Sunday, April 5, 2009

Colorectal Cancer Awareness month

Medical update-sponsored by this site
Please talk with your doctor about getting tested for colon cancer
  • Fact: Colon cancer is the 3rd most common cancer in men and women in the U.S.
  • Fact: Men and Women, in all races and ethnic groups, are at risk for colon cancer.
  • Fact: Nine of ten colon cancer cases and deaths can be prevfented with screening
  • Fact: The reisk of colon cancer increases with age.
  • Fact: Colon cancer often has no symptoms.
  • Fact: Most people who get colon cancer have no family history of colon cancer.
  • Fact: Regular testing for colon cancer is as important as testing for breast cancer.

4 comments:

Melon said...

I've heard this before (I'm sure your mom told you her story). I had a oscopy scheduled for last month but I cancelled because it didn't fit my schedule. My wife had this done last year.

By the by, let's get together this coming weekend to look at your slideshows!

The Daltons said...

Maybe after you two look at slideshows together you could go and get scoped (oscopy) together. Called it BONDING. It is good to have a support system.

Anonymous said...

Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world.[1] Many colorectal cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-like growths are usually benign, but some may develop into cancer over time. The majority of the time, the diagnosis of localized colon cancer is through colonoscopy. Therapy is usually through surgery, which in many cases is followed by chemotherapy.
http://www.coloncleanseresearch.com/

anna said...

dad. you're a weirdi.