Items Tagged ‘rectal cancer’
March 7, 2017
March 16: Strollin’ Colon – Colon Cancer Awareness Event
By Sharon Rosen 
Do you know the facts about colon cancer – what types of screening tests are available to prevent or detect it early, whether you’re at risk, and if so, how it is treated? You can learn more by taking a walk through the inflatable Strollin’ Colon, which will be at all Mayo Clinic campuses through […]
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March 29, 2016
Mayo Clinic Expert Shares Five Things to Know About Colorectal Cancer
By Jeff Briggs
March is Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month Roughly 140,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S. each year. It is the third most common cancer and No. 2 cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women. Heidi Nelson, M.D., chief of surgery at Mayo Clinic, and director of the Mayo Clinic Center […]
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