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Living with IBD – Tips for Managing Your Symptoms
Most people have stomach problems occasionally. Usually, it’s due to an infection or a virus and the discomfort is short-lived. But for those living with inflammatory bowel disease, the painful flare-ups can be a life-long struggle. It can quite literally affect...
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment Esophageal cancer, though relatively rare, is a serious condition that affects the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. It is estimated that around 18,000 new cases of...
Demystifying the Colonoscopy: What Should I Expect?
Dread. Fear. Embarrassment. These are emotions so commonly associated with colonoscopy. But why? Like a local legend involving cryptoids or haunted houses, the anxiety over having a colonoscopy has taken on a life of its own, growing in size and hyperbole like a...
Colorectal Cancer: Survival Rates of Early Detection
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the Center for Digestive Health is raising awareness about the importance of colorectal health. Colorectal Cancer is the third most common cancer in the US, with over 150,000 people expected to be diagnosed in 2023. However, with proper screening beginning at age 45, it is one of the most curable forms of cancer. Early detection and treatment remain critical to survivability, with early detection due to screening reducing the incidence of Colorectal Cancer by 89% and carrying a 91% survivability rate. Despite this, too many Americans are not following recommended health and wellness regimens regarding their colorectal health.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Who Should be Tested and How Often?
With March being Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Center for Digestive Health is providing people with helpful insight regarding colorectal health, including understanding colonoscopies, who should be screened and why, Colorectal Cancer risk and treatment, and...
Colon Cancer Rates Are Rising in Younger People
A new report released by the American Cancer Society in March 2023 shows that a diagnosis of colorectal cancer is shifting to a younger population, and the cancer is often later-stage. Of people that are newly diagnosed, 20% are under the age of 55. In addition,...
Managing Risk with Esophageal Cancer: What You Can Avoid…And What to Watch Out For
Esophageal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the esophagus,...
Living with IBD – Tips for Managing Your Symptoms
Most people have stomach problems occasionally. Usually, it’s due...
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment...
Demystifying the Colonoscopy: What Should I Expect?
Dread. Fear. Embarrassment. These are emotions so commonly...
Colon Cancer Rates Are Rising in Younger People
A new report released by the American Cancer Society in March 2023...
Colorectal Cancer: Survival Rates of Early Detection
With March being Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Center for...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Who Should be Tested and How Often?
With March being Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Center for...
How to tell if your stomach is not digesting food
Do you have a creeping suspicion that your stomach is not digesting...
Colon prep 101: Everything you need to know before your procedure
A colonoscopy is a procedure that is performed on a patient by a...
Probiotics: What do they actually do for gut health?
Ever bought a pack of yogurts at the store that was marketed as...
What causes rectal bleeding and when to be concerned
Rectal bleeding is a symptom that can be attributed to a variety of...
How long does it take for your food to digest?
Digestion is an essential body function that is also interconnected...