A collection of helpful articles curated and written by Gastro Girl.
We are taking action all month long to help promote the importance of colorectal cancer screening. Read on to learn more about screening and find out how to get involved with helping to spread awareness!
Dan Shockley was diagnosed with AFAP in 2012 after a routine colonoscopy revealed over 100 polyps. AFAP is a hereditary cancer syndrome that causes multiple polyps (or abnormal growths) to form on the inner walls of the colon and rectum. Learn more about Dan Shockley’s story and the rare disease AFAP.
Colorectal cancer is the number two cancer killer and the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States But it’s also highly preventable and treatable. Gastro Girl is committed to providing you with vital information that could potentially save your life or the life of someone you love.
The large intestine is the final stop on our journey through the digestive system. Let’s look at the role it plays in digestion and discuss some of the conditions that can occur here.
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that was published in Preventing Chronic Disease reported that although colorectal cancer screening rates have increased, these screenings are are still below CDC targets.
Gastro Girl gives talk show host Jimmy Kimmel major props for following The American College of Gastroenterology Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines and getting his first colonoscopy at age 50.
Recent reports in People and Self highlight the case of Kevin Jonas Sr., who was diagnosed a year ago with stage II colon cancer after his first colonoscopy at age 52.
In our continuing efforts to bring you the latest in evidenced-based health information so that you can be a better informed partner in your healthcare, we give major props to a recent Healio Gastroenterology article that provided an overview of 10 recent updates about colorectal cancer risk and prevention.
The American College of Gastroenterology urges all African Americans age 45+ not to wait and to get screened now for colorectal cancer.
While the majority of people who develop colorectal cancer are older, research suggests that incidence has been increasing in people younger than 55 since at least the mid-1990s. A recent study shows that colorectal cancer death rates have been climbing in people 20 to 54 years of age.
In its latest recommendations, the US Multi-Society Task Force (MSTF) on Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening confirms that people at average risk should be screened beginning at age 50, and recommends colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) as the “first tier” screening tests for this group.
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