Colon
Cancer
Screening for Cancer of the Colon or Rectum
Frederick R. Jelovsek MD
Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths and the most common gastrointestinal malignancy. The lifetime risk of colon and rectal cancer is 6-7% and it increases sharply after age...
Cancer
Colon polyps, ranging from pea-sized to the size of a golf ball, affect as many as 30% of middle aged and older adults. While most colon polyps do no harm, some of them become cancerous with time....
Cancer
Colon Cancer and Folic Acid: Is there A Link?
Folic acid has long been thought to help reduce the risk of colon cancer; in fact, a diet rich in foods high in folic acid has been thought to actually be able to prevent colon cancer....
Cancer
Colon Cancer Screening & Prevention: Colonoscopy
A colonoscopy procedure is a screening method that allows a doctor to view the inside of the entire large intestine to check for any abnormalities or symptoms of colon cancer. Colonoscopies are considered crucial to early...
Cancer
Signs, Symptoms & Risk Factors
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. And while it does have a high survival rate when caught early, this can be difficult as it may take years before a...
Cancer
Colon cancer and colorectal cancer are the third most common cancers in both women and men in the United States. The American Cancer Society has estimated that in the U.S., 106,680 new cases of colon...