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5 Things To Know About Colorectal Cancer And Prevention
Though largely preventable, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., as the American Cancer Society (ACS) alarms. Younger people are at risk for getting the disease – the ACS estimates that in 2021 approximately 10.3% of new colorectal cancers occur in people under age 50. “Colorectal cancer is a disease that screening may help prevent,” said Dr. Pawan Rastogi, a gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Rastogi explained the rate of colon cancer …
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Have You Been Screened? March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
When was the last time you were screened for colon cancer? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the U.S. If you have a family history of colon cancer, you are two to three times more likely to develop colon cancer in your lifetime. Signs and symptoms of colon cancer include: • A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of the stool, that lasts for more than a few days. • A feeling that you need to have a bowel movement that's not relieved by having one. • Rect…
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Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The first known reports of epilepsy, which is characterized by seizures due to intense electrical activity in the brain, appeared in Assyrian writings around 2000 B.C. Ancient Greek medical texts reference the first neurosurgical procedure as being performed to quiet brain seizures. Mythological tales of demonic possession and lycanthropy – people convulsing into werewolves in the full moon’s light – are partially rooted in what was then a lack of understanding of brain disorders like schizophrenia and epilepsy. Epilepsy often leaves its victims in convulsions, foamin…