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Want to Prevent Lung and Bowel Cancer? Get Active
What do your lungs have in common with your gut? Would you believe poor cardiovascular fitness could increase your chances of developing cancer in both? One study found an interesting link between these types of cancer and cardiovascular health. A recent study- investigated the connection between cardiovascular fitness and cancers of the lung and bowel. Researchers found people who scored best on an...
June 20, 2024
New Blood Test for Cancer Recurrence
With new and better treatments, fighting cancer is a battle more people are winning. But some types of cancer may be more likely to recur, and a blood test to check for that could make it easier to catch the recurrence early on. Here’s what we know about this promising new development. Colorectal Cancer is a Common Type of Cancer - Each year in the United States, approximately -148,000 people are diagnosed-...
June 9, 2021
The Importance of Early Colonoscopies
The incidence of colorectal cancer is on the rise. We've all heard that before but what many don't know is that this is especially true among younger people. In fact, the numbers are startling. Those born in 1990 are twice as likely to develop colon cancer and four times as likely to develop rectal cancer than those born in 1950, according to the -American Cancer Society. As a result, more people under...
March 26, 2020