colon-cancer
Colon Cancer: A Preventable and Treatable Disease
Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S., and it’s also a cancer that’s highly preventable…
A Patient with a Purpose: Battle Colon Cancer
My Battle with Colon Cancer Timing is everything. It’s a lesson Johnette and Jeffrey Powell learned the very hard way…
Celebrated Physician: Luis Hernandez, MD
There’s no such thing as a “routine” surgery, even for procedures that have been performed thousands of times. But that…
How do colorectal cancer screenings measure up?
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS)….
Walk away from colorectal cancer: Exercise can lower risk
By James Francis FitzGerald, MD, colon and rectal surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center In January 2017, researchers reported that exercise…
Tips to make colonoscopy prep more bearable
At least once a month, a patient asks if I’ve read Dave Barry’s column about getting a colonoscopy. The humor…