Are you or someone you love worried about getting a colonoscopy? The best way to reduce the stress is to learn more about this simple but high-tech screening process, which can improve one’s health ...
SAINT LOUIS, Miss. (KFSN) -- Ninety-percent of all colon cancers are preventable, yet more than twenty-four million Americans who should have the recommended screening test will not do it. There are ...
If you’re at the age where colorectal screening is recommended to prevent colon cancer (between 45 and 75), you might see the new, landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine as ...
If your doctor has recommended a colonoscopy, and you’ve never had one before, you may be a little freaked out. After all, most of us are pretty private about our colons…and all related plumbing. But ...
Colonoscopies help prevent colorectal cancer by finding precancerous lesions and removing them before they have an opportunity to develop into cancer. However, many people — perhaps even you — are ...
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women in the United States. The good news is it’s a highly treatable condition when it’s detected early. The best ...
Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. in men and women combined. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be fatal if caught early with a timely diagnosis. “Colonoscopy is ...
There are a lot of good things about turning 50. You’re more self-aware and more confident. You no longer sweat the small stuff. And if you took care of yourself in the decades prior to hitting the ...
Colorectal cancer is among the most common and deadly forms of cancer. But if detected early with a colonoscopy, the risk of getting colon cancer is reduced by 70 percent, making it one of the easiest ...
Symptoms that include abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation have led to two colonoscopies and more digestive health adventures in my life. But simple daily changes are making a difference. It ...