Countless Health Heroes were on the scene on February 8 for our free colonoscopy screening event. Doctors and nurses from The Center for Digestive Health in Macomb volunteered their time, services, and impressive facility for patients in need. Volunteer staff was on hand to help coordinate patients and services, and to make the event run…
Today the American Cancer Society released new screening guidelines for colorectal cancer which including changing the age to 45! This discovery was just published in the CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and states that doctors need to change the age from 50. This is due to younger people presenting with symptoms early and with the proper treatment…
Heading to the doctor? Here is a Physicians Checklist for Colon Cancer. Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most prevalent cancers today. It accounts for 15% of all cancer cases in the US and 1 in 20 Americans will develop it at one point in their lives. Colon cancer develops in your…
Colon cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the US. It is a serious disease in which cancer cells form in the colon and/or rectum. Men and women, across all races and ethnicities, are at risk for this disease. Each year, nearly 60,000 people are expected to die from colon cancer. (1,…
DR. NANDI EXPRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENINGS By Partha Nandi, MD FACP Data pulled from WXYZ.com Colon cancer is a killer! It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. However, this can be completely prevented. With simple screening test, colon cancer does not have to be a killer of thousands…
