you must have surgery, would you prefer one with more damage to your body or less? How about a surgery with more pain or… Read More »What Are The Benefits Of Minimally Invasive Surgery?
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Hemorrhoids or Colon Cancer? How To Tell The Difference
Seeing blood on the toilet paper, in your toilet bowl, or in your stool can make anyone worried. Since hemorrhoids and colon cancer can cause similar symptoms, don’t panic. Hemorrhoids are much more common. So is it hemorrhoids or colon cancer? How to tell the difference.
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Do Crohn’s Disease And Ulcerative Colitis Increase Risk Of Cancer?
Do Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis increase risk of cancer? The short answer is yes. If you have ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s Disease involving the colon, you are at a higher risk for developing colon cancer. However, the majority of people with these two conditions may never develop colon cancer. Keep reading to find out how to reduce your risk factors.
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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.
Why Do I Need To Get A Colonoscopy?
If you are approaching the age of 45, you may be wondering, why do I need to get a colonoscopy? For starters, it could save your life. If that doesn’t move you to set one up, we will give you several additional reasons.
What Causes Colon Polyps?
Screening for colon cancer is an essential part of your health care as you reach your forties. One type of screening is a colonoscopy, and its purpose is to look for polyps inside your colon or rectum. If they are found, they are removed before they can turn into cancer. Patients often wonder why they get them. What causes colon polyps?
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, as well as 7 ways you can lower your risk of colon cancer.
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, and where to start your education.
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When To Be Concerned About Constipation
Should we be moving our bowels every single day? Should we do it at the same time every day? What if we don’t go to the bathroom for two days in a row, is that worrisome? The truth is, what’s normal for one person may not be for another. Let’s define what is normal and when to be concerned about constipation.Read More »When To Be Concerned About Constipation
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, here’s what you should know about recurrence.