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Stress LESS through Mindful Living®

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Colorectal Cancer Awareness

March is Colon Cancer Awareness (or Colorectal Cancer Awareness) Month. I have been a gastroenterologist for many decades. In this time I have experienced dynamic changes in the growth of our field.  We have developed incredible diagnostic tools to find cancers and now use numerous innovative treatments for colon cancer. One in twenty people will be…
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More Young People are Dying of Colon Cancer

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Because of this, researchers are looking for causes for the increase of colon cancer in young people. Increased drinking in young people, bad diets lacking fresh fruits and vegetables, too little exercise, being overweight and obese, and smoking are believed to…
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