AWARENESS
AWARENESS MONTH. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
ESTIMATES
THERE WILL BE MORE THAN
104-THOUSAND NEW CASES OF
COLON CANCER AND MORE THAN
45-THOUSAND NEW CASES OF
RECTAL CANCER THIS YEAR ALONE.
IN THE U-S...COLORECTAL CANCER
IS THE THIRD LEADING
CAUSE OF CANCER- RELATED DEATHS
IN MEN
AND IN WOMEN.
DR.
DR.
DR. THIRU
DR. THIRU LAKSHMAN IS A COLORECTAL SURGEON AT ST.
DAVID'S NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL
CENTER.
THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON
MIDDAY.
MIDDAY.
HOW
HOW COMMON IS COLORECTAL CANCER? WHEN SHOULD YOU GET A COLORECTAL SCREENING?
CANCER?
SCREENING? CANCER? WHAT TYPE OF SCREENING SHOULD
YOU RECEIVE?
IF YOU HAVE COLON CANCER, WHAT
TREATMENT
OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE?
HAVE YOU SEEN A DECREASE IN
SCREENINGS SINCE THE
PANDEMIC BEGAN?
WHAT ABOUT AN INCREASE IN COLON
CANCER DIAGNOSES?
CANCER DIAGNOSES?
DR.
DR. THIRU
DR. THIRU LAKSHMAN IS A COLORECTAL SURGEON AT ST. DAVID'S NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL
CENTER. THANKS FOR TALKING WITH
US THIS MIDDAY.