A research team led by Mayo Clinic physicians has found that older women with diabetes face a more than doubled risk for some types of colorectal cancer. The findings were presented at Digestive Disease Week 2010, the annual meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association. Colorectal cancer remains the third-leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. For more on this study, visit http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5756.html
Posts Tagged ‘Colorectal Health’
Bottom Line: March 16 in Newport News
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Be our guest, 6-9pm, March 16, 2010, at the Community Health Education Center on the campus of Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, where surgeon Emily Rivet and a panel of health experts, and financial experts from RBC Centura talk about protecting Your Bottom Line. (more…)
Resources for Colorectal and Digestive Health
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Colon cancer is the second most deadly cancer in the US – but it is highly preventable. Be good to yourself. Prevention is as easy as making small adjustments in your daily life. Cut back on red meat, quit smoking, and add fiber to your diet. Talk to your Bon Secours Family Medicine doctor about your personal risk. Take advantage of prevention, diagnostic and treatment options available from Bon Secours in Hampton Roads. (more…)
In North Suffolk – Protect Your Bottom Line
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
March 11, 2010, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5921 Harbour View Blvd. in North Suffolk, surgeon Emily Rivet and a panel of health experts, and financial experts from RBC Centura, will talk about protecting Your Bottom Line.
Good colorectal health (and wise money management) are the goals of Bon Secours’ Protect Your Bottom Line events.
Prevention and successful treatment of colorectal diseases, including cancer, are helped by early detection, less invasive procedures, and simple, daily prevention measures. You’ll learn the secrets of colorectal health from colorectal and digestive disease specialists – with time set aside for a medical question and answer session.
Afterwards, financial planners will share secrets of better fiscal health. (more…)