Colorectal Cancer: Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors

Colorectal cancer symptoms can vary, but Thomas Mazza, MD, FACS, shares some common symptoms that you should talk to your doctor about if you experience. | Lexington Medical Center

Hoag recently welcomed Dr. William Oh, a double board certified colon and rectal surgeon, to the Digestive Health Institute. Dr. Oh obtained his medical degree from New York Medical College. During his surgery rotation, Dr. Oh observed the on-call surgical team perform an operation on a young patient experiencing acute appendicitis. Once he saw the patient walk out of the hospital, he felt the joy that comes from directly helping a patient utilizing surgery, and he knew he wanted to become a sur

The cancer of the rectum or anus is considered to be extremely bad and terrible. In almost every patient, the path of the stool through the stomach has to be made, which is known as stoma or colostomy. Not only this, almost every patient suffers from severe & unbearable pain, so that the treatment has to be interrupted. The good news is that this unbearable pain can be cured without any radiotherapy or chemotherapy so that patients can complete their treatment. Appointment number. 𝟵𝟴𝟵𝟭𝟭𝟭𝟴

Ever had a Poo Test? Colorectal cancer causes an estimated 50,000 deaths annually. But it's also one of the most treatable forms of cancer if detected early. Colonoscopy is the gold standard test, but many people are nervous about undergoing the procedure. While not as accurate, an at-home fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a quick and cheap alternative that you can potentially do annually. Q: Have you had a colonoscopy or FIT test? | YOGABODY