Now finally, colon cancer patients and their families have an invaluable new resource:
The Johns Hopkins White Papers redefine the term "informed consumer." In The Johns Hopkins White Paper: Colon Cancer, specialists from Johns Hopkins Medicine report in-depth on the latest colon cancer screening tests, prevention strategies, and treatments.
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Although the American Cancer Society ranks colorectal cancer—a term that includes cancers of both the colon and the rectum—as the third most common cause of cancer overall in the United States (and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women), it is one of the most curable of all cancers when diagnosed and treated in the early stages.
The five-year survival rate for people whose colon cancer or rectal cancer is discovered and treated in the early stages is over 90%. In addition, early screening may reveal precancerous growths that can be removed, preventing cancer from developing in the first place.
The Johns Hopkins White Paper: Colon Cancer is the newest title in our acclaimed White Paper series. This 68-page report is filled with cutting-edge research and advice to help you prevent and beat this highly curable cancer.
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What will you read in The Johns Hopkins White Paper: Colon Cancer? We explain how colon cancer develops … how it can be detected early … and how to reduce your risks. You’ll learn about new developments in screening, diagnosis, research, the latest treatment options, as well as ways in which people who already have been treated for colon cancer can lower their risk of a recurrence.
Highlights of The Johns Hopkins White Paper: Colon Cancer include:
- Making colonoscopy easier: Tips on getting the most from this necessary test.
- Alternative and complementary therapies for colon cancer that make mainstream treatment easier to take.
- Living with a colostomy: the experts help you adapt to this life-saving procedure.
- New studies on colon cancer challenge the timing and frequency of colonoscopy.
- Revisiting COX-2 inhibitors: Do the controversial painkillers prevent colon cancer?
- How exercise can lower your risk of colon cancer, and improve your chances of surviving colorectal cancer.
- Managing the high cost of chemotherapy, which adds new meaning to the phrase “cost of living.”
- New research identifies genes that confer a high risk of colorectal cancer. Should you be screened?
- Lifestyle choices that give you the best shot at preventing colorectal cancer.
- Pros and cons of robotic colonoscopy, which requires no sedation.
The Johns Hopkins White Paper: Colon Cancer is designed to help you ensure the best outcome. Use what you learn to help you:
- Recognize and respond to symptoms and changes as they occur.
- Communicate effectively with your doctor, ask informed questions, and understand the answers.
- Make the right decisions, based on an understanding of the newest drugs, the latest surgical techniques, the most promising research.
- Take control over your condition and act from knowledge, rather than fear.
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Colon cancer risk factors - An equal-opportunity disease, colon cancer risk is affected by age, heredity, lifestyle practices, diet, and a history of cancer in yourself or your immediate family.
How colon cancer begins - We explain in lay terms the gastrointestinal (GI) system, and discuss common digestive problems which may be the early warning signs of colon cancer.
Advice to help you prevent colon cancer - There’s no guarantee, but the lifestyle and dietary choices you make can prevent the disease or its recurrence.
Signs and symptoms of colon cancer - Often there are no symptoms, which is why colon cancer screening tests are so important, but it does pay to be alert to certain changes in your body. The Johns Hopkins White Paper: Colon Cancer tells you how little things can mean a lot, and how early detection is key to the most successful outcome for colon cancer.
Types of screening tests for colorectal cancer - Simple, noninvasive tests can save your life. Learn about the standard FOBT test, and the new FIT alternative.
Talking with your doctor about colon cancer - The diagnosis of colon cancer is scary. We provide questions you may want to ask your doctor.
What does the stage and grade mean? - These standardized classifications tell you the extent and seriousness of your colon cancer. Our doctors explain staging, and your treatment options for each stage of colon cancer.
Adjuvant therapies for colon cancer - Often radiation therapy and chemotherapy are advised after surgery. What are your choices, and what should you expect for each? A chart of colorectal cancer chemotherapy regimens is included in this section of The Johns Hopkins White Paper: Colon Cancer.
Other important topics covered in the information-packed Johns Hopkins White Paper: Colon Cancer include:
- Are you ever too old to undergo surgery for
colon cancer?
- Mental "fuzziness" during chemotherapy: It's
not all in your head
- State-of-the-art screening tests for colon
cancer
- Seven strategies to prevent colon cancer
from
coming back
- Important advice on getting the most
accurate
colonoscopy
- Does everyone need regular colonoscopies
after age 50?
- Tips on surviving the emotional aftershocks
of a colon cancer diagnosis
- Want to prevent polyps from recurring? Pay
attention to your diet
- Coffee and colon cancer: Is there a link?
- How to get a second opinion before colon
cancer surgery
- Regular colonics: Why they may do more harm
than good
- Advice on sharing your colon cancer
diagnosis
with family and friends
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