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“Many patients have told me it wasn’t nearly as scary as they expected,” Dr. Dale Burleson said of bowel cancer screening. He performs the procedure on hundreds of patients at the Baylor Medical Center in Frisco, Texas each year. He … Continue reading →

The term “inflammatory bowel disease” may be referring to Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (UC). With Crohn’s disease, any part of the gastrointestinal tract, including the small intestine and the colon, may become inflamed. With UC, only the colon’s walls … Continue reading →

The causes of colon cancer symptoms are quite unpleasant. Small tumors develop along the walls of the colon, which causes seeping and bleeding. This may cause blood to be mixed with bowel movements. If carcinoid tumors grow large enough, then … Continue reading →

“What if you had to worry about giving your wife AIDS?” asked Wayne Craig, a 52-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who lives near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is among the more than 10,000 veterans who were told they may need hepatitis treatment … Continue reading →

There are four different stages of colon cancer, which greatly affect the survival rates for patients. Early detection through screening procedures is a necessary step in treating this potentially deadly disease. Most people are urged to begin annual fecal occult … Continue reading →

There are five different stages of colon cancer; a cancer that affects the four to five feet of the upper large intestine. In Stage 0, the cancer hasn’t grown past the mucosa of the colon. In Stage I, the cancer … Continue reading →

Colorectal cancer kills over 50,000 Americans each year. However, the reality about colon cancer is that many of these deaths can be prevented with regular testing. The five-year survival rate for colon cancer patients treated in an early stage is … Continue reading →

Most individuals develop colon cancer rather slowly, over several years. The first stage of development occurs when a mass of tissues, tumors or polyps (a cluster of benign tumors) grow within the colon walls. Polyp type cancers can grow into … Continue reading →

Usually, the first symptoms of colon cancer appear once it’s too late and colon cancer patients are already into Stage III, where the survival rate is down to about 40%. Yet, if caught early, this deadly disease is 93 to … Continue reading →

Choosing the best baby monitor involves several steps. First, consider a digital baby monitor to avoid eavesdropping from neighbors. Secondly, consider buying either an analog monitor that has a different frequency than your cordless phone or a highly rated digital … Continue reading →