Colon Cancer Prevention

Treatment Options for Colon Cancer: Surgery, Chemotherapy, and Radiation

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It can be treated, but your gastroenterologist must first know the location and extent of your cancer. In this blog, we will look at how doctors stage colon cancer and what kind of treatment options may be available if you receive

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Are My Genes to Be Blamed for Colon Cancer?

If you have a family history of colon cancer and have received a colon cancer diagnosis, you may wonder if your genes are responsible for your colon cancer. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 30 cases of colorectal cancer (colon and rectum cancer) are heredity, which means you received

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Know the Basics of Colon Cancer Screening

If you are between the ages of 45 and 75, your PCP might recommend you get screened for colon cancer. Of course, you have questions about the procedures available and how your gastroenterologist performs them. Let’s talk about the basics of colon cancer screening and where you can go in Westlake, OH, for comprehensive care.

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Is Colon Cancer Screening a Must for Everyone?

There’s no denying that colon cancer is one of the deadliest and most common forms of cancer in the United States. But did you know that it is also one of the easiest to detect? What’s more, if detected early, colon cancer is one of the most treatable—or even beatable—types of cancer. Such has prompted

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How Colon Cancer Screenings Can Save Lives

Colon cancer screenings are tests to detect signs of disease before it starts causing symptoms. Colon cancer almost always develops from polyps, and when these polyps are found during a colon cancer screening, they can be dealt with immediately, before they have a chance to turn into colon cancer. In fact, colon cancer deaths among

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Importance of Colon Cancer Screening

Colon cancer screening, as a critical tool for the prevention of the disease, has been recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for adults starting at age 45. The goal of colon cancer screening is to detect abnormal tissue growths (polyps) in the colon and remove them before they become cancer. Unfortunately, we

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What You Should Know About Colon Cancer Screening

Screenings are an essential part of disease prevention. Having regular preventive scans can detect conditions that may have not begun to show symptoms yet, especially conditions which rarely display any symptoms at all. One of the most common and fatal cancers in both men and women is colon cancer. It is estimated that over 140,000

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