Number one risk factor for colon cancer is age. Importantly, colon cancer is also one of the most curable forms of cancer. It has been well demonstrated that if colon cancer is caught in the earliest stages, the cure rate could be increased to 90%. Although colon cancer is among the most common forms of cancer, the number of new [...]
A colonoscopy camera lets the physician check for abnormalities inside the colon. These can include cancerous or precancerous growths. The doctor guides a flexible scope though the colon, that can take about seven minutes, he then spends on average another six minutes withdrawing the scope evaluating inside of the colon. The New England Journal of Medicine published a study that found [...]
Edward Yang, best director winner at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, died Friday at his Beverly Hills home from complications of colon cancer. He had been battling the disease for seven years but kept his condition private. He was 59. Yang, an American citizen born in Shanghai, first made a career for himself as a computer [...]