What You Need to Know About Colon Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Living with Colon and Rectal Cancer
Colon cancer, a tumor of the large intestine, affects both men and women.Of cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) is the second leading cancer killer in the United States. In the United States in 2007, 142,672 people were diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and 53,219 people died from it.
Over the past decade, colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates have decreased in all populations. Until age 50, men and women have similar incidence and mortality rates; after age 50, rates are higher in men.
Differences exist between racial and ethnic groups in both incidence and mortality. Mortality rates for Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives are lower than those for whites or African Americans.
It is estimated that approximately $12.2 billion is spent in the United States each year on colorectal cancer treatment.
With proper screening, colon cancer can be detected before symptoms develop, when it is most curable.
Your doctor will perform a physical exam and press on your belly area. The physical exam rarely shows any problems, although the doctor may feel a lump (mass) in the abdomen. A rectal exam may reveal a mass in patients with rectal cancer, but not colon cancer.
The purpose of this book is provide you with a starting point to understanding colon and rectal cancer. This book provides you with basic information about the disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. It also provides a set of resources to make you a more informed patient or researcher. For those of you battling the disease, the book also contains a series of important questions you should ask your doctor.
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Over the past decade, colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates have decreased in all populations. Until age 50, men and women have similar incidence and mortality rates; after age 50, rates are higher in men.
Differences exist between racial and ethnic groups in both incidence and mortality. Mortality rates for Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives are lower than those for whites or African Americans.
It is estimated that approximately $12.2 billion is spent in the United States each year on colorectal cancer treatment.
With proper screening, colon cancer can be detected before symptoms develop, when it is most curable.
Your doctor will perform a physical exam and press on your belly area. The physical exam rarely shows any problems, although the doctor may feel a lump (mass) in the abdomen. A rectal exam may reveal a mass in patients with rectal cancer, but not colon cancer.
The purpose of this book is provide you with a starting point to understanding colon and rectal cancer. This book provides you with basic information about the disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. It also provides a set of resources to make you a more informed patient or researcher. For those of you battling the disease, the book also contains a series of important questions you should ask your doctor.
What You Need to Know About Colon Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Living with Colon and Rectal Cancer
Colon cancer, a tumor of the large intestine, affects both men and women.Of cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) is the second leading cancer killer in the United States. In the United States in 2007, 142,672 people were diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and 53,219 people died from it.
Over the past decade, colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates have decreased in all populations. Until age 50, men and women have similar incidence and mortality rates; after age 50, rates are higher in men.
Differences exist between racial and ethnic groups in both incidence and mortality. Mortality rates for Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives are lower than those for whites or African Americans.
It is estimated that approximately $12.2 billion is spent in the United States each year on colorectal cancer treatment.
With proper screening, colon cancer can be detected before symptoms develop, when it is most curable.
Your doctor will perform a physical exam and press on your belly area. The physical exam rarely shows any problems, although the doctor may feel a lump (mass) in the abdomen. A rectal exam may reveal a mass in patients with rectal cancer, but not colon cancer.
The purpose of this book is provide you with a starting point to understanding colon and rectal cancer. This book provides you with basic information about the disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. It also provides a set of resources to make you a more informed patient or researcher. For those of you battling the disease, the book also contains a series of important questions you should ask your doctor.
Over the past decade, colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates have decreased in all populations. Until age 50, men and women have similar incidence and mortality rates; after age 50, rates are higher in men.
Differences exist between racial and ethnic groups in both incidence and mortality. Mortality rates for Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives are lower than those for whites or African Americans.
It is estimated that approximately $12.2 billion is spent in the United States each year on colorectal cancer treatment.
With proper screening, colon cancer can be detected before symptoms develop, when it is most curable.
Your doctor will perform a physical exam and press on your belly area. The physical exam rarely shows any problems, although the doctor may feel a lump (mass) in the abdomen. A rectal exam may reveal a mass in patients with rectal cancer, but not colon cancer.
The purpose of this book is provide you with a starting point to understanding colon and rectal cancer. This book provides you with basic information about the disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. It also provides a set of resources to make you a more informed patient or researcher. For those of you battling the disease, the book also contains a series of important questions you should ask your doctor.
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| BN ID: | 2940014537155 |
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| Publisher: | Digital Direct Ebooks |
| Publication date: | 04/24/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 244 KB |
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