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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—
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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.
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My doctor found a colon polyp. When do I need to repeat a colonoscopy?
If you notice, the basic idea here is pretty simple. According to the guidelines, there are really only a few options for follow-up intervals for colonoscopy: 10 years (negative exam), 5 years (low risk polyps), and 3 years (high risk polyps). Less than 3 years is only recommended in the truly unusual case of a large polyp burden or invasive cancer in a polyp. And that’s it.
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Know the guidelines: When do you stop screening for colorectal cancer?
It is sometimes an awkward conversation to have, but the truth is that at a certain age, we eventually stop checking people for things that may cause them future harm.
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Know the guidelines: How often do you need to repeat a negative colonoscopy?
Clearly, the screening guidelines recommend repeating a negative colonoscopy in ten years. Now what if I told you that many (if not most) practicing gastroenterologists recommend repeating the test in five years, not ten?
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Know the guidelines: When to start colorectal cancer screening?
If there is one take-home message for colorectal cancer screening it is this: Start screening most people at age 50. Colonoscopy is the preferred screening test.
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Intro to the gut microbiome and fecal microbiota transplantation.
The microbiome starter kit.
Inside of our bodies, there are more bacterial cells than human cells. These bacteria (as well as viruse…
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The Rectal Bleeding Rainbow
Rectal bleeding, GI bleeding, whatever you want to call it, is a very common reason to see a gastroenterologist. In the case of over…
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