IS,
IS, BUT
IS, BUT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE HARDER WAY, THE MORE COMPLICATED ONE,
THE ONE WITH MORE FAILURES AT
FIRST THAN SUCCESSES, THE
ONE THAT HAS ULTIMATELY PROVEN
TO HAVE MORE MEANING,
MORE VICTORY, MORE GLORY, THAN
YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT."
THAT
THAT WAS
THAT WAS ACTOR CHADWICK BOSEMAN DURING HIS 2018 COMMENCEMEN T SPEECH AT HIS ALMA MATRE-
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
STUDENTS THERE HELD A MOMENT OF
SILENCE FOR
HIM OVER THE WEEKEND...WHIL E
CELEBRITIES AND FANS HAVE
BEEN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE
MARVEL SUPER HERO WHO
QUIETLY BATTLED CANCER BEHIND
THE SCENES.
THE SCENES. THE 43-YEAR-OLD MOVIE STAR'S
LEGACY IS NOW SHINING A LIGHT ON COLON CANCER.
DR. THIRU LAKSHMAN IS THE
PRESIDENT AND PARTNER OF CENTRAL TEXAS COLON AND
RECTAL SURGEONS. HE
JOINS US NOW TO DISCUSS
DETECTION, AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF EARLY SCREENINGS. COLON CANCER RATES OVERALL ARE DECLINING YET IT IS STILL
THE
THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S. AND RISING BY ABOUT TWO PERCENT ANNUALLY IN
RECENT YEARS
IN PEOPLE UNDER 50-- WHY IS
THAT?
THAT?
FOR
FOR SOME
FOR SOME PATIENTS, OBESITY, DIABETES, SMOKING OR A FAMILY HISTORY OF
CANCER MAY PLAY A ROLE,
BUT NOT ALL PEOPLE WHO DEVELOP
COLORECTAL
CANCER HAVE THESE RISK FACTORS
ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH COLON
CANCER IS AFFECTING
YOUNGER PEOPLE MORE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ALSO
FOUND COLON
CANCER IS MORE PREVALENT AMONG
BLACKS
-- WHY IS THAT?
SCREENINGS SCARE A LOT OF PEOPLE -- BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE
TESTED.
TESTED.
COLORECTAL CANCER IS NOT COMMONLY TALKED ABOUT- WHY IS THAT?
WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
THAT WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL TO
LOOK FOR?
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN A SCREENING?
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
PREDICTS 12 PERCENT OF
COLORECTAL CANCER DIAGNOSES WILL
BE PEOPLE UNDER 50 YEARS OLD. SO
WHY IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT
WE START BEING SCREENED AT 50
YEARS OLD?
WE HEAR RECOMMENDATI ONS TO GET
TESTED...BUT WHAT DO THESE TESTS