Cancer Prevention

May Is Celiac Disease Awareness Month Celiac disease runs in families. If you have a family member with celiac disease, you have a much higher risk for developing this serious genetic autoimmune condition and you should be tested. People with a first-degree relative with celiac disease (parent, child,...

Get Your BUTT Checked: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Click on the name of each colorectal cancer screening method to learn more. METHODWHAT & HOWFREQUENCYPROSCONSSENSITIVITY/ SPECIFICITYFOR DETECTING CANCERColonoscopySimple and safe procedure in which your doctor uses a long tube with a light and camera to detect...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month What is the most common symptom of colorectal cancer? NO SYMPTOM Colorectal cancer is known as the silent killer.  If you are age 45, get screened for colorectal cancer! Symptoms to be aware of when thinking about colorectal cancer include: Changing bowel habits  Persistent abdominal...