PREVENTION & TREATMENT Has someone you know just hit the big 5-0? This milestone birthday requires more than just a memorable birthday gift; it also calls for a colorectal cancer screening. A stark fact is that colorectal cancer appears all too often, in 5 percent of us, and usually has no symptoms. The good news…
Refractory Constipation Chronic constipation is a frequently encountered disorder in clinical practice. Most constipated patients benefit from standard medical approaches. However, current therapies may fail in a proportion of patients.
Numbers are below national targets A new federal report shows a high number of Americans are not undergoing recommended screenings for colorectal, breast and cervical cancers. New data released Thursday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows that in 2013, which is the latest data available, screening for the three cancers…
A colorectal cancer screening is the most important way to prevent colorectal cancer, there are lifestyle changes that can reduce your risk for polyps and colorectal cancer.
By Caroline Helwick June 10, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois) — Reasons for the occurrence of interval colorectal cancers (CRCs) have been unclear, but a study from the Netherlands establishes that most such lesions have a subtle macroscopic appearance, in that they are primarily small and flat, and are easy to miss on follow-up colonoscopy. The findings…