This month is Colo-rectal Cancer Awareness Month! Why is colon cancer the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in the US when early detection leads to a cure in 90% of cases?? Because only 1 in 3 who should get screened actually get it done. Are there symptoms? Who’s at risk? How simple is the screening test? Dr Jim answers these questions and more. Listen now…
Background information for this episode provided by Dr Ron Adamany and his nursing staff (thanks Kate Kamel, RN).
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written by Dr Jim
\\ tags: adenomatous polyp, cancer death, cancer prevention, cancer screening, colon cancer, colon polyp, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis
I decided on a monologue this week. With this sudden flurry of studies released dealing with cancer risk, we need to get to the bottom of it all. What is really helpful and harmful based on these latest studies? The nightly news won’t tell you, because they don’t even read the study before reporting. Listen now to find out what it all really means…
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written by Dr Jim
\\ tags: breast cancer, cancer risk, colon cancer, Nutrition, obesity, Supplements
