Colorectal cancer is the number two cancer killer in the United States, yet it is one of the most preventable types of cancer. Colorectal cancer – also called colon cancer – can be curable when detected early. In fact, when …
Many people have small pouches in the lining of the colon (the large intestine) that bulge outward like weak spots in a tire. A single pouch is called a diverticulum; multiple pouches are called diverticula. When you have diverticula (multiple …
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse offers these tips to help IBS sufferers control their symptoms:…
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition that affects up to one in seven Americans and accounts for nearly 50 percent of office visits to gastroenterologists.
IBS occurs in people of all ages, typically presenting in young age – …
With the National Cancer Institute estimating more than 52,000 colon cancer-related deaths in 2007, recent figures show that only half of all Americans age 50 and above have had a screening colonoscopy.
“We really can do better than that at …