COLON CANCER MYTHS DISPELLED!


The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is dispelling the myths and giving patients the facts about colon cancer for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthMarch is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), representing the specialists in colon cancer screening, is dispelling some common myths about colon cancer to raise awareness about this preventable and curable disease.

Colorectalcancer, often referred to as colon cancer, is the second leading cancer killer among men and women in the United States. It is largely preventable with regular screening, and is curable with early detection. A recent study by leading cancer groups stated that deaths from colorectal cancer in the U.S. are down nearly five percent, more than the other leading cancer killers (lung, breast and prostate cancers). Among the key factors credited with the decline is prevention through screening and the removal of precancerous polyps.







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Uploaded: March 10, 2008 at 8:52 am
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Onlydreamin1959 (September 11, 2008 at 9:42 pm)
My husband has had a resection with one node involved. We know it's treateble and beatable. He's on chemo now and his doctor and we beleive he can beat it. Thanks for this.
asifsmartie (September 2, 2008 at 11:24 am)
been there got thatwell my dad got it when he was 39 had opthen had check ups every 2yrs then 3yrsdied of it at 57 so do check ups work?i got it at 28 had op and have check ups again at 2yrs now every 3yrs very painfulland i think do they work
bbh2024 (August 26, 2008 at 8:46 pm)
wrong, my good friend died at 22 years of age of colon cancer.
garysconstipated (July 24, 2008 at 6:34 am)
The doc that tried to do my colonoscopy agreed not to do the "conscious sedation"///she lied and it almost killed me as I stopped breathing and spent 2 nights in the hospital....colonoscopy can be done comfortably without drugs, but not by a-holes who rely on "amnesia" drugs like versed so that they can treat patients like imobile piees of meat...never et a colonoscopy..ge a virtual or forget it
ribbitribbitfrog (July 7, 2008 at 7:00 am)
In Canada screening starts at age 40 and is repeated every 5 yrs. Please get screened with a Colonoscopy, the swipe tests have about a 50% correct chance of catching Colon Cancer.
My Dad was diagnosed at stage IV, please don't die of embarrassment.
bradforabit (June 7, 2008 at 9:48 am)
ok im scared.... i have blood in my stools sometimes.... like maybe once or twice a month or less (dunno if that makes a difference)
ColonCleaning (June 5, 2008 at 9:13 pm)
Tis is really helpful! Thanks for cleaing up a lot of things.
oogimaster (April 3, 2008 at 7:57 pm)
Very informative video.

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