colorectal cancer
Colorectal Cancer: 5 Prevention Tips

Colorectal Cancer: 5 Prevention Tips

Too many lives each year are affected by colorectal cancer. The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports that, excluding skin cancers, it’s the third most common cancer diagnosed in men and women in the United States, and it’s estimated that there will be 140,250 new...

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A Healthy Colon is a Happy Colon

A Healthy Colon is a Happy Colon

Health screenings are tests that look for diseases before symptoms appear. Blood pressure screenings, cholesterol screenings, and diabetes screenings are a few common services for adults. As we age, additional screenings become more important. Because a smoothly...

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Colon Cancer: Screening is Critical to Detect and Prevent

Colon Cancer: Screening is Critical to Detect and Prevent

How many illnesses allow you to say that one screening test can prevent a death? In the case of colorectal cancer, the second-leading cancer killer in the U.S., a colonoscopy can prevent six of every 10 deaths. Imagine not just detecting cancer but preventing it. How...

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