Archives: April 2018

• Who Is At Risk of Developing Colon Cancer?

  April 24, 2018
  Colorectal cancer is ranked as third in causing cancer-related deaths in men and women in the United States. It is cancer that starts in the colon or rectum. Colon cancer and rectal cancer are grouped because they have common features such as having polyps on the inner lining of the colon or rectum. Screening for colorectal cancer is recommended...read more

• Cancer and Heart Disease Mortality Rates; Is It Obesity?

  April 14, 2018
  Cancer and heart disease have topped the list of diseases causing mortality in America. Heart disease is still leading, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, although the prevention progress seems to be slowing. Heart disease mortality has declined at a higher rate than the cancer mortality, and soon cancer will be the leading cause of death....read more