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Breaking down barriers: A candid discussion on colorectal cancer screening with Dr. Dana Sloane
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Chapters
1. (00:00) More and more people under 55 are getting diagnosed with colorectal cancer (00:00:00)
2. Dr. Sloan says colorectal cancer and rectal cancer are different (00:01:30)
3. Beyond genetics, there are other modifiable risk factors for colon cancer (00:05:33)
4. The most common symptom of colon cancer is no symptom at all (00:08:29)
5. Stage one colon cancer is localized to the colon, meaning it hasn't spread (00:11:27)
6. High quality colonoscopy can prevent colon cancer in some cases (00:12:09)
7. Colonoscopy is an outpatient procedure performed under sedation (00:17:55)
8. No screening test is perfect. And I tell everybody that something that (00:24:35)
9. 20% of diagnosis diagnoses in 2019 were in patients under 55 (00:25:06)
10. MedSar Health offers multidisciplinary care when patients get colorectal cancer diagnosis (00:30:55)
11. Get screened for colorectal cancer; it can be preventable (00:34:16)
12. Fiber in your diet lowers your cancer risk, says Dr. Stone (00:35:36)
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