CANCER
CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. AND DOCTORS WANT PEOPLE TO START
GETTING
SCREENED YOUNGER.
SCREENED YOUNGER. DOCTOR THIRU LAKSHMAN, A
COLORECTAL SURGEON AT SAINT DAVID'S NORTH AUSTIN
MEDICAL CENTER IS
JOINING
JOINING US THIS MORNING. WHAT ARE THE NEW SCREENING GUIDELINES?
45 YEARS OLD
WHY DID THE GUIDELINES CHANGE?
IN
IN A
IN A NEW
IN A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED BY 'JAMA NETWORK OPEN', RESEARCHERS OUND A 46 PERCENT
INCREASE IN
COLORECTAL CANCER RATES BETWEEN
AGE 49 AND 50.
SHOWS A LIKELIHOOD THAT
COLORECTAL
COLORECTAL
CANCER
CANCER IS
CANCER IS HAPPENING IN THE YEARS BEFORE THE
BEFORE THE
STANDARD
STANDARD SCREENING AGE OF 50. WHAT ARE COMMON RISK FACTORS FOR COLON CANCER?
COLON CANCER?
OBESITY
OBESITY IS A MAJOR RISK FACTOR. WHAT ARE SYMPTOMS, AND WHEN SHOULD YOU SEE YOUR
DOCTOR?
WHO SHOULD BE SCREENED?