You are about to walk into a big meeting, and your stomach drops. Or it’s the night before an exam, and suddenly you can’t leave...

Your doctor mentions it’s time for colon cancer screening, and suddenly you’re staring at two options with names that sound almost identical: flexible sigmoidoscopy and...

Two letters swapped, and suddenly you’re looking at two completely different diagnoses. IBS and IBD get confused constantly, not just by patients doing their own...

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. It’s also one of the most preventable cancers we know of...

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Don’t disregard your stomach’s distress signals if they have been occurring recently. That nagging feeling in your stomach might be an indication of something more...

Here’s something that surprises most of our patients: colon cancer is largely preventable. Not just detectable early — actually preventable. And the reason comes down...

The moment a patient hears the phrase “colon cancer,” the world stops. It’s an emotional and frightening experience. The very next question, often unspoken, is,...

One of the best diagnostic procedures for identifying colorectal problems, such as polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, and colon cancer, is a colonoscopy. You probably have...

Introduction: Should You Be Concerned About Blood in Your Stool? Finding blood in your stool is alarming — and it should get your attention. But...

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