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African American Women and Colon Cancer

“I am here to show you that there is life after colon cancer, and it is something that can be easily detected and treated,” says Verna Cox.

56 year old Verna Cox says it’s a testament to her competitive spirit, that she wasn’t going to let colon cancer win. Verna beat two bouts of cancer over the last seven years, and she is now making it her life’s mission to educate and empower other women about the disease. “I am miss colon cancer, I call all my friends and try and encourage them to have a colonoscopy. I really believe in it, if it is early detected you can treat it and be fine,” says Verna.

And, as new research has shown, more African American women need to take Verna’s lead. According to a recent survey conducted by the national women’s health resource center and the black women’s health imperative, despite having the greatest risk of developing and dying from colorectal cancer of any gender, race or ethnicity, an astounding 96 percent of African American women do not consider themselves to be at high risk for the disease.

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Colon Cancer Screening

Tina Donnelly has no doubt been heavily exposed to the dangers of cigarette smoke. “It has gotten less and I am at about a pack and a half a day, and I have been smoking just because time passes so quick for thirty six years,” says Tina.

She knows the risks, except for perhaps the latest identified in new research in the archives of internal medicine: the risk of colon cancer!

“Heart disease lung cancer, I thought that was bad enough I didn’t know about the colon cancer,” claims Tina.

A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found smoking, as well as drinking, caused, on average, an earlier onset of colon cancer by more than five years!

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Colon Cancer March Madness

We are in the midst of March Madness now, but a sidebar to the basketball tournaments is a coaches versus cancer initiative to get fans to think about colon cancer screening during what also happens to be colon cancer awareness month.

They’re shooting for hopes that hoops fans will pay notice to the importance of getting a colonoscopy.

If people only paid as much attention as they do on their bracketology to their colonoscopy which they should be getting.

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Chewing Gum Cure

So when is a trip to the candy counter a cure for a common problem that costs the country millions in healthcare dollars and gets patients out of the hospital days earlier?

It’s when you buy a pack of gum of course!

It might sound weird, but chewing gum has just been shown to help many surgery patients.

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Fiber Failure

Do you get enough fiber in your diet?

New research brings into question whether fiber provides what is considered to be one of its most important health benefits.

When you eat your fruits and veggies…you’re not just getting the antioxidant chemicals that help battle heart disease; you’re also getting fiber! And fiber itself has been thought to help reduce the risk of colon and rectal cancer.

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Diverticulitis

The colon or large bowel stores waste products of digestion and reabsorbs salt and water back into the body.

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ASPIRIN AND COLON CANCER STUDY

There is an important new study out tonight that answers some of the important questions concerning the use of aspirin and the prevention of colon cancer.

With all the high tech procedures and cutting edge treatments, aspirin has for nearly a hundred years now been a terrific medicinal. Colon cancer is one of the things aspirin has been shown to help prevent…moreso in those who have already had a tumor or polyp.

But what about those who have never had anything wrong? Can it help prevent colon cancer from ever appearing. The answer is a highly qualified yes.

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ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATMENT

There is new hope for patients suffering from the gastrointestinal condition known as ulcerative colitis.
The disease can be severe, and often, treatment does not completely relieve the symptoms. Sometimes surgery is the only recourse for patients who suffer from ulcerative colitis.

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