Comments (1) | Post a CommentColorectal Cancer Despite a Negative Colonoscopy
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Mar 12, 2009, 4:11 pm PDTI am a staunch advocate of screening by means of colonoscopy for the early detection and treatment of colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. When told that my colonoscopy was…Read More
Screening Elderly Patients for Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Mar 09, 2009, 3:52 pm PDTIn August of 2008, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government-appointed panel of medical experts, said they were moderately certain that, for men aged 75 years or older, the potential harms…Read More
Prostate and Colon Screenings for Ages 75
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Nov 21, 2008, 2:05 pm PSTIn August of this year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government-appointed panel of medical experts, said they were moderately certain that, for men aged 75 years or older, the potential…Read More
CT Scans and Cancer Risk: Should You Worry?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Dec 14, 2007, 12:55 am PSTThe use of computed tomography (CT) scans as a diagnostic tool has grown explosively over the past 25 years — from 3 million in 1980 to 62 million last year in the U.S. alone. Now we're getting worrisome news…Read More
Shark Cartilage: Not Effective Against Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jul 24, 2007, 8:37 pm PDTShark cartilage is a popular dietary supplement for the treatment of cancer and for the prevention or treatment of a number of other illnesses.You, like I, might reasonably ask why in the world anyone would…Read More
New Blood Test Can ID High RIsk Colon Cancer Patients
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jul 10, 2007, 6:18 pm PDTAccording to the National Cancer Institute, about 150,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year and 52,000 will die of the disease.Yet, colorectal cancer can be cured by early…Read More
Simple Steps to Keep Cancer Away
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, May 11, 2007, 2:55 pm PDTEvery so often, we hear about yet another cancer-fighting food or lifestyle change, so I thought I would try to bring some of this information together in one place to show you there is much you can do to…Read More
Tony Snow's Recurrence of Colon Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Mar 28, 2007, 7:56 am PDTFor the second time in less than a week, we have learned of cancer recurrence in a prominent public figure: Elizabeth Edwards with metastatic breast cancer and now presidential spokesperson Tony Snow with colon…Read More
Genetic Risk of a Cancer Killer Now Easier to Predict
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Oct 19, 2006, 6:19 pm PDTColorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 150,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and…Read More
The Many Faces of Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 9:44 am PDTCancer is not one disease but many, and some of the differences were highlighted in two recent newspaper stories. The first article described the change in death rates and the number of new cases of different…Read More
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