How can I prevent colorectal cancer?
You may be able to lower your colorectal cancer risk with some simple lifestyle changes. Be proactive about staying as healthy as possible.
You may be able to lower your colorectal cancer risk with some simple lifestyle changes. Be proactive about staying as healthy as possible.
While screening is the most important step you can take to prevent colorectal cancer, it’s not the only one.
While colorectal cancer can be both genetic and random in nature, there are several proven ways you can reduce your chances of getting this common cancer.
Timely screening is the #1 way to reduce your risk for colon cancer, but did you know there are a number things you can do right at home?
Initiative aims to reduce stigma and educate about screening choices, as the Colorectal Cancer Alliance launches a health equity fund to decrease disparities.
On the horizon are blood tests that have shown the ability to detect a variety of cancers including colorectal and rare cancers. Though these tests are still in development and are not yet approved by the FDA, clinical trials have shown impressive results.
In February of 2022, John and Mary experienced the unimaginable. Their 36-year-old son, Jonathan, died of stage IV colon cancer. Though Jonathan had been dealing with ulcerative colitis from the time he was twelve, no one would have predicted this outcome twenty-four years later.