By: JP Richardson | 2008-08-20 | Cancer So why is colon cancer screening so important? Since the colon, or large intestine or bowel, includes the final stage of the digestive tract, it stores food from the small intestine that is not digestible. This forms toxins on the colon’s walls... read more
By: Groshan Fabiola | 2007-05-10 | Health & Fitness At the start of each colon cancer screening a classification of the patient s level of risk must be made. This risk level for colon cancer must be made taking into consideration the patient s personal, family and medical history read more
By: Mercy Maranga | 2009-06-09 | Health & Fitness Colon cancer survival rate varies by country. A five year survival rate shows the percentage of patients alive five years after initial diagnosis. read more
By: Groshan Fabiola | 2007-04-23 | Health & Fitness Colon cancer is thought to be the second most common of all cancer types. It usually affects men, but women can develop colon cancer as well. If detected in its primary stages, colon cancer can be cured very easy read more
By: Brenda Williams | 2009-09-07 | Health & Fitness Colon cancer occurs in the bowel, colon and rectum, and is the second most common type of terminal cancer in the United States. With regular screening, colon cancer can be avoided as there are signs in the form of small growths, referred to as polyps which appear in the colon.... read more
By: Groshan Fabiola | 2007-04-16 | Health & Fitness Colon cancer is the type of cancer that usually has no symptoms. If colon cancer symptoms do appear in a person, it will be a little too late, because he/ she is probably in a very advanced stage of colon cancer. This is the reason why, most of the doctors recommend screening at least one a year. read more
By: Mrs Forex | 2010-01-10 | Health & Fitness Bowel cancer is a preventable illness. Though this is the most typical kind of cancer suffered by people above fifty years old, there are many ways how to effective stop it. If after reading these symptoms you realize that you most likely have colon cancer, please not that there is a natural colon cancer cure. Click here to read more about the colon cancer cure! cvc Most doctors will tell y... read more
By: Groshan Fabiola | 2007-04-18 | Health & Fitness There are many methods to detect colon cancer, even tissues that seem suspicious, thus lowering the risk of developing colon cancer. If this type of cancer is detected in its early stages, the 5 year survival percentage in colon cancer patients is about ninety percent read more
By: James S. Pendergraft | 2008-11-24 | Cancer After skin cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer, Colon cancer is the fourth most common cancer type occurring in women across the globe. There are many types of colon cancer: Carcinoid Tumors, Lymphoma, Melanoma and Sarcomas. However, the most common of all the colon cancers is Colon Carcinoma. A colon in... read more
By: Dick Aronson | 2008-08-02 | Medicine Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), the lower part of your digestive system. Colon cancer is the second most common cancer in the USA with equal distribution between men and women. Colon tumors usually affect people over the age of 40, with the majority of people who... read more
By: Groshan Fabiola | 2006-10-30 | Health & Fitness Colon cancer is one the most prevalent forms of cancer among the American population. Although inappropriate diet and unhealthy lifestyle considerably increase the risks of developing colon cancer, many forms of the disease occur on the premises of underlying genetic read more
By: Groshan Fabiola | 2007-01-02 | Health & Fitness Over 100,000 people will find out that they have colon cancer just in the United States alone. Colon cancer is one of the most spread cancer types in the U.S. while being the second and third factor of cancer death. read more
By: Groshan Fabiola | 2007-05-18 | Health & Fitness There are several choices for colon cancer screening that one can choose from. Flexible sigmoidoscopy, FOBT, a combination between those two, colonoscopy or barium enema are the screening options for colon cancer read more