Colon Cancer

Lower back pain is a common problem eighty percent of individuals face at some point in their lives. However, back pain is usually associated with muscle tension, sprain, or fracture. Hence, it may alarm you that lower back pain is a common sign of spinal, colorectal, and ovarian cancer. Here we will discuss a question […]

A colonoscopy has long been used to help detect colon cancer. Studies are consistently being performed to help increase the efficacy of colonoscopies, so colon cancer can be detected earlier. If more, and smaller, colon polyps can be detected and removed using these methods, the number of cases of cancer can be reduced. In the […]

Due to recent increases in colorectal cancer diagnoses, the ACS has recommended that colorectal cancer screening is now done much earlier. It isn’t just the American Cancer Society, or ACS, that is recommending early colorectal cancer screening. They are joined in this decision by the US Preventive Task Force. As colorectal cancer is the 2nd […]

More and more ways of preventing, or controlling, cancer are being found every day. Recently, a link between Vitamin D levels and those with colorectal cancer has been found. While more investigating through clinical trials is currently underway, Vitamin D levels do have an impact on the mortality rates and survival rates of those with […]

More people are becoming interested in the connection between the foods we eat and health. Studies are showing that certain foods can help us look and feel younger and can help prevent some diseases, including certain cancers. While more research needs to be performed on this important connection, there is evidence that points to some […]