Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Colon cancer is a scary proposition and indeed it is the second leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States. The saddest part about this statistic is that when colon cancer is diagnosed in its earliest stages the cure rate hovers around 95%. Too few people still are being [...]
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Many people associate colon and anal cancer together, often believing that the two are in fact simply different names for the same disease. This is far from the case, as the two cancers are completely different from one another.
The anus is located at the very end of the large intestine and comprises of the anal [...]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in many countries, including the US. These days if caught early enough it is a disease that is highly treatable, but a patient’s prognosis depends very much upon at which stage their disease is diagnosed.
Technically there are four stages of colon cancer, with a fifth that [...]
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