Colon Cancer Screening: What Are the Options?
By Stacy Simon No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, or the bowel prep that goes with it. But colon screening – testing to look for cancer before symptoms start – helps saves lives. Screening can find colon cancer early when it’s small and easier to treat, or even prevent it altogether. Colonoscopy, however, is just one of many tests that can be used to look for colon cancer. And doctors and researchers continue to develop new ones. Stool DNA test RESOURCES: How the American Cancer Society Fights Colon CancerColon Cancer Stories of Hope American Cancer Society screening guideline...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - March 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Colon/Rectum Cancer Prevention/Early Detection Source Type: news
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Still Dropping
By Stacy Simon The death rate from cancer in the United States is continuing the decline that began in the early 1990s, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. It shows the rate of death from cancer in the United States is going down among both men and women, for children, and for the most common types of cancer, including lung, colon, breast, and prostate. However, the report identified some cancer types with increasing incidence or death rates, including liver cancer. The American Cancer Society, the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, the Centers for Disease Con...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - March 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Breast Cancer Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell Prostate Cancer Colon/Rectum Cancer Liver Cancer Source Type: news
Six Ways to Lower Your Risk for Colon Cancer
By Stacy Simon Colon cancer is one of the more common cancers in the US. About 1 in 20 Americans will develop colon cancer at some point during their lifetime. But there are things you can do to help lower your colon cancer risk. Here are 6 ways to help protect your colon health. Get screened for colon cancer. Screenings are tests that look for cancer before signs and symptoms develop. Colon screenings can often find growths called polyps that can be removed before they turn into cancer. These tests also can find colon cancer earlier, when treatments are more likely to be successful. The American Cancer Society recomm...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - March 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Colon/Rectum Cancer Source Type: news
Minority, Patient and Provider Groups Call on Congress to Pass Medicare Virtual Colonoscopy Coverage
Washington, DC — The National Medical Association has joined colorectal cancer care advocacy groups and the American College of Radiology (ACR) in calling on Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (H.R. 4632). Introduced in the House by Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Danny Davis (D-IL), H.R. 4632 would provide Medicare coverage for seniors who choose to be screened with a virtual colonoscopy (CT colonography). This would remove a financial barrier to care now widely covered by private insurance.
“Early screening for colorectal cancer saves lives. Unfortunately, too many Americ...
Source: American College of Radiology - March 2, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Signs and Symptoms of Colon Cancer
By Stacy Simon Many of the symptoms of colon cancer can also be caused by something that isn’t cancer, such as infection, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, or inflammatory bowel disease. In most cases, people who have these symptoms do not have cancer. Still, if you have any of these problems, it is a sign that you should go to the doctor so the cause can be found and treated, if needed:A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation, or narrowing of the stool, that lasts for more than a few daysA feeling that you need to have a bowel movement that is not relieved by doing soRectal bleedingDark stools, ...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - February 29, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Colon/Rectum Cancer Prevention/Early Detection Source Type: news
How to Spare Yourself From Colon Cancer: Get a...
A polypectomy is often performed during a colonoscopy and is a method of painlessly removing polyps from the colon. (Source: About.com Colon Cancer)
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - February 28, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Find out the number one risk factor for...
Age is the number one risk factor for colorectal cancer. In fact, research indicates that by age 50, one if four people has polyps. Learn more. (Source: About.com Colon Cancer)
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - February 28, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
The Diminutive Colon PolypThe Diminutive Colon Polyp
Is complete resection of diminutive polyps recommended? Current Opinion in Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
What to Know About Adenomas and Colon Cancer...
Adenomas are a type of growth, or polyp, found in the colon during screening tests such as a colonoscopy. If left alone, they can develop into cancer. (Source: About.com Colon Cancer)
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - February 20, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Colorectal cancer patients need colonoscopy after cancer resection
(American Gastroenterological Association) 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. According to new recommendations from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, the evidence shows that post-operative colonoscopy is associated with improved overall survival for colorectal cancer patients. Between 0.7 and 7 percent of colorectal cancer patients have a second, concurrent cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 16, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Rate of office visits, cumulative costs prior to colonoscopies for colon cancer screening
(The JAMA Network Journals) Kevin R. Riggs, M.D., M.P.H., of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues analyzed billing data to determine the proportion of colonoscopies for colon cancer screening and polyp surveillance that were preceded by office visits and the associated payments for those visits. The study appears in the Feb. 2 issue of JAMA. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 2, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
A Look at Post-Colonoscopy Recommendations
This article provides general information about what you may be asked to do after a colonoscopy. (Source: About.com Colon Cancer)
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - January 25, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
How to Deal With Large Colorectal PolypsHow to Deal With Large Colorectal Polyps
What is the safest and most effective procedure for the removal of large colorectal polyps? Current Opinion in Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - January 22, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Cancer Statistics Report: Death Rate Down 23% in 21 Years
By Stacy Simon RESOURCES: Visit the American Cancer Society's new Cancer Statistics Center. Annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society shows the death rate from cancer in the US has declined steadily over the past 2 decades. The cancer death rate for men and women combined fell 23% from its peak in 1991 to 2012, the most recent year for which data is available, translating to more than 1.7 million deaths averted during this time period. “Cancer Statistics, 2016,” published in the American Cancer Society’s journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, estimates the numbers of...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - January 19, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: General Information Source Type: news
Polypectomy What It is and Why It's Done
A polypectomy is often performed during the colonoscopy and is a method of painlessly removing polyps from the colon. Learn more about the process, risks and complications of this procedure. (Source: About.com Colon Cancer)
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - January 14, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
