Colon Health Center

Common Disorders

• Colon cancer
• Angiodysplasia of the colon
• Distention of the colon's splenic flexure
• Colon cancer screening
• Colon cancer - resources
• Barium enema
• Bowel resection
• Culture - colonic tissue biopsy
• Toxic megacolon
• Ulcerative colitis
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Colon - Health News

• Dads Can Light Their Grills Without Fear
  Experts say small changes in barbecue habits can counter cancer risk
  
• Nearly 900,000 Fewer Cancer Deaths Since 1990: Report
  Researchers credit trend to better detection, treatment and drop in smoking
  
• Proper Bowel Prep Key to Effective Colon Cancer Screening: Study
  Inadequate cleansing results in high miss rate, researchers say
  
• Even a Little Exercise May Protect Against Colon Polyps
  Study found just one hour a week made a difference in risk
  
• Race Seems to Play Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening
  Despite expanded Medicare coverage, whites still tested more than blacks, Hispanics, study finds
  
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Related Videos

• Healthcare GPS: Patient Navigators
  Being diagnosed with cancer can be overwhelming. Now think how much more difficult it would be if your doctor spoke a different language. It's a problem scaring some Hispanics in the U.S. from getting the help they need. A national project is hoping to change that.
  
• Tiny Instruments Make Surgery Less Invasive
  Surgery doesn't have to mean weeks of recovery. See how tiny instruments make surgery less invasive.
  
• Colon Cancer Blood Test
  Researchers are one step closer to a blood test to detect colon cancer without putting patients through a full-blown colonoscopy
  
• Colon Cancer Blood Test
  Researchers are one step closer to a blood test to detect colon cancer without putting patients through a full-blown colonoscopy
  
• Pumping Life Into Cancer Patients
  He had stage four colon cancer with a less then 10 percent chance of survival. See how this palm-sized pump saved his life.
  
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Related Animations

• Colon Cancer
  Before a true cancer develops, it usually begins as a non-cancerous growth called a polyp. This video animation shows where and how this cancer grows.