Topics About 'Colon Cancer'.

March is colorectal awareness month. Now more than ever, awareness is key to slowing this disease. Colorectal cancer climbed to be the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The rate of colorectal cancer has been steadily on the ...

Kate's Story Life will throw us curveballs, that's a guarantee. How we face up to these events is evidence of our character. I am so humbled and stirred by the life story that I'm going to share with you. Kate is a colon cancer survivor and was ...

In our modern world, medicine is one of the largest expenses for patients. Many patients cannot afford their medicine so they go without or don't take it as often as prescribed. It is nice to see information come forward about a low-cost drug like as...

Increased Rates in Younger People Colon cancer rates have decreased over the past years in the older demographic because of increased screenings. However, there has been an upward trend in younger people being diagnosed with colon cancer. I work ...

I’ve been a GI nurse for about 25 of my 27 years of nursing and I have seen a multitude of changes take place. The proficiency of a colonoscopy has improved as scopes have become more flexible with high definition cameras that lead to an increased a...