Colon Cancer Screening: 5 Things to Know
It’s a predictable passage in life: Hit 50, get lots birthday cards with old-age jokes, a mailbox full of AARP solicitations—and a colonoscopy. But millions...
Category : Colon Cancer
Aspirin for Colon Cancer and Heart Disease?
New recommendations say yes; experts urge caution The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends people between the ages of 50 and 59 take low-dose...
Kim Rhoads, M.D.: Blacks More Likely to Die From Colon Cancer Than Whites
Researcher says the disparity is more about quality of care than race African-American patients are less likely than whites to survive colon cancer. Now, researchers...
Raise Colon Cancer Screening Rates With a Lottery
A study found a 20 percent boost in screenings if patients thought they might win $50 There is a noninvasive, at-home test folks can take...
Why Is Colon Cancer Deadlier in Blacks?
Genetics may play a role in our mortality rates While colon cancer deaths are going down among African Americans, we still are more likely to...
5 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer
A new data analysis of studies on 29 million adults found you can reduce your risk of colorectal cancer: Move your body, cancer-proof your plate Cancer...
Colon Cancer Rates Falling Among Blacks
When Crawford Clay discovered blood on his shorts at the end a routine run in the spring of 2014, he did not know the stains...
Colon Cancer 101
The third-deadliest cancer disproportionately affects African Americans It may not be high on our list of hot topics, but we need to talk about colon...
Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising Among Young Folks
A new study found that despite declining for adults 55 and older, rates of colon and rectal cancer are spiking among young and middle-aged Americans....
More Men Getting Screening Colonoscopies
Thanks, Obamacare! Men are getting more screening colonoscopies since the health law reduced how much Medicare beneficiaries pay out of pocket for the preventive tests,...
