http://www.wsus.org WSUS Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, WSUS Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@wsus.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:32:18 GMT Release http://www.wsus.org/en/rel/24/ COLON CANCER Richard P. Billingham, MD Swedish Medical Center (Seattle, WA) Women are usually quite well informed about methods of early detection and prevention for cancer such as breast and cervical cancer. However, the risks of development of colorectal cancer, and the methods of prevention of this deadly disease, are less well known. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States. This year, more than 153,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer; more than 52,000 will die from their disease. Colorectal cancer is one of only three cancers which can actually be prevented by regular screening examinations (the other two cancers which can be prevented are cervical cancer and skin cancer). Therefore, it is important for women to understand A) that colorectal cancer ispreventable; B) the methods by which colorectal cancer can be prevented; and C) how and when these methods should be used based on... http://www.wsus.org/en/rel/24/ noemail@wsus.org Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT