American Cancer Society recommends colorectal cancer screening to begin at age 45
The American Cancer Society (ACS) released new guidelines regarding colorectal cancer screening for the average-risk individual. The big news is that they now recommend that screening for colorectal cancer begin at age 45 rather than age 50.
Precision Digestive Care is now open!
Today is the big day! My solo private practice is now open!
A gastroenterologist cheats on the colonoscopy prep and wins!
How to cheat on the bowel prep for a colonoscopy and still have a successful procedure, written by a gastroenterologist.
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There were no survivors. [Warning: GRAPHIC]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month continues on! However let’s face it, awareness by itself is not enough! To have an impact, we need to take action against colon cancer. We must also have the necessary tools, tactics, and training to take care of business when polyps rear their ugly head. It’s a bad month to be a polyp!!!
What causes colon polyps?
Roughly half of all cases of colon cancer (and by extension, colon polyps) are a result of modifiable risk factors. These are the things that you can control. If we know what these risk factors are, maybe we can make better choices…
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Read this and consider yourself aware!
We think this process takes about 10-20 years to occur, which is a very important fact when it comes to colorectal cancer prevention. This long sequence, from adenoma to cancer, is the reason why screening can prevent colon cancer—
Junk food and cancer: Is there a link?
How many “foods” do we eat that were shaped by a machine into some pleasing shape and injected with modified fats and preservatives before being deep-fried, flash frozen and shipped out from a factory somewhere? A new study shows us the harm in eating ultra-processed foods.
Probiotics vs. Prebiotics: What are they and why should you eat them?
Prebiotics and probiotics have become healthy buzzwords, but what is the difference between a prebiotic and a probiotic?
How exactly does alcohol cause liver problems?
Alcohol is basically poison that people ingest willingly for pleasure, but just how much alcohol does it take to poison your liver? First we need to understand what alcohol does to the liver once ingested.