To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about difficult issues, STAT publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays. Today’s edition is a bit different: a ...
About 1 in 20 people in the US will develop colon cancer during his or her lifetime. In North Carolina, more than 4,200 will be diagnosed with this life-threatening disease each year, including about ...
Colorectal cancer stands as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in US men and the fourth leading cause in US women, according to the American Cancer Society. This year, over 150,000 ...
New York State data show that people without health insurance are less likely to be screened for colorectal cancer. This holds true for people without a health care provider as well. Getting screened ...