CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A surgeon at The Christ Hospital is speaking up about colon cancer awareness, but also what she hopes all of us know even if this cancer is discovered and treated. "Get the ...
Colon cancer can be found in a few ways, including a digital rectal exam and a fecal occult blood test. There is also the option of using devices in a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. There is also a ...
It's well documented; a colonoscopy is one of the only procedures in the medical field that can not only detect cancer but prevent cancer. That's by finding and removing questionable polyps before ...
The National Cancer Institute says colon cancer is now the leading cause of death for adults aged 20-49 and with the death of ...
In this article a physician describes being diagnosed with cancer and her journey that occurred after diagnosis with colon ...
It is critically important that colorectal cancer patients undergo colonoscopy after surgery to ensure that they do not have a second colon cancer, and to find and remove any additional polyps.
The latest data from the American Cancer Society released in March 2014 shows colon cancer incidence rates have dropped 30 percent in the United States in the last 10 years among adults 50 and older ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Doctors at The Christ Hospital are now utilizing robotic surgery for colon cancer resections, a method that has shown to significantly improve healing and recovery times. Dr.
Weight loss is often related to the colorectal cancer symptoms that can make it hard to eat, like diarrhea, stomach pain, or ...
Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old.
Kirsten Scheller had a very common colon cancer symptom at 19 and saw multiple doctors. She wasn't diagnosed until she was 22, at stage 3.
When Brooks Bell was 38, doctors told her she was too young to have colon cancer, dismissing her textbook symptoms as "likely hemorrhoids." A few months later, after pushing for tests, the North ...