After her own diagnosis under 50, Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores partnered with University Health for Colon Cancer Awareness Month events urging San Antonians 45 and older and those at higher risk to ...

A 35-year-old dad and active snowboarder thought his stomach pain was from something he ate. It was colon cancer.

The Colon Age tool estimates individualized colon age, aiding discussions on CRC screening needs and enhancing personalized care. Rising CRC rates in adults under 50 are linked to poor diet, obesity, ...

Up to 90% of colorectal cancers can be cured if they are found early. But once cancer spreads outside the colon, it is much harder to treat. That’s why regular colorectal cancer screenings, starting ...

(Reuters Health) - Americans with colon and rectal cancers may get better care when states expand access to health insurance, a new study suggests. In Massachusetts, after the state expanded access to ...

The Colon Cancer Alliance has issued a statement that calls the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act a “move in the right direction for making the Colon Cancer Alliance’s vision a reality ...

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

While going through treatment, I learned that many jurisdictions were looking at lowering the age of colon cancer screening ...

A nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination from 90 years ago still casts a historical shadow of inequities in colon cancer care today, S.M. Qasim Hussaini, M.D., of the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have developed a checklist of measures they say could improve the quality of care for people undergoing colon cancer surgery. Sign up here. It's becoming ...

During a free lecture on June 25, Dr. William Ganske, who practices at Lompoc Health – North H Center, will combine two of his medical interests: providing information on colon cancer; and helping ...

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