/tags/colon colon en-US Copyright Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-10/everyday-steps-you-can-take-to-reduce-your-risk-of-colorectal-cancer Screening offers the best way to prevent colorectal cancer. However, things you could or should do every day can help reduce risk for the disease. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-10/everyday-steps-you-can-take-to-reduce-your-risk-of-colorectal-cancer Sam Baker /health-wellness/2025-01-13/the-pros-and-cons-of-at-home-tests-for-colorectal-cancer They’re non-invasive with none of the dreaded prep. But are recently approved home tests for colon cancer as effective as colonoscopies? A North Texas doctor weighs in. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-01-13/the-pros-and-cons-of-at-home-tests-for-colorectal-cancer Sam Baker /health-wellness/2024-07-08/colon-cancer-on-the-rise-in-younger-adults-tarrant-county-health-expert-explains-why Despite the increases, the overall number of cases in people younger than 40 is still low, and remains exceedingly rare in people under the age of 30. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:15:27 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-08/colon-cancer-on-the-rise-in-younger-adults-tarrant-county-health-expert-explains-why David Moreno | Fort Worth Report /health-wellness/2022-03-21/alternatives-and-advice-to-make-colonoscopy-prep-easier Scanning for colorectal cancer can save lives, but many dread a large amount of solution you consume to clean out the colon. Dr. Roberto Rodriguez-Ruesga, a colorectal surgeon with Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists, talked with ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Sam Baker about some alternatives and tips to make the preparation easier. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:34:36 GMT /health-wellness/2022-03-21/alternatives-and-advice-to-make-colonoscopy-prep-easier Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2021-03-22/study-shows-latino-adults-more-likely-to-receive-late-stage-colon-cancer-diagnosis-than-white-adults Studies found Latino adults are more likely to be diagnosed in later stages than white adults. ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Sam Baker spoke with Dr. Roberto Rodriguez, a colorectal surgery specialist in Dallas with Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists, about the findings. Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:00:26 GMT /health-science-tech/2021-03-22/study-shows-latino-adults-more-likely-to-receive-late-stage-colon-cancer-diagnosis-than-white-adults Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2020-11-09/national-task-force-urges-earlier-colon-cancer-screenings Current recommendations call for most people to begin colon cancer screenings at 50. But the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force wants to lower that to age 45 — just as the American Cancer Society recommended two years ago. Dr. Clifford Simmang, a colon and rectal surgeon with Baylor Scott White Health, explained to ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Sam Baker why the Task Force recommendation carries more weight. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:58:47 GMT /health-science-tech/2020-11-09/national-task-force-urges-earlier-colon-cancer-screenings Sam Baker /2020-09-28/study-recommends-mail-in-tests-to-increase-colon-cancer-screening-among-underserved-and-uninsured For patients who don't have insurance or can't afford a primary care physician, the convenience of mail-in testing has helped expand colon cancer screening. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:00:46 GMT /2020-09-28/study-recommends-mail-in-tests-to-increase-colon-cancer-screening-among-underserved-and-uninsured Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2015-12-07/diverticulitis-complications-from-a-common-colon-problem A recent study found diverticulitis has been on the rise in this country since the late 1990s. It now accounts for about 300,000 admissions each year for… Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:44:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2015-12-07/diverticulitis-complications-from-a-common-colon-problem Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2013-10-10/take-a-fantastic-voyage-through-a-giant-colon In the 1966 movie Fantastic Voyage, a submarine crew is reduced to microscopic size and injected into the blood stream of an injured diplomat. The goal:… Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:11:21 GMT /health-science-tech/2013-10-10/take-a-fantastic-voyage-through-a-giant-colon Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom