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MyMichigan Health: March is colorectal cancer awareness month

MYMICHIGAN HEALTH: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to talk about prevention, screening, and early ...
NBC DFW

At what age should you get a colonoscopy?

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 ...
WebMD

Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis: What to Expect

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum. It ...
East Idaho News on MSN

Colon cancer screenings save lives. Here’s what you should know

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...

What Is Colon Cancer: Important Symptoms To Consider As 28-Year Old Mom Missed Diagnosis With Doctors Thinking She Only Had Haemorrhoids

Doctors warn colon cancer is rising in younger adults after a 28-year-old mother's symptoms were initially mistaken for haemorrhoids.
Becker's ASC

The evolution of colonoscopy: The past, present and future of GI’s mainstay procedure

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...
AOL

What causes colon cancer? And how do you prevent it?

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...