It’s Not Too Late: Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors You Can Avoid

Did you know that colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in men and the second for women? Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, bowel cancer, or rectal cancer, is a chronic disease affecting the colon and the rectum.

Although the advances in screening techniques and improvements in treatments have decreased the death rate of the disease, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that roughly 1 in 21 men and 1 in 23 women in the United States will still develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime.

Cancer in the colon may either be benign or malignant. Malignant …read more