http://www.careflash.com/discuss/topic/Colon-Cancer-(Colorectal) Colon Cancer (Colorectal) Thu, 9 Sep 2010 10:09:08 +0000 http://www.careflash.com/ en-us Colon Cancer screening http://www.careflash.com/discuss/topic/Colon-Cancer-(Colorectal)?thread=1292 2008-05-20T10:07:46-05:00 Austin Faught http://www.careflash.com/discuss/topic/Colon-Cancer-(Colorectal)?thread=1292 CareFlash: Colon Cancer screening
I've been trying to get my family to go in for screenings, but there seems to be a fear of what a colonoscopy is all about. I hate to think that people refuse to be screened because they fear the colonoscopy procedure. It's far better than the cancer! The procedure is a piece of cake. I caught up with a buddy of mine who recently had one and we started laughing about ... ]]> Colonoscopy http://www.careflash.com/discuss/topic/Colon-Cancer-(Colorectal)?thread=279 2007-09-21T00:18:15-05:00 Austin Faught http://www.careflash.com/discuss/topic/Colon-Cancer-(Colorectal)?thread=279 CareFlash: Colonoscopy
Gastroenterologists recommend colorectal screening at 50 years of age. With immediate family history of colon cancer, the recommendation is a screening at 10 years prior to the age of the relative's diagnosis. Ex: Dad had it at 45, you should be screened at 35. ]]> Prostate Cancer Gene Also Raises Colon Cancer Risk http://www.careflash.com/discuss/topic/Colon-Cancer-(Colorectal)?thread=142 2007-08-01T14:30:39-05:00 Jay Drayer http://www.careflash.com/discuss/topic/Colon-Cancer-(Colorectal)?thread=142 CareFlash: Prostate Cancer Gene Also Raises Colon Cancer Risk
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20070710/hl_hsn/prostatecancergenealsoraisescoloncancerrisk;_ylt=Akszkv89aSqfQfvIm9JjdwADW7oF ]]>