Tag: colonoscopy

Colon Cancer Screening: Safeguarding Community Health Through Early Detection

As a disease with potentially devastating consequences, colon cancer demands our unwavering attention and concerted efforts toward early detection and prevention, which is why proactive screening for colorectal cancer is pivotal. Let’s explore the critical importance of colon cancer screening in fostering community health and the latest screening guidelines, and shed light on the symptoms […]

The Hispanic Community and Colon Cancer

To continue Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to cover another area of concern in the Hispanic community, cancer. It is the leading cause of death among Hispanics overall. For colorectal cancer specifically, the estimated death rate is 13% in men and 9% in women. We would like to discuss 3 reasons why this is an […]

Colorectal Cancer: Top 3 Things to Know

Colorectal cancer is now the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States among men and women combined, accounting for over 52,000 lives lost per year. It is expected that more than 153,000 more people will be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023. And although there is an 89% survival rate when this cancer […]

Meet Laura Heath: Our Newest Histotechnologist

Laura Heath is the newest histotechnologist to join the Digestive Health Specialists Pathology Laboratory. She transitioned from the Winston-Salem Endoscopy Center to the Pathology Laboratory at the end of November 2022. As the newest member of the team, we wanted to ask her a few questions. What attracted you to pathology? I used to love […]

Colorectal Cancer: The Silent Killer

In the last few weeks, colon cancer was frequently featured in the news because of the passing of a few public figures due to colon cancer. They were actress Kirstie Alley age 71, Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin age 61, Broadway actor Quentin Oliver Lee age 34, and Ronnie Turner, Tina Turner’s son, age 62, and […]

Picking the Right Test – Colonoscopy or Cologuard

Colon cancer is highly preventable and treatable. It is estimated that in 2022, over 100,000 people will be diagnosed, and over 40,000 people will die from colorectal cancer in the United States. The key to improving these statistics is to ensure that every person completes a routine colon cancer screening test, which can stop the […]

Increase in Colon Cancer Predicted Due to COVID-19

  There has been a decline in cancer deaths in the last two decades, but physicians are worried that the coronavirus pandemic will undo this progress. Their fears are not without foundation. In 2020, there was an abrupt drop between 86% and 94% in preventive cancer screenings performed nationwide, compared to the equivalent weeks from 2017-2019. Specifically […]

Colon Cancer in the African American Population

The tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman at the age of 43 was shocking to many. It was difficult to imagine that a man, who was the picture of health and youth, could die from colon cancer. It has brought many questions regarding colon cancer in both the young and also in the African-American population. Unfortunately, […]

Black History Month & Colon Cancer

 February is Black History Month. It is dedicated to recognize and celebrate the achievements and culture of African Americans. The foundations for this were established in the early twentieth century. While Carter G. Woodson was at university, he witnessed how the black community was underrepresented in the books and conversations about American history. To […]

Colon Cancer Screening

March is Colon Cancer Awareness month! Are you up-to-date on the latest statistics for colon cancer? Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined and the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. Did you know there is a 90% survival rate when cancer is found […]

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