Great sources of colon
cancer information around the web:
Dave
Barry: A journey into my colon -- and
yours
This humorous story of Dave Barry's
personal experience with his first colonoscopy does a
great job of setting expectations and dispelling the
fears commonly associated with the procedure. "Dave
Barry has been at The Miami Herald since 1983. A
Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary, he writes about
issues ranging from the international economy to
exploding toilets."
American
Cancer Society: Colon Testing Saves
Lives
"Colorectal cancer is often highly
treatable. If it is found and treated early (while it
is small and before it has spread), the 5-year
survival rate is about 90%. But because many people
are not getting tested, only about 4 out of 10 are
diagnosed at this early stage when treatment is most
likely to be successful."
Colon Cancer
Alliance
"The Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) is
a national patient advocacy organization dedicated to
ending the suffering caused by colorectal cancer. In
order to increase rates of screening and survivorship,
CCA provides patient support, education, research and
advocacy across North America."
C3:
Colorectal Cancer Coalition, Awareness &
Education
"C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition is
a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization that
fights colorectal cancer through research, empowerment
and access. C3 pushes for research to improve
screening, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal
cancer; for policy decisions that make the most
effective colorectal cancer prevention and treatment
available to all; and for increased awareness that
colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable, and
beatable."
University of
California, San Francisco Medical Center, Signs &
Symptoms
A brief overview of common signs,
symptoms, and risk factors associated with colorectal
cancer.
Genetic
Health: Colonoscopy Versus
Sigmoidoscopy
"The relative merits of colonoscopy
versus sigmoidoscopy in colon cancer screening has
been a source of ongoing debate. The July issue of The
New England Journal of Medicine featured two articles
and an editorial suggesting that colonoscopy is
superior to flexible sigmoidoscopy as a colon cancer
screening method. However, experts worry that the
articles send the wrong message. That people get
regular screening of some sort is more important than
what screening tests are used, they say."